The severity of natural disasters is likely to continue to increase due to climate change. Why are public health professionals concerned about climate change?
Public health professionals are concerned because climate change has multiple impacts on human health such as:
• Heat-related illnesses and deaths due to increasingly frequent and severe heat waves
• Injuries and increases in waterborne disease due to increased precipitation and associated flooding
• Threats to public safety during coastal flooding and storm surges as a result of rising sea levels
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Which of the following statements regarding the message of a formal business letter is MOST accurate?
A. Keep all letters to no longer than one page. B. Do not split a person's name between lines. C. Double-space between lines for average letters. D. Triple-space between paragraphs for shorter letters.
Which of the following is not approved as a provider of continuing education?
a. Colleges, universities, and other degree-granting institutions b. The Journal of Pharmaceutical Development and Technology c. The state boards of pharmacy d. The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
Orally administered drugs are usually absorbed in the:
A) lower GI tract B) esophagus C) pharynx D) upper GI tract
After oxygen crosses the respiratory membranes (in the lung) into the blood, about 97% of it combines with:
A) hemoglobin B) carbon dioxide C) hypochloride D) carbaminohemoglobin