This checkpoint tests Block D: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, global disease and pandemics, investigating disease, public health and prevention, and unit synthesis.
This checkpoint assesses your understanding of Block D.
Indigenous health: traditional medicine, historical impacts, Closing the Gap.
Global disease: pandemic vs epidemic, COVID-19, malaria, global response.
Investigating disease: fair tests, case-control studies, ethics.
Public health: sanitation, quarantine, screening, health promotion.
Synthesis: connecting concepts, depth study preparation.
1. The Closing the Gap initiative aims to:
2. What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?
3. In a case-control study, researchers:
4. Quarantine is used to control infectious disease by:
5. Which public health measure was most important in reducing infectious disease deaths in the 20th century?
6. A new virus emerges in a densely populated city with poor sanitation. Which factor is most likely to accelerate its spread?
7. Traditional Aboriginal medicine includes:
8. Health promotion campaigns in Australia aim to:
9. A student wants to investigate whether handwashing reduces the spread of bacteria in a school. What is the independent variable?
10. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries controlled spread better than others. Which combination of factors best explains this difference?
11. Explain why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience higher rates of some diseases than non-Indigenous Australians. Discuss at least two contributing factors. 4 MARKS
12. Design an investigation to test whether a new hand sanitiser reduces bacterial growth on students' hands. State your hypothesis, variables, and a brief method. 4 MARKS
13. A government must choose between funding a vaccination program for a rare but deadly disease, or a sanitation program for a common waterborne disease. Evaluate which program should be prioritised and why. 4 MARKS
Tick when you have finished all questions and reviewed your answers.