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Pineappleeh · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Why are health care providers concerned over such social issues as mass transit, clean power, and the farming industry?

a. Because air pollutants are contributors to asthma and other health problems.
b. Clean power would reduce the pollution that results from burning of high-sulfur coal.
c. Manure runoff from industrial farming is polluting water and killing fish throughout the United States.
d. Mass transit would remove the problem of so many Americans being killed or injured by drunken or impaired drivers.

Question 2

Which of the following are most likely to physically abuse elderly Americans?

a. A partner or spouse
b. A caregiver
c. A stranger
d. An adult child

TDubDCFL · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
All three (mass transit, clean power, and industry) emit air pollutants, which result in smog, the most common outdoor air pollutant in the United States. Atmospheric pollutants cause or contribute to asthma, allergic reactions, bronchitis, lung cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and death. They also harm animals and plants. The most inclusive answer refers to air pollutants, although certainly, the others are true in society today.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
In a study by Acierno et al. (2009), 1.6 of subjects report physical mistreatment, with family members accounting for 76 of the mistreatment, and specifically 57 was conducted by a partner or spouse.