2024HSCShort answer

Q24 (b)

3 marks

Question

Explain how an educational program or campaign can be used to decrease the incidence of a disease caused by environmental exposure.
Name of disease: .................................

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Solution

Criteria	Marks
Explains how a program/campaign will help to decrease the incidence of the disease	3
Outlines features of a relevant program/campaign	2
Provides some relevant information	1

Sample answer:

An educational program in schools could teach students that UV exposure causes skin cancer, and that to protect from this, they should wear hats and sunscreen when outside. This will help to increase student’s understanding of the risk and therefore increase compliance, and help to prevent the cause of skin cancer (UV rays damaging DNA in cells).

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Syllabus alignment

Module 8 · Non-infectious Disease and Disorders

PreventionEvaluate current prevention methods and develop strategies using campaigns or genetic engineering.

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