Which of the Following Actions Represents the Use of Secondary

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions represents the use of secondary prevention to reduce environmental health risks?

• A) Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead levels
• B) Meeting with local government officials to request that the city clean up a hazardous vacant lot
• C) Referring a child with toxic lead levels to a neurologist
• D) Teaching parents of a 2-year-old about the dangers of lead-based paint in older homes

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Definitions:

Long-Term

Pertaining to or involving an extended period, especially with reference to retention of information or memory.

Prospective

Relating to or effective in the future, often used in studies that follow subjects forward in time.

Magical Number

The Magical Number, often referred to as "seven plus or minus two," is a theory suggesting the limit of an individual's ability to process, hold, and recall information in short-term memory.

George Sperling

A psychologist known for his research on the capacity of visual memory and the temporal duration of visual sensory memory.