Deck 18: Sport and Health

Question 1

The right to health was established in the...

A) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
B) The Human Rights Act UK (1998)
C) United States Bill of Rights.
D) All of the above.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The authoritative medical journal The Lancet highlighted in 2016 four key themes related to the relationship between health and physical activity. Which of these was not one?

A) The relationship between sitting time, physical activity and the risk of death.
B) The health gap between rich and poor.
C) The economic burden of physical inactivity.
D) The need for future actions and a smarter approach to physical activity.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The first study on the global economic burden of inactivity estimated the cost of inactivity to be at least…

A) US$20.2 billion
B) US$32.5 billion
C) US$51.6 billion
D) US$67.5 billion

Answer 3

D

Question 4

About 80% of countries reported having national physical activity policies or plans in place. What percent of policies are actually operational?

A) 0.42
B) 0.56
C) 0.74
D) 0.92

Question 5

T In England, 25,000 fewer deaths would occur in those aged 30-59 if the mortality rates from other classes were the same as that of the 'higher managerial and professional classes'.