Module 8 Prevention

Question 1

Educational campaign: Slip! Slop! Slap! was created to prevent what disease?

Answer 1

Skin cancer

Question 2

What methods are used for the Slip! Slop! Slap! campaign?

Answer 2

• TV ads
• Community service announcements
• Cartoon seagull “Sid”
• Sponsorship of sporting events
• Development of educational resources for schools and workplaces

Question 3

Effectiveness of the Slip! Slop! Slap! campaign

Answer 3

• Incidence of two most common skin cancers has decreased since introduction
• incidence of melanoma has increased
• most effective for young people
• est to have prevented 43000 skin cancers in Victoria
• cost effective

Question 4

Educational program: Beyondblue was created to prevent what disease?

Answer 4

Mental illnesses (incl. depression and anxiety)

Question 5

Methods used in Beyondblue program

Answer 5

• Development of cirriculum to help equip students with skills to deal with adverse events and prevent mental health problems.
• program develops sense of self worth, control, belonging, purpose, future.
• based on cognitive behavioural therapies
• delivered over 3 years with 10 weekly sessions 30-40 min in length per year
• interactive teaching tools

Question 6

Effectiveness of Beyondblue program in preventing mental illness

Answer 6

Cant assess the lasting impacts of the program due to difficulties in diagnosis of mental illnesses, and the influence of multiple factors contributing to the disease

Question 7

3 enetic engineering programs used for prevention

Answer 7

gene therapy, CRISPR, embryo screening or editing

Question 8

Gene therapy

Answer 8

correction of genetic disorders by introducing a normal, functioning gene into cells where a defect has occurred.

Question 9

Techniques used in gene therapy

Answer 9

insertion of viral vectors, use of a gene gun, and inorganic nanoparticles

Question 10

What is gene therapy used to treat?

Answer 10

Severe combine immune deficiency, haemophilia, parkinson’s disease.

Question 11

CRISPR

Answer 11

a gene editing system by which point mutations may be accurately introduced into genomes.

Question 12

Embryo screening or editing

Answer 12

allows for selection of embryos only without genetic defects for implantation. editing allows for whole organism changes to be made to the offspring.