Big Data in Public Health Quiz (Team Sapphire)

What is WIFIRE Edge? 

• A tool for monitoring weather patterns in urban areas 

• A platform that combines sensors, edge computing, and AI to help manage wildfires 

• A fire prevention system that operates without sensors 

• A mobile app exclusively for firefighter communication 

Who uses the WIFIRE Edge platform? 

• Urban planners and architects 

• Frontline wildfire management personnel, including firefighters, fire chiefs, and burn bosses 

• Meteorologists studying weather conditions 

• General public for air quality monitoring 

How does WIFIRE Edge work? 

• It provides weather forecasts through satellite imagery only 

• It collects data through sensors, processes it locally using edge computing, and visualizes

• It sends data to a central server for processing and manual analysis 

• It relies on mobile apps without integrating sensors or AI 

What is one way big data helps public health practitioners optimize resource allocation? 

• By predicting resource needs, like medical supplies and staff, based on data trends

• By eliminating all public health challenges entirely 

• By replacing human decision-making in healthcare 

• By automating all aspects of patient care without oversight 

How does real-time monitoring improve resource management in public health? 

• By tracking hospital beds, ventilators, and other critical supplies to avoid shortages 

• By completely automating the hiring process for healthcare staff 

• By removing the need for on-the-ground decision-making 

• By predicting weather changes without additional data 

What is a common challenge practitioners face when using big data in public health? 

• Difficulty integrating data from fragmented systems across hospitals and agencies 

• Lack of available data for most diseases and conditions 

• Oversimplified dashboards that don’t require analysis 

• No need for training to interpret the data 

Which of the following was the first significant data-driven disease investigation? 

• Ebola outbreak in 2014 

• John Snow's cholera map in 1854

• COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 

• Zika outbreak in 2015

What is the primary advantage of using real-time dashboards in disease surveillance? 

• They allow immediate access to outbreak locations

• They predict future diseases 

• They replace epidemiologists 

• They provide historical data 

What percentage of digital health funding in 2024 was focused on AI-driven diagnostics and oncology? 

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

• 75%

What is the main purpose of AI-driven diagnostics? 

• To detect diseases more accurately 

• To replace doctors 

• To reduce hospital wait times 

• To manufacture medical devices