Health Risk is defined as...

• A. An identified health threat together with the vulnerability of the population at risk to come in contact with the health threat.
• B. A potential exposure pathway
• C. A method of risk assessment
• D. A regulatory body

Answer: (A)

Health risk involves the chance that a health threat will cause harm to people who might be exposed. It combines the identified health threat (the hazard) with how vulnerable the population is to coming into contact with that threat (the exposure and susceptibility). That’s why this option is the best fit: it captures both the threat and the population’s likelihood and potential of contact. An exposure pathway is only the route by which exposure could occur, not the risk itself. A method of risk assessment is the process used to evaluate risk, and a regulatory body is just an organization, not a definition of risk.