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Course Introduction
Community Health is an interdisciplinary course that explores the principles and practices involved in maintaining and improving the health of populations at the community level. It examines health determinants, health disparities, disease prevention, and health promotion strategies within diverse communities. Students will learn to assess community needs, plan and implement health programs, and evaluate their effectiveness. The course also covers topics such as epidemiology, health education, environmental health, policy development, and collaboration with community organizations, preparing students to address the unique challenges faced by different communities in achieving optimal health outcomes.
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Community Nutrition in Action An Entrepreneurial Approach 6th Edition by
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Marie A. Boyle
Chapter 1: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
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Q1) Which of the following could be responsibilities of a community nutritionist?
A) Develop programs to identify the nutrition problems within the community.
B) Obtain screening data on target groups.
C) Locate information on community resources.
D) Refer clients to other health professionals in the community.
E) All of these could be responsibilities of a community nutritionist.
Answer: E
Q2) Discuss how the "Health Continuum" could be utilized when planning health promotion.
Answer: The "Health Continuum" (see Figure 1-2)depicts health as a continuum from a well population to a population at risk to a population with an established disease to one with a controlled chronic disease.Health promotion is more effective when the programming is targeted to the level of health within the population.Primary prevention activities are best for those who are well whereas tertiary prevention activities are more appropriate for those with an established chronic disease.
Q3) What policies might Mary need to become familiar with as she starts her new job?
Answer: The policies of WIC;her county office's policies;WIC legislation;and reimbursement and qualifying guidelines are all examples.
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Chapter 2: Assessing Community Resources
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Q1) Which type of data is provided by census reports?
A) Quantitative
B) Subjective
C) Qualitative
D) a and b
E) b and c
Answer: A
Q2) The community nutritionist who is active within the community will more easily identify the key informants within that community.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) An individual's culture influences his/her food intake and nutritional status.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) There is no one right way to begin data collection for a needs assessment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Assessing the Target Populations ?Nutritional
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Q1) The social-ecological framework emphasizes connections between people and their environment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) What are three issues to consider when selecting a method to assess dietary intake?
Answer: Program objectives (the degree of accuracy and type of data needed)
Study population (sample size needed,ability of respondents,willingness to cooperate,and time constraints)
Financial issues (cost of analysis software,training,and intake forms)
Implementation requirements (time required to complete form,ease of completion of form,training and skill level of interviewer)
Analysis requirements (quality of nutrient database,quality of analysis software,and training and skill level of food coder)
Q3) A nutrition survey needs to be complex and detailed to be meaningful.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Program Planning for Success
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Q1) Discuss three major principles to consider when preparing an evaluation report and describe how you would distribute it.
Q2) List the seven steps of program planning in order.
Q3) A description of the goals of the program as well as the program's target audience would be found the "Description of the Evaluation" section of an executive summary.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following could be a trigger for the development of a nutrition education program?
A) A community leader expressing a need
B) A new government policy
C) A mandate from an organization's national office
D) All of these could act as triggers.
Q5) The second step in the program planning process is to
A) review the results of the community needs assessment.
B) identify funding sources.
C) define the management system.
D) define program goals and objectives.
Q6) Differentiate between cost-benefit analysis and a cost-effectiveness analysis.
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Chapter 5: Principles of Epidemiology
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Q1) A single 24-hour dietary recall
A) is often considered the best method of assessing dietary intake.
B) uses a questionnaire including all important population-specific food sources of the nutrients under investigation.
C) requires the subject to make judgments about their usual food habits.
D) may not give an adequate picture of a specific individual's usual intake.
Q2) Explain how the complexity of our diets creates challenges in studying the relationship of diet to disease.
Q3) List four reasons for reading journal articles on a regular basis,and explain how you might become a better professional from reading these articles.
Q4) Which of the following occurs first in the epidemiological method?
A) Making comparisons
B) Developing the hypothesis
C) Observing
D) Counting cases or events
Q5) The day-to-day variation in an individual's nutrient intake is called within-person variation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Art and Science of Policy Making
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Q1) Explain the importance of legitimacy for successful public policies,citing an example.
Q2) List all of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics's public policy issues.Select two and briefly share the Academy's stance on these issues.
Q3) The USDA agency responsible for administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the
A) Food Safety and Inspection Service.
B) Health Resources and Services Administration.
C) National Institutes of Health.
D) Food and Nutrition Service.
Q4) What is the overlying purpose of public policy?
Q5) Identify three methods that you would consider using when communicating with one of your elected officials.Why did you choose these?
Q6) Medical nutrition therapy is a service provided by a registered dietitian that includes counseling,nutrition support,and nutrition assessment and screening to improve people's health and quality of life.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: A National Nutrition Agenda for the Publics
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Q1) The first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HNANES I)was conducted in
A) 1961-1965.
B) 1971-1974.
C) 1975-1979.
D) 1981-1983.
Q2) Which of the following surveys uses clinical,anthropometric,biochemical,and dietary data to assess the nutrition status of Americans?
A) American Epidemiological Survey
B) Ten-State Nutrition Survey
C) National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
D) Nationwide Food Consumption Surveys
Q3) The NHANES series
A) uses a sample that is not representative of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population.
B) uses a sample that has not had a good response rate.
C) influenced the development of the CDC Growth Charts in 2000.
D) is poorly designed and is in need of revision.
Q4) Does the United States have a national nutrition policy? Justify your answer.
Q5) Develop an outline of what information you would present.
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Chapter 8: Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An Issue for Public Health Policy
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Q1) _____,or body fat distributed around the abdomen,is more highly associated with metabolic disturbances and health problems.
A) Subcutaneous fat
B) Central obesity
C) Gynoid fat
D) Peripheral obesity
Q2) Excessive fat is indicated by a waist circumference of _____ for men and _____ for women.
A) < 30 inches, < 25 inches
B) > 30 inches, > 25 inches
C) > 40 inches, > 35 inches
D) None of these
Q3) Based on the research using data from the USDA's CSFII,compare and contrast the energy density of foods served in fast-food and table-service restaurants to that of foods served at home.
Q4) Outline a brief plan of action to improve this identified weaker area.
Q5) List 5 problems associated with obesity in children,and 5 for adults.
Q6) Many of the policy initiatives address children rather than adults.Why?
Q7) Discuss the postulated relationship between sleep duration and obesity.
Q8) Discuss the social ramifications of obesity and overweight for children. Page 10
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Chapter 9: Health Care Systems and Policy
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Q1) By 2030,the number of older adults needing nursing home care will more than triple.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In 2010,an estimated 50 million people had no health insurance with the majority being children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A federally run entitlement program through which people age 65 and older receive health insurance is called
A) Medicare.
B) Medicaid.
C) HMO.
D) CHIP.
Q4) Choose the type of nutrition intervention that is incorrectly matched with an example of a measurable outcome.
A) Burns - survival rate
B) Prenatal care - length of stay
C) Diabetes - glycated hemoglobin levels
D) Obesity - weight changes
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Chapter 10: Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true?
A) Having a garden does not appear to be related to food security for those living in rural areas.
B) The prevalence of food insecurity in rural households exceeds that in the inner city.
C) Nutrition and consumer education may be one of the keys to improving household food security status.
D) The availability of community transportation systems has no effect on food security.
Q2) _____ is administered by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
B) The Emergency Food Assistance Program
C) The Nutrition Services Incentive Program
D) Food Distribution Disaster Assistance
Q3) What are some of the problems that arise when children are hungry?
Q4) Generally,food pantries and soup kitchens are federally funded programs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify ways that you can become involved in ending hunger in the United States.
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Chapter 11: Mothers and Infants: Nutrition
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Q1) List 3 potential barriers to participation in WIC.
Q2) Soy formulas are preferred by most doctors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ mothers breastfeed their infants most frequently in the U.S.
A) Asian, non-Hispanic
B) Black, non-Hispanic
C) Hispanic
D) White, non-Hispanic
Q4) One of your very first infants was diagnosed with failure to thrive.What is this?
Q5) Which of the following individuals would receive priority care within the WIC program?
A) Joey, a four-year-old boy who is at the 50 percentile for weight
B) Selena, a mom of four children aged 1, 3, 4, and 6
C) MaryAnn, a breastfeeding mom
D) Emily, a pregnant woman with iron-deficiency anemia
Q6) What are the unique features of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)?
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Q7) Explain the relationship of maternal weight gain to infant birthweight.
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Chapter 12: Children and Adolescents: Nutrition
Issues,Services,and Programs
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Q1) Physiologically,how do overweight and obesity affect the growth and maturation of children?
Q2) _____ children ages 8 to 18 have the highest total daily media exposure.
A) African-American
B) Asian-American
C) Hispanic
D) White
Q3) The average number of daily servings of fruit and vegetables consumed by children still falls short of the recommendations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Over the past 20 years,there has been an increase in _____ of commonly consumed foods.
A) fiber content
B) portion sizes
C) nutrient density
D) cholesterol content
Q5) Define competitive foods.What is the impact of the sale of these foods during lunch times?
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Chapter 13: Healthy Aging: Nutrition
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Q1) Although used frequently as a nutrition screen for older adults,The Mini Nutritional Assessment is not validated and is biased towards Nestle products.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The functional assessment component of a nutrition status assessment of the elderly measures
A) liver function.
B) cardiac output.
C) activities of daily living.
D) risk of malnutrition.
Q3) The eligibility requirements for receiving meals at a congregate feeding site include A) being over 60 years of age.
B) economic hardship.
C) medical disability.
D) nutritional risk.
Q4) What is the Mini Nutritional Assessment?
Q5) How could you specifically incorporate the Modified MyPyramid for Older Adults into a lesson?
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Chapter 14: World Hunger and Food Insecurity: Challenges and Opportunities
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Q1) Discuss the reasons why women are more susceptible than men to food insecurity and undernutrition in developing countries.
Q2) Describe the current status of world food security.
Q3) The FAO estimates that most of the increase in the world's population between 2000 and 2030 will occur in
A) South America.
B) Southeast Asia.
C) urban areas.
D) rural areas.
Q4) Discuss the GOBI intervention.
Q5) The maternal mortality rate is the highest in
A) Central and Eastern Europe.
B) East Asia and Pacific.
C) South Asia.
D) Sub-Saharan Africa.
Q6) Global food insecurity is more extreme than domestic food insecurity. A)True
B)False
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Q7) What are the three indicators of child malnutrition?
Q8) List four causes of world food insecurity.
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Chapter 15: Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change
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Q1) Nutrition counseling is usually conducted one-on-one,whereas nutrition education,by definition,cannot be conducted in this manner.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following theories includes early adopters and laggards?
A) Diffusion of innovation model
B) Health belief model
C) Social cognitive theory
D) Social learning theory
Q3) Self-efficacy is the determination to act in a certain way.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In motivational interviewing,the counselor takes the lead in the counseling session with the client answering questions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are some of the strategies utilized within the cognitive-behavioral theory?
Q6) Briefly describe the four general principles that guide motivational interviewing.
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Chapter 16: Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition
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Q1) Which of the following does not illustrate an appropriate level of cultural competence?
A) Preparing only "American style" foods for a multicultural event
B) Creating a resource list of ethnic grocery stores within your community
C) Translating ethnic recipes into English
D) Coordinating food education lessons with an English as a second language program
Q2) As illustrated in the cultural competence continuum model,one's level of proficiency for interacting with older adults will be the same as one's level of proficiency for working with those with cognitive delays.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Fasting is required from sunup to sundown during the month of Ramadan for A) Roman Catholics.
B) Hindus.
C) Mormons.
D) Muslims.
Q4) Create a balanced,one-day meal plan for a man of Jewish faith.
Q5) Explain the LEARN communication guidelines for health practitioners.
Q6) Define cultural competency for community nutrition professionals.
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Chapter 17: Principles of Nutrition Education
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Q1) When determining which educational materials to use,the educator needs to be concerned with all of the following except
A) the cost of the materials.
B) their "fit" with the program.
C) the literacy level of the participants.
D) their reusability for several other programs with different target audiences.
Q2) Differentiate between the approaches you would use in teaching children versus teaching adults.
Q3) Briefly explain the five nutrition messages discussed in Chapter 17 that were based on focus group results and are designed to help consumers make healthful choices that fit into their lifestyle.
Q4) Nutrition education is an instructional method that promotes healthy behaviors by imparting information that individuals can use to make informed decisions regarding food choices.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly describe the guiding principles of a well-written instructional objective.
Q6) List three purposes of key nutrition messages.
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Chapter 18: Marketing Nutrition and Health Promotion
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Q1) A data collection method that is oftentimes used to test new products,using the same people in several tests,is the
A) consumer panel.
B) focus group.
C) Internet survey.
D) mail survey.
Q2) Evaluation is a critical component of the marketing plan.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the four types of behavior change as identified by marketers? Which type of change will you target in your prevention effort and why?
Q4) The branding concept is a part of which P of the marketing mix?
A) Place
B) Price
C) Product
D) Promotion
Q5) Apply the four main components of social marketing to this scenario.
Q6) Evaluation is the key to the success of any marketing program.List 2 evaluation methods that could be utilized within a marketing plan.
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Chapter 19: Managing Community Nutrition Programs
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Q1) Short-term planning that deals with specific actions,expenditures,and controls refers to _____ planning.
A) operational
B) functional
C) strategic
D) systems
Q2) "Empowering members to be the nation's food and nutrition leaders" is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics's _____.
A) goal
B) mission
C) value
D) vision
Q3) Briefly describe how budgeting is closely linked to planning.
Q4) You determine that the Merck face-to-face communication approach might be an appropriate approach to use.What are the four rules of this approach? Provide a specific example for what you might say using each of the four rules.
Q5) Differentiate between strategic planning and operational planning.
Q6) Describe the four functions of management.
Q7) What are the three things that managers must do to ensure success in delegation?
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Chapter 20: Building Grantsmanship Skills
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Q1) What is the purpose of evaluation within the grant proposal process?
Q2) Which of the following is a function of a grant reviewer?
A) To compare the grant proposal to the sponsor's priorities and criteria
B) To judge the relative merit of the project and its likelihood for success
C) To assess whether the project staff and organization will be able to achieve the proposal's goals and objectives
D) All of these are functions of a grant reviewer.
Q3) The statement below illustrates one of the characteristics of a sound measurement choice.Which characteristic is it?
"During the pilot study,the three trained observers and the project director will simultaneously observe the same individuals."
A) Feasibility
B) Justifiability
C) Validity
D) Reliability
Q4) Describe the different components that are included in the methods section of a grant proposal.
Q5) Describe the most common reasons why grant proposals are not funded.
Q6) What might you search for in your literature review?
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