Health Promotion Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Health Promotion explores the principles, strategies, and best practices used to enhance health and prevent disease in individuals and communities. The course examines the social, behavioral, environmental, and policy factors that influence health, and emphasizes empowering people to take control of their well-being. Students will learn to assess community needs, plan and implement health campaigns, evaluate outcomes, and advocate for policy changes. Through case studies and real-world examples, the course highlights the importance of collaboration among healthcare providers, educators, government agencies, and community groups to achieve lasting health improvements.
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Community Nutrition in Action An Entrepreneurial Approach 6th Edition by Marie A. Boyle
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Chapter 1: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true regarding the progress toward the Healthy People 2010 objectives?
A) Health disparities were eliminated among various ethnic groups.
B) There was minimal increase in the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
C) There was a significant decrease in dietary fat consumption.
D) Substantial progress was made regarding the objectives in the nutrition and overweight focus area.
Answer: B
Q2) Explain how the three arenas of community nutrition work in tandem.
Answer: The three arenas of community nutrition practices are people,policy,and programs.Policy is a course of action chose by public authorities to address a given problem.Programs are based on the needs identified by policy.Within the policy,target audiences (people)who have the greatest need for the programming are identified.
Q3) Only low-income individuals benefit from community nutrition programming.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Assessing Community Resources
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Q1) The latest census data can provide a wealth of information regarding sociocultural and economic trends for your defined community.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The condition of a population's or individual's health as influenced by the intake and utilization of nutrients and nonnutrients is called A) health status.
B) community needs assessment.
C) nutritional status.
D) nutritional needs assessment.
Answer: C
Q3) Draft a goal and objective for the needs assessment.
Answer: Answers will vary.An example follows:
Goal:To determine whether a substance abuse education program for older adults within the identified community is necessary.
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Chapter 3: Assessing the Target Populations ?Nutritional Status
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Q1) What is the functional status of this population?
A)anthropometric
B)laboratory
C)clinical
D)dietary
E)community conditions
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of screening efforts?
A) Screens tend to be safe, simple, and inexpensive to administer.
B) Screens can only be administered by medical doctors or nurses.
C) Screens occur in both the clinical and community settings.
D) There are many acceptable screening tools available for use.
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is the greatest predictor of health status?
A) Literacy level
B) Poverty
C) Race or ethnicity
D) Single parent households
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Program Planning for Success
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Q1) Evaluation can be used to justify your program or to show accountability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) 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.
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a Level III intervention?
A) Conducting a "heart smart" cooking program
B) Placing a higher tax on high-fat foods
C) Creating a website for issues related to women's health
D) Devising a media campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption
Q4) _____ evaluation is used to determine the extent to which a program or intervention resulted in the desired immediate changes in the client.
A) Impact
B) Outcome
C) Process
D) Structure
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Chapter 5: Principles of Epidemiology
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Q1) In the Seven Countries Study,subjects from Finland reported the lowest percentage of calories from saturated fat,but had the highest serum cholesterol levels.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The epidemiological method was initially used to investigate,control,and prevent epidemics of
A) social problems.
B) chronic diseases.
C) infectious diseases.
D) acute illnesses.
Q3) Some of the leading risk factors for heart disease include cigarette smoking,physical inactivity,male gender,and obesity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One challenge in studying the relationship of diet to disease is the complexity of our diets.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List the steps of the scientific method in order.
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Chapter 6: The Art and Science of Policy Making
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Q1) Which is not an entitlement?
A) Social Security benefits
B) Medicare benefits
C) Agricultural subsidies
D) Funding for elderly nutrition programs
Q2) Which of the following is an appropriate method of communicating with elected officials?
A) Lobbying
B) Sending an e-mail
C) Making a telephone call
D) Sending a letter
E) All of these are appropriate methods.
Q3) A community nutritionist will make policy decisions in his or her practice.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the
A) National Institutes of Health.
B) Food and Nutrition Service.
C) Department of Health and Human Services.
D) Department of Agriculture.
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Chapter 7: A National Nutrition Agenda for the Publics
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Q1) 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.
Q2) What are the five areas of the NNMRRP surveys? Provide an example of their interrelatedness.
Q3) Explain how the dietary recommendations of the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO)differ from the Dietary Reference Intakes.
Q4) Explain the goals and purpose of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program (NNMRRP).
Q5) Provide at least five suggestions for implementing the Dietary Guidelines into one's lifestyle.
Q6) Describe appropriate uses of current dietary guidance systems.
Q7) Briefly discuss the relationship of nutrition research and nutrition monitoring to U.S.national nutrition policy.
Q8) What is the Healthy Eating Index? Page 9
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Chapter 8: Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An Issue for Public Health Policy
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Q1) Which region of the United States has the highest rate for obesity in children?
A) East
B) Midwest
C) South
D) West
Q2) Discuss public health intervention strategies for the treatment of obesity and overweight among adults.
Q3) Outline a brief plan of action to improve this identified weaker area.
Q4) The _____ developed the Healthy Eating Index.
A) Food and Drug Administration
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Q5) Many of the policy initiatives related to obesity address
A) overweight pregnant women.
B) middle-aged to older adults with hypertension.
C) children rather than adults.
D) Hispanics and African American families.
Q6) Define overweight and obesity for children.
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Chapter 9: Health Care Systems and Policy
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Q1) Who is the "third party" in third-party reimbursement?
A) The insurance company or government
B) The patient
C) The physician
D) The hospital
Q2) Enrolled Medicare medical nutrition therapy (MNT)providers are able to bill Medicare for MNT services provided for all of the following except
A) type 1 diabetes.
B) post-kidney transplants.
C) kidney disease requiring dialysis.
D) type 2 diabetes.
Q3) Differentiate between traditional systems of health care and managed forms of health care.
Q4) Cost shifting of health care expenses is illegal.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The CDC is responsible for administering the public insurance in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs
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Q1) _____ 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
Q2) What items can be purchased with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
A) Ready-to-eat hot foods
B) Vitamins
C) Garden seeds
D) Cleaning supplies
Q3) How would Sally's choices at the grocery affect her children's nutritional intake over time?
Q4) Those living below the poverty threshold experience food insecurity and hunger at over 3 times the national average.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Differentiate between the housing wage and the hourly wage.
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Q6) Identify ways that you can become involved in ending hunger in the United States.
Chapter 11: Mothers and Infants: Nutrition
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Q1) Which of the following programs is funded by the USDA?
A) Title V Maternal and Child Health Program
B) WIC
C) EPSDT
D) The Healthy Start Program
Q2) Who would be eligible for participation in the WIC program?
A) Pregnant teenager at 175% of the poverty line
B) Breastfeeding woman receiving SNAP EBT cards
C) Homeless pregnant woman eligible for Medicaid
D) a and b
E) a, b, and c
Q3) What factors contribute to maternal and infant health?
Q4) Peer counseling has been shown to be an effective way to keep mothers breastfeeding.
A)True
B)False
Q5) One of the best indicators of a nation's health is the infant mortality rate.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) Describe three anthropometric measurements routinely taken on infants.
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Chapter 12: Children and Adolescents: Nutrition
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Q1) _____ children ages 8 to 18 have the highest total daily media exposure.
A) African-American
B) Asian-American
C) Hispanic
D) White
Q2) Nearly half of family food expenditures are spent on food and beverages outside the home.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 2010,_____ of children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years were overweight.
A) 5%
B) 11%
C) 18%
D) 21%
Q4) Which of the following was implemented first?
A) After School Snack Program
B) National School Lunch Program
C) School Breakfast Program
D) Summer Food Service Program for Children
Q5) What might be some features that you would examine?
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Chapter 13: Healthy Aging: Nutrition
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Q1) Many long-term care residents are at risk for malnutrition and dehydration.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Title III nutrition programs are required to provide nutrition education to their clients quarterly.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As _____ prevention,nutrition helps promote health and affects the quality of life in older adults.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) essential
Q4) What is the difference between life expectancy and maximum life span?
Q5) The older population is very heterogeneous in terms of their progression through the aging process.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) Describe the demographic trends in aging in America and the potential impact on health care services.
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Chapter 14: World Hunger and Food Insecurity: Challenges and Opportunities
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Q1) Low-income countries have _____ birth rates and _____ death rates.
A) high, low
B) high, high
C) low, high
D) low, low
Q2) Briefly discuss the conflicting issues they must consider.
Q3) Based on the above considerations and possible solutions,explain and justify the decision you would make.
Q4) _____ is the most widespread form of malnutrition in the world today.
A) Kwashiorkor
B) Marasmus
C) Protein deficiency
D) Protein-energy malnutrition
Q5) The elements of UNICEF's Child Survival Campaign include all of the following except
A) growth monitoring.
B) oral rehydration therapy.
C) bottle feeding.
D) immunization.
Q6) List four causes of world food insecurity.
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Chapter 15: Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change
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Q1) According to the theory of planned behavior,if a pregnant adolescent views breastfeeding as good for her unborn child,as do her peers,then her motivation or intention to breastfeed upon delivery is _____.
A) lessened
B) heightened
C) not influenced by these factors
Q2) Which of the following theories is also referred to as the transtheoretical model?
A) Diffusion of innovation model
B) Stages of change model
C) Theory of reasoned action
D) Health belief model
Q3) Based on the health belief model,discuss three factors that influence an individual's intention to change a health behavior.
Q4) The cognitive-behavioral theory is highly process oriented and goal directed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are basic stages of the diffusion of innovation model? Apply this model to a current nutritional dilemma.
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Chapter 16: Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition
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Q1) Making eye contact is a sign of respect for A) Hispanics.
B) European Americans.
C) Asians.
D) Native Americans.
Q2) High intakes of carbonated beverages and limited dental care are dietary concerns/issues of
A) Asian/Pacific Island Americans.
B) European Americans.
C) Mexican Americans.
D) Native Americans.
Q3) Differentiate between worldviews and values.Provide a personal example to illustrate the difference.
Q4) Which of the following is not a possible cause of health disparities in the United States?
A) Limited access to and utilization of quality health care services
B) Lack of insurance
C) Degree of acculturation
D) Use of non-traditional medicines
Q5) Explain the importance of recognizing one's own cultural values and biases.
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Chapter 17: Principles of Nutrition Education
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Q1) Conducting a focus group testing of program instructional materials is an example of
A) developing a marketing plan.
B) formative evaluation.
C) summative evaluation.
D) None of these
Q2) Write two instructional objectives based on one of the identified content areas in #6.
Q3) A nutrition education plan describes the needs of the target population and includes all of the following components except the A) objectives for intervention activities.
B) program format.
C) marketing plan.
D) budget.
Q4) The results of _____ evaluation are used to change and improve program delivery. A) formative
B) summative
C) outcome
D) structure
Q5) Write a nutrition message based on the objectives you wrote in #8.
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Chapter 18: Marketing Nutrition and Health Promotion
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Q1) In getting to know your potential market,it is important to remember that your consumers may include
A) users of services.
B) referral sources.
C) decision makers other than the users of services.
D) All of these
Q2) Which type of marketing is most appropriate when countermarketing is needed to offset the negative effects of a harmful practice?
A) Commercial
B) Social
C) Traditional
D) Business
Q3) Define market segmentation,and describe how it is used effectively to market nutrition interventions.
Q4) External environment factors and social trends need to be examined when conducting a situational analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Apply the four main components of social marketing to this scenario.
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Chapter 19: Managing Community Nutrition Programs
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Q1) Which of the following is not a key component of a job description?
A) Job duties
B) Job specifications
C) Immediate supervisor
D) Work hours
Q2) Budgeting is closely linked to
A) controlling and organizing.
B) leading and planning.
C) planning and controlling.
D) organizing and leading.
Q3) Data are unanalyzed facts and figures and are more useful than information.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and briefly define the four functions of management.Explain how the problem in this scenario relates to one of those functions.
Q5) Differentiate between strategic planning and operational planning.
Q6) Briefly discuss three potential roles for a community nutritionist within the controlling function of management.
Q7) How would an effective manager handle this issue?
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Chapter 20: Building Grantsmanship Skills
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Q1) Universities and hospitals are examples of _____ funding agencies.
A) federal
B) industry
C) institutional
D) non-profit organizational
Q2) Which section of a grant proposal includes a clear,concise,and well-supported problem statement?
A) Abstract
B) Grant narrative
C) Needs statement
D) Project description
Q3) Utilizing the Logic Model is only helpful in the writing phase of grant writing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the three fundamental ethical principles of The Belmont Report?
Q5) Once an idea for a grant proposal is formulated,the next step is to
A) generate a research question.
B) gather baseline data.
C) identify a learning theory.
D) review the literature.
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