Health Sciences Seminar
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Course Introduction
The Health Sciences Seminar offers students an interdisciplinary exploration of current topics, trends, and issues in healthcare and the medical sciences. Through guest lectures, case studies, group discussions, and presentations, students will critically analyze advancements and challenges in various health science fields, including public health, medical technology, ethics, and health policy. The seminar encourages active participation, fosters professional development, and enhances communication and research skills essential for future careers in health-related professions.
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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) The ultimate objective of public health is to prevent increased risk of disease and disability and risky behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following is accurate regarding the overarching goals of Healthy People 2020?
A) They are designed to benefit people with diseases that can be prevented or cured, but not those who already have evident health problems.
B) They target health determinants that can be influenced by institutional practices, such as disparities in health care.
C) They approach health promotion primarily at the individual level.
D) Because of their emphasis on prevention rather than treatment, they focus exclusively on women, children, and youth.
Answer: B
Q3) List three different communities in which a community nutritionist may work.
Answer: Answers will vary,but they will tend to be segmented by demographics,disease states,or wellness interests.
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Chapter 2: Assessing Community Resources
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Q1) The types of data required in a needs assessment depend on all of the following except its:
A) purpose.
B) goals.
C) source of funding.
D) objectives.
Answer: C
Q2) The interconnected web of human knowledge,beliefs,and behaviors that are learned and transmitted to succeeding generations is called:
A) lifestyle.
B) ethnicity.
C) race.
D) culture.
Answer: D
Q3) The infant mortality rate is an important measure of a nation's health,but is not used worldwide as an indicator of health status.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Assessing the Target Populations ?Nutritional
Status
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Q1) Which of the following statements is false?
A) Surveys are an expensive method of collecting information.
B) Surveys can be used to collect qualitative and quantitative data.
C) Surveys can be used with both individuals and groups.
D) Surveys can be self-administered or administered by a trained interviewer.
Answer: A
Q2) _____ is an important preventive health activity designed to reverse,retard,or halt the progress of a disease by detecting it as soon as possible.
A) Screening
B) Analysis
C) Assessment
D) Evaluation
Answer: C
Q3) Other terms for reliability include
A) precision.
B) reproducibility.
C) accuracy.
D) a and b
E) b and c
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Program Planning for Success
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Q1) New research findings could trigger the program planning process.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Participation rates for group education sessions tend to be _____ participation in a stand-alone presentation,such as a newsletter or brochure.
A) higher than
B) lower than
C) equal to
Q3) When reporting evaluation findings,which of the following methods of communication would be appropriate?
A) Executive summary
B) Brochure
C) News release
D) All of these could be an appropriate method.
Q4) Describe four of the factors that can trigger program planning.
Q5) The goal of your program is to "improve the fitness level and eating habits of employees in participating worksites." Define outcome and process objectives and write both an outcome and a process objective relevant to your program goal.
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Chapter 5: Principles of Epidemiology
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Q1) Define confounding factors.List three possible confounding factors in an epidemiological study.
Q2) List four reasons for reading journal articles on a regular basis,and explain how you might become a better professional from reading these articles.
Q3) List 8 different risk factors of heart disease,noting which are risk factors that can be controlled.
Q4) Obtaining vital statistics regarding health and nutrition status from the WHO is an example of which phase of the epidemiologic model?
A) Counting cases or events
B) Developing a hypothesis
C) Making comparisons
D) Relating cases or events to the population at risk
Q5) _____ bias may occur if study participants were self-selected or not randomly assigned.
A) Confounding
B) Measurement
C) Sample
D) Selection
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Chapter 6: The Art and Science of Policy Making
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Q1) Which of the following is not a public policy priority issue for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics?
A) Aging
B) Child nutrition
C) Nutrition monitoring and research
D) Increased funding for WIC
Q2) Medical nutrition therapy for which disease state is currently reimbursed by Medicare?
A) Hypertension
B) Obesity
C) Diabetes
D) Pre-diabetes
Q3) What is the overlying purpose of public policy?
Q4) What is a political action committee (PAC)? Describe the purpose of PACs.
Q5) Once a bill has been sent from the Congress to the President,the President may
A) sign it into law, at which point it becomes an act.
B) veto it, which means it cannot become law.
C) allow it to become law without his signature, at which point it is given an "H.R." or "S." designation.
D) All of the above
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Chapter 7: A National Nutrition Agenda for the Publics
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Q1) How would you rate the effectiveness of the dietary guidance information disseminated by the U.S.government to the population?
A) It has been ineffective, and has resulted in poorer dietary habits among consumers by failing to address the need to limit dietary fat and sodium
B) It has been so effective that it has prevented trends such as eating away from home or increased portion sizes from affecting consumers' nutritional status
C) There is still much room for improvement, because a considerable gap remains between current nutrition recommendations and consumers' practices
Q2) 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.
Q3) What is the Healthy Eating Index?
Q4) Briefly discuss the relationship of nutrition research and nutrition monitoring to U.S.national nutrition policy.
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Chapter 8: Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An Issue for Public Health Policy
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Q1) An obesogenic environment is one that promotes weight gain.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following would be an environmental strategy for a worksite weight-loss program?
A) An educational dietary intervention
B) A seminar about personal goal setting
C) Encouraging physical activity
D) Organizational practices which change the physical environment
Q3) Which of the following is not part of the "built environment?"
A) Public green spaces, including walking paths
B) After-school programming for at-risk children
C) Street layout and adequate lighting
D) Transportation options that promote physical activity
Q4) _____,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
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Chapter 9: Health Care Systems and Policy
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Q1) Summarize the demographic characteristics of those without health insurance.
Q2) To determine the rating of a particular health care system,one must examine which of the following variables?
A) Access to health care
B) Cost of health care
C) Quality of health care
D) All of these need to be considered.
Q3) Cost shifting of health care expenses is illegal.
A)True
B)False
Q4) More Americans are covered by governmental health insurance policies than private policies.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In order to be eligible for Medicare benefits,a person must be
A) living on an income below the poverty line.
B) retired.
C) eligible for Social Security disability programs for more than two years.
D) living in a state that has Medicare benefits.
Q6) The development of patient care protocols includes three steps; what are they?
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Chapter 10: Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs
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Q1) The official poverty guidelines define eligibility for many federal assistance programs,including the food assistance programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Meals on Wheels is the nation's largest suppler of surplus food to food banks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Approximately half of all participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are
A) children.
B) elderly.
C) women.
D) homeless.
Q4) Explain the significance and relevance of food security to dietetic professionals.
Q5) A job that pays the minimum wage lifts a family above the federal poverty threshold.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the five components of the concept of food security.
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Chapter 11: Mothers and Infants: Nutrition
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Q1) Recipients may not participate in both WIC and CSFP.
A)True
B)False
Q2) By _____ months of age,most infants have tripled their birthweight.
A) 6
B) 10
C) 12
D) 16
Q3) Identify the measures that are commonly taken to assess the nutrition status of pregnant women.
Q4) Recommended weight gain during pregnancy for women who begin pregnancy at a healthful weight is now between _____ pounds.
A) 15 and 20
B) 15 and 25
C) 20 and 25
D) 25 and 35
Q5) One of the best indicators of a nation's health is the infant mortality rate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Children and Adolescents: Nutrition
Issues,Services,and Programs
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Q1) Describe one marketing strategy you would undertake to enhance program participation.
Q2) Which of these statements regarding the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children is inaccurate?
A) Foodservice operators may choose from among 4 USDA menu planning systems.
B) Menus served over a week must adhere to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
C) States must perform a compliance review of school programs.
D) Menus served over a week must meet specified nutrient standards for zinc, vitamin E, and cholesterol.
Q3) The cost of a reduced-price breakfast,as served by the School Breakfast Program,is A) $0.30.
B) $0.40.
C) $0.50.
D) $0.60.
Q4) What might be some features that you would examine?
Q5) Improving child nutrition is the focal point of the Healthy,Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Healthy Aging: Nutrition
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Programs
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Q1) What is the difference between life expectancy and maximum life span?
Q2) The most important goal of health promotion and disease prevention for adults as they age is maintaining health and functional independence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Nationwide about half of all seniors live in rural areas.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not an effect of aging?
A) Altered sensory perception
B) Decreased elasticity of blood vessels with calcification
C) Degeneration of joints
D) Increased renal blood flow
Q5) 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.
Q6) List the national goals for health promotion for adults. Page 16
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Chapter 14: World Hunger and Food Insecurity: Challenges and Opportunities
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Q1) List the global public health issues related to global food insecurity that continue to challenge policy makers and program designers.
Q2) Why is land reform of great importance to efforts to end poverty and hunger?
A) Land reform encourages families to have more children to help grow food for local consumption.
B) Land reform helps attract multinational corporations whose local operations provide employment for the poor.
C) Land reform allows people the opportunity to produce food for export and sale.
D) Land reform allows people the opportunity to produce food for local consumption.
Q3) Describe two types of nutrition interventions that receive the most emphasis in international nutrition programs and provide an example of each.
Q4) Describe the current status of world food security.
Q5) Discuss the GOBI intervention.
Q6) Global food insecurity is more extreme than domestic food insecurity.
A)True
B)False
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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) The belief that one can make a behavior change is known as A) behavioral capacity.
B) expectations.
C) self-efficacy.
D) a subjective norm.
Q3) Describe and contrast three of the theories of consumer health behavior.
Q4) Which of the following is not a basic assumption of the stages of change model?
A) Behavior change involves a series of different steps.
B) Each behavior change involves similar steps during the change process.
C) Interventions should be tailored to an individual's assessed level of readiness to change.
D) Relapse is a necessity in order for a behavior to truly be changed.
Q5) What are the stages in the stages of change model? Apply this theory to dieting for weight loss.
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Chapter 16: Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition
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Q1) Most _____ are lacto-ovo-vegetarians,with overeating and snacking discouraged and tea,coffee,and alcoholic beverages prohibited.
A) Buddhists
B) Hindus
C) Muslims
D) Seventh Day Adventists
Q2) Which cultural group has a traditional belief that a balance of strengthening hot foods and weakness-promoting cold foods is needed to maintain health?
A) Chinese
B) Italian
C) Mexican
D) Korean
Q3) Briefly describe two legislative,regulatory,and/or accreditation mandates related to lessening health disparities.
Q4) Differentiate between worldviews and values.Provide a personal example to illustrate the difference.
Q5) What is acculturation? Why is it of importance when providing nutrition education?
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Chapter 17: Principles of Nutrition Education
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding effective writing is false?
A) You write for different purposes: to educate, to inform, or to persuade.
B) Practice makes perfect.
C) Your first draft could be an effective final draft.
D) You need to write to an intended audience.
Q2) Adult education is a process whereby adults may learn and achieve changes in which of the following areas?
A) Knowledge
B) Attitudes
C) Values
D) Skills
E) All of the above
Q3) People of any age learn best if
A) they have the necessary prerequisite knowledge.
B) what they learned is used and reinforced.
C) content is delivered in large pieces.
D) a and b
E) b and c
Q4) What are some recommendations for teaching adult learners?
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) Which of the following is the second step in developing a marketing plan?
A) Determine the needs and wants of the target population
B) Conduct a situational analysis
C) Specify the benefits of the services to the target population
D) Develop a marketing strategy
Q2) Advantages of using newspapers for promotion include all of the following except A) timeliness.
B) long life.
C) good local market coverage.
D) high believability.
Q3) The _____ is the primary,distinct customer group for your product or service.
A) market mix
B) marketing plan
C) target market
D) market segmentation
Q4) Healthcare providers and school boards are two examples of distribution channels.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the purpose of market research?
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Chapter 19: Managing Community Nutrition Programs
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Q1) What is the primary purpose of a staff position?
A) To assist those in line positions
B) To achieve the organization's main goals and objectives
C) To coordinate a limited set of activities around a single program
D) To influence others to work toward goals
Q2) Manager P.T.is measuring performance,comparing performance against standards,and initiating corrective action.These steps are characteristic of the _____ function of management.
A) planning
B) leading
C) organizing
D) controlling
Q3) Organization charts help establish lines of communication and procedures without depicting rigid systems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How would an effective manager handle this issue?
Q5) What is the importance of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding the staffing function of management?
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Q6) Describe 3 features of a good communicator.
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Chapter 20: Building Grantsmanship Skills
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Q1) What is meant by the term "chasing" grants? Why do successful grant writers not "chase" grants?
Q2) _____ measures the overall worth and value of the program.
A) Impact evaluation
B) Formative evaluation
C) Summative evaluation
D) None of these
Q3) What might you search for in your literature review?
Q4) What are the differences between a letter of intent and a transmittal letter?
Q5) The _____ outlines the proposed project and appears at the beginning of the grant proposal.
A) abstract
B) grant narrative
C) methods and measurements
D) needs assessment
Q6) The purpose of the literature review is to help grant seekers to assess the value of an idea and adjust its focus to more clearly describe their goals.
A)True
B)False
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