CN Community & Public Health Nutrition 2

Question 1

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides reimbursements for meals served in which of the following settings?

Accepted Answer

Licensed day care centers and family day care homes

Answer

Public elementary schools only

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Hospital pediatric wards

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WIC clinics

Question 2

A public health nutritionist identifies that a neighborhood has high rates of type 2 diabetes. The MOST appropriate first step in developing an intervention is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a community needs and assets assessment

Answer

Immediately distribute low-glycemic diet handouts

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Begin individual counseling sessions

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Apply for a research grant

Question 3

Social determinants of health that influence nutritional status include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Individual genetic mutations

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Income level

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Education attainment

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Neighborhood food environment

Question 4

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is administered at the federal level by which agency?

Accepted Answer

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Answer

FDA

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CDC

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HHS Office of Disease Prevention

Question 5

Cultural competence in community nutrition practice primarily means:

Accepted Answer

Providing care that respects and responds to patients' cultural beliefs and practices

Answer

Translating all educational materials into Spanish

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Avoiding discussion of cultural food preferences

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Only working with populations from your own background

Question 6

Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals can:

Accepted Answer

Obtain, process, and understand basic health information to make decisions

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Read standard medical textbooks

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Access the internet for nutrition information

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Pass a standardized nutrition knowledge exam

Question 7

Which intervention strategy is MOST consistent with a population-level approach to reducing obesity in a community?

Accepted Answer

Zoning policies that limit fast food density near schools

Answer

One-on-one weight loss counseling for obese adults

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Prescribing metformin to high-risk individuals

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Providing gym memberships to qualifying employees