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

CACFP provides federal reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to eligible children and adults in day care centers, family day care homes, and other care settings.

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

A community needs and assets assessment identifies existing resources, barriers, and priorities before designing any intervention, ensuring that programs are relevant and evidence-based.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Individual genetic mutations

Answer

Social determinants of health are non-medical factors in social, economic, and physical environments; individual genetic mutations are biological/clinical factors, not social determinants.

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

The NSLP is a federally assisted meal program administered by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), providing nutritionally balanced lunches to school children.

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

Cultural competence means understanding, appreciating, and interacting effectively with people from cultures different from one's own, tailoring nutrition care to align with cultural beliefs and food practices.

(CN) Certified Nutritionist Practice Test

(CN) Certified Nutritionist Practice Test

CN Community & Public Health Nutrition 2