Community Nutrition in Action 8th Edition Boyle Test Bank

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Community Nutrition in Action 8th Edition Boyle Test Bank True / False

• A community is a grouping of people who reside in a specific locality and interact and connect through social

structure to fulfill a wide range of daily needs.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• Communities exist only on local and regional levels.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

• Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals and

groups within communities.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• Policy is an essential aspect of the work of a community nutritionist.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States today are chronic diseases.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• The scope of modern-day public health is restricted to matters of sanitation.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

• The aim of public health work is to protect, promote, and restore people’s health through the application of science,

practical skills, and collective actions.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True 1 / 4

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• The community nutritionist identifies nutritional needs in the community, but is not involved in planning new

programming or services for the community.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

• Most community nutrition positions require registration as a dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• Marketing is an important skill for the community nutritionist.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• Community nutritionists are expected to plan, evaluate, manage, and market nutrition services, programs, and

interventions.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

• In most cases, the practice setting of community nutritionists is limited to schools and public health departments.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

• Nutrition and dietetic technicians are restricted from working in community nutrition.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

• Medical nutrition therapy is outside the scope of practice for community nutritionists.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False 2 / 4

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• Community nutritionists are expected to be multiskilled practitioners.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

Multiple Choice

• Which of the following is an institutional–organizational-level setting?
• High school
• Public Park
• Residential district
• Family home

ANSWER: a

• Which of the following would be a job responsibility of a community nutritionist?
• Providing discharge instructions to patients leaving the hospital
• Formulating diet plans for inpatients recovering from surgery
• Estimating energy needs for ventilated patients in the ICU
• Assessing the nutrition status of local children and adolescents

ANSWER: d

• What is entrepreneurship?
• the act of using community nutrition resources responsibly
• the marketing and delivering of a product or service
• the proposal to start a business
• the creation of something of value through the creation of organization

ANSWER: d

• What is one of the essences of entrepreneurship?
• organization
• innovation
• marketing
• dependability

ANSWER: b 3 / 4

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• Examples of how community nutritionists engage in entrepreneurial activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
• recognizing opportunities to deliver health messaging
• developing a marketing plan
• building the team to deliver nutrition programs or services
• reading research

ANSWER: d

• What is the focus of secondary prevention?
• prevention of disease by controlling risk factors
• treatment and rehabilitation of people who have suffered illness or injury
• support of individual factors such as knowledge and skills
• early detection of disease through screening and risk appraisal

ANSWER: d

• Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
• Genetic predisposition
• Race
• Gender
• Education level

ANSWER: d

• Which description best applies to Healthy People 2030?
• A national strategy for improving the health of the United States
• A set of goals and objectives that focuses on healthcare industry reforms
• A plan to study the health statistics of the United States population
• A bipartisan framework for disease prevention through genetic testing

ANSWER: a

• Access to health services; educational and community-based programs; and health communication and health

information technology are all what?

• Basic focuses for entrepreneurs
• Voluntary global targets for 2025
• Components of sustainable food systems
• Healthy People 2030 topic areas

ANSWER: d

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