NUSC 3230 Exam 1 Questions and
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community nutrition
strives to improve health, nutrition and well-being of people and
groups within communities. it uses programs to seek behavior changes
to improve nutritional status and health.
three major focuses of community nutrition
1. people: who will benefit from community nutrition programs?
2. policy: course of action chosen to address a problem
3. programs: instruments used to seek behavior changes that improve
nutritional status and health
community vs. clinical nutrition
community nutrition focuses on group problems and makes programs
for a community. clinical nutrition assesses individual problems and
involves family as well.
community vs. public health nutrition
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community nutrition targets a community and is usually funded by the
government. public health's official mandate is the delivery of health
services to individuals living in a certain area.
three core functions of public health
1. assessment: demographics and health, identifies health problems
and priorities and evaluates health services.
2. policy development: solve local and national health problems and
priorities that have been identified.
3. assurance: to ensure that all populations have access to appropriate cost
effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services.
social and economic trends for community nutrition
1. increasing ethnic/racial diversity
2. an aging population
3. increasing rates of poverty
4. need for community nutrition approaches
disease prevention: primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary
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