NURS 220 EXAM 1 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS
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healthy people 2020 Ans✓✓✓a program that focuses on improving the
health of all Americans and eliminating health disparities
goal of healthy people 2020 Ans✓✓✓promote health and reduce chronic
disease risk through consumption of healthful diets and achievement and
maintenance of healthy body weights
6 main topics of healthy people 2020 Ans✓✓✓1. healthier food access
2. health care and work site settings
3. weight status
4. food insecurity
5. food and nutrition consumption
6. iron deficiency
chronic disease Ans✓✓✓-major global health challenge
-main causes of poor healthy and disability
typical American eating pattern Ans✓✓✓low in fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, dairy, seafood, and oils; is excessive in calories, saturated
fat, added sugars, and sodium; and lacks variety in protein choices
,why diet quality improves with age Ans✓✓✓participation in home-
delivered and congregate meals, greater health consciousness, and using
nutrition therapy to manage or prevent chronic disease
who tend to have better diet quality, men or women? Ans✓✓✓women
have better diet quality than men
what age group tend to have highest diet quality? Ans✓✓✓older adults
have higher diet quality than younger and middle-aged adults
how are diet quality and education related? Ans✓✓✓diet quality was
lowest in participants who had completed 12 years of education or less
and highest in those who had completed college
what ethnic groups have the best and worst diet quality?
Ans✓✓✓Mexican Americans had the best diet quality, whereas non-
Hispanic Blacks had the poorest
how are BMI and diet quality related? Ans✓✓✓participants with a
lower BMI had more improvement in dietary quality over time
improvement in the highest BMI group was negligible
socioeconomic status is (strongly or weakly) associated with diet quality
Ans✓✓✓socioeconomic status was strongly associated with diet quality,
and the difference in diet quality between the highest and lowest
socioeconomic status levels widened over time
,household food insecurity Ans✓✓✓describes households whose access
to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources
most commonly reported indicators of food security Ans✓✓✓-being
worried food would run out
-that food purchased would not last
-inability or lack of means to afford balanced meals
-reduced size of meals or skipping meals
-eating less than the participant felt he or she should
how is food insecurity related to households with income near/below the
poverty line Ans✓✓✓rates of food insecurity were substantially higher
than the national average in households with children headed by single
women or single men, women and men living alone, and Black- and
Hispanic-headed households
how are food-insecure households and federal nutrition assistance
programs related Ans✓✓✓almost 59% of food-insecure households in
the survey reported that within the previous month, they had participated
in one or more of the three largest federal nutrition assistance programs
what are the three largest federal nutrition assistance programs?
Ans✓✓✓Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly
the Food Stamp Program); Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and National School Lunch
Program
where do food deserts predominantly occur? Ans✓✓✓low-income areas
where a substantial proportion of the residents experience a lack of
access to a supermarket
what is a food desert? Ans✓✓✓living more than 1 mile from a
supermarket in an urban area or more than 10 miles from a supermarket
in a rural area
what kind of foods are scarce in food deserts? Ans✓✓✓whole foods (ex.
fruits/vegetables)
poor access to healthy foods can lead to what? Ans✓✓✓poor diet
quality
increased risk of chronic diseases (obesity or diabetes)
what is an example of something the government has done to combat
food deserts? Ans✓✓✓requiring corner stores and drug stores to stock
fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grain bread
both low-income and higher income households consider store
characteristics other than what when deciding where to shop?
Ans✓✓✓both low-income and higher income households consider store
characteristics other than PROXIMITY when deciding where to shop
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY
GRADED A
healthy people 2020 Ans✓✓✓a program that focuses on improving the
health of all Americans and eliminating health disparities
goal of healthy people 2020 Ans✓✓✓promote health and reduce chronic
disease risk through consumption of healthful diets and achievement and
maintenance of healthy body weights
6 main topics of healthy people 2020 Ans✓✓✓1. healthier food access
2. health care and work site settings
3. weight status
4. food insecurity
5. food and nutrition consumption
6. iron deficiency
chronic disease Ans✓✓✓-major global health challenge
-main causes of poor healthy and disability
typical American eating pattern Ans✓✓✓low in fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, dairy, seafood, and oils; is excessive in calories, saturated
fat, added sugars, and sodium; and lacks variety in protein choices
,why diet quality improves with age Ans✓✓✓participation in home-
delivered and congregate meals, greater health consciousness, and using
nutrition therapy to manage or prevent chronic disease
who tend to have better diet quality, men or women? Ans✓✓✓women
have better diet quality than men
what age group tend to have highest diet quality? Ans✓✓✓older adults
have higher diet quality than younger and middle-aged adults
how are diet quality and education related? Ans✓✓✓diet quality was
lowest in participants who had completed 12 years of education or less
and highest in those who had completed college
what ethnic groups have the best and worst diet quality?
Ans✓✓✓Mexican Americans had the best diet quality, whereas non-
Hispanic Blacks had the poorest
how are BMI and diet quality related? Ans✓✓✓participants with a
lower BMI had more improvement in dietary quality over time
improvement in the highest BMI group was negligible
socioeconomic status is (strongly or weakly) associated with diet quality
Ans✓✓✓socioeconomic status was strongly associated with diet quality,
and the difference in diet quality between the highest and lowest
socioeconomic status levels widened over time
,household food insecurity Ans✓✓✓describes households whose access
to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources
most commonly reported indicators of food security Ans✓✓✓-being
worried food would run out
-that food purchased would not last
-inability or lack of means to afford balanced meals
-reduced size of meals or skipping meals
-eating less than the participant felt he or she should
how is food insecurity related to households with income near/below the
poverty line Ans✓✓✓rates of food insecurity were substantially higher
than the national average in households with children headed by single
women or single men, women and men living alone, and Black- and
Hispanic-headed households
how are food-insecure households and federal nutrition assistance
programs related Ans✓✓✓almost 59% of food-insecure households in
the survey reported that within the previous month, they had participated
in one or more of the three largest federal nutrition assistance programs
what are the three largest federal nutrition assistance programs?
Ans✓✓✓Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly
the Food Stamp Program); Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and National School Lunch
Program
where do food deserts predominantly occur? Ans✓✓✓low-income areas
where a substantial proportion of the residents experience a lack of
access to a supermarket
what is a food desert? Ans✓✓✓living more than 1 mile from a
supermarket in an urban area or more than 10 miles from a supermarket
in a rural area
what kind of foods are scarce in food deserts? Ans✓✓✓whole foods (ex.
fruits/vegetables)
poor access to healthy foods can lead to what? Ans✓✓✓poor diet
quality
increased risk of chronic diseases (obesity or diabetes)
what is an example of something the government has done to combat
food deserts? Ans✓✓✓requiring corner stores and drug stores to stock
fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grain bread
both low-income and higher income households consider store
characteristics other than what when deciding where to shop?
Ans✓✓✓both low-income and higher income households consider store
characteristics other than PROXIMITY when deciding where to shop
