Community Nutrition in Action 8th Edition (Boyle, 2022) - Test Bank
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Modern Dental Assisting
Marie A. Boyle
8th Edition
, Community Nutrition in Action 8th Edition (Boyle, 2022) - Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Opportunities in Community Nutrition
Chapter 2. Principles of Epidemiology
Chapter 3. A National Nutrition Agenda for the Public’s Health
Chapter 4. Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change
Chapter 5. Community Needs Assessment
Chapter 6. Program Planning for Success
Chapter 7. The Art and Science of Policymaking
Chapter 8. Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An Issue for Public Health Policy
Chapter 9. Health-Care Systems and Policy
Chapter 10. Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs
Chapter 11. Mothers and Infants: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs
Chapter 12. Children and Adolescents: Nutrition Issues, Services, and Programs
Chapter 13. Healthy Aging: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs
Chapter 14. Global Food and Nutrition Security: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 15. Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition
Chapter 16. Principles of Nutrition Education
Chapter 17. Marketing Nutrition and Health Promotion
Chapter 18. Managing Community Nutrition Programs
Chapter 19. Building Grantsmanship Skills
, Community Nutrition in Action, 8th Edition (Boyle, 2022) - Test Bank
Chapter 1. Opportunities in Community Nutrition
True / False
1. 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.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Communities exist only on local and regional levels.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals and
groups within communities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Policy is an essential aspect of the work of a community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States today are chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. The scope of modern-day public health is restricted to matters of sanitation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. 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.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. The community nutritionist identifies nutritional needs in the community, but is not involved in planning new
programming or services for the community.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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9. Most community nutrition positions require registration as a dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Marketing is an important skill for the community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. Community nutritionists are expected to plan, evaluate, manage, and market nutrition services, programs, and
interventions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. In most cases, the practice setting of community nutritionists is limited to schools and public health departments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. Nutrition and dietetic technicians are restricted from working in community nutrition.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Medical nutrition therapy is outside the scope of practice for community nutritionists.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
15. Community nutritionists are expected to be multiskilled practitioners.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Multiple Choice
16. Which of the following is an institutional–organizational-level setting?
a. High school
b. Public Park
c. Residential district
d. Family home
ANSWER: a
17. Which of the following would be a job responsibility of a community nutritionist?
a. Providing discharge instructions to patients leaving the hospital
b. Formulating diet plans for inpatients recovering from surgery
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c. Estimating energy needs for ventilated patients in the ICU
d. Assessing the nutrition status of local children and adolescents
ANSWER: d
18. What is entrepreneurship?
a. the act of using community nutrition resources responsibly
b. the marketing and delivering of a product or service
c. the proposal to start a business
d. the creation of something of value through the creation of organization
ANSWER: d
19. What is one of the essences of entrepreneurship?
a. organization
b. innovation
c. marketing
d. dependability
ANSWER: b
20. Examples of how community nutritionists engage in entrepreneurial activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. recognizing opportunities to deliver health messaging
b. developing a marketing plan
c. building the team to deliver nutrition programs or services
d. reading research
ANSWER: d
21. What is the focus of secondary prevention?
a. prevention of disease by controlling risk factors
b. treatment and rehabilitation of people who have suffered illness or injury
c. support of individual factors such as knowledge and skills
d. early detection of disease through screening and risk appraisal
ANSWER: d
22. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a. Genetic predisposition
b. Race
c. Gender
d. Education level
ANSWER: d
23. Which description best applies to Healthy People 2030?
a. A national strategy for improving the health of the United States
b. A set of goals and objectives that focuses on healthcare industry reforms
c. A plan to study the health statistics of the United States population
d. A bipartisan framework for disease prevention through genetic testing
ANSWER: a
24. Access to health services; educational and community-based programs; and health communication and health
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information technology are all what?
a. Basic focuses for entrepreneurs
b. Voluntary global targets for 2025
c. Components of sustainable food systems
d. Healthy People 2030 topic areas
ANSWER: d
25. A community nutrition practitioner is providing nutrition advice to older adults in the community. These clients are
uncomfortable with technology and are skeptical of providing any more personal information than is absolutely necessary.
These clients are most likely from which generational cohort?
a. Millennials
b. Baby Boomers
c. Generation X
d. Matures/Traditionalists
ANSWER: d
26. A community nutrition practitioner is providing nutrition advice to parents in the community whose children are
leaving for college. They find that these clients are inclined to aggressively question authority and want versatility and
challenge in their lives. These clients are most likely from which generational cohort?
a. Generation Z
b. Matures/Traditionalists
c. Baby Boomers
d. Generation X
ANSWER: c
27. What occurs when a segment of the population bears a disproportionate incidence of a condition or illness?
a. Chronic disease
b. Bioterrorism
c. Pandemic
d. Health disparity
ANSWER: d
28. Which statement is true about current demographic trends in the United States?
a. The population is significantly decreasing their incidence of obesity
b. The country is becoming more ethnically diverse.
c. The proportion of older Americans has decreased significantly.
d. The birth rate has significantly increased.
ANSWER: b
29. Which of the following is a leading cause of overweight and obesity?
a. lack of nutrition education
b. excess fiber intake
c. physical inactivity
d. lack of interest in health promotion
ANSWER: c
30. Production, processing, distribution, and consumption must all be integrated to maintain natural resources in order to
achieve what?
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a. Healthy People 2030 goals
b. A sustainable food system
c. Social determinants of health
d. A built environment
ANSWER: b
31. A(n) ____ has four components: people, space, social interaction, and shared values.
a. population
b. community
c. government
d. ecosystem
ANSWER: b
32. The discipline that strives to prevent disease and improve the health and well-being of individuals is ____.
a. epidemiology
b. community nutrition
c. food sciences
d. public health
ANSWER: b
33. A ____ is a course of action chosen by public authorities to address a given problem.
a. law
b. regulation
c. policy
d. procedure
ANSWER: c
34. Programs are used by community nutritionist to ____.
a. change laws
b. maintain natural resources
c. enact new policies
d. promote behavioral changes that improve health
ANSWER: d
35. The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States is ____.
a. cancer
b. HIV
c. cardiovascular disease
d. diabetes mellitus
ANSWER: c
36. Nonchronic diseases include ____.
a. coronary artery disease and stroke
b. cancer
c. diabetes mellitus
d. influenza and pneumonia
ANSWER: d
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37. Which intervention is considered a secondary prevention technique?
a. screenings and periodic examinations
b. treatment and acute care
c. rehabilitation
d. promotion of healthy behaviors and environments
ANSWER: a
38. A public health office is developing a program to reduce the risk of skin cancer in a local farming community. Which
activity would be considered a primary prevention technique?
a. A nutritional program for people with skin cancer
b. A program that promotes the use of sunscreen
c. A wellness fair that provides skin cancer screenings
d. A program designed to help skin cancer survivors with self-management
ANSWER: b
39. Which set of characteristics is associated with lifestyle determinants of health?
a. age and race
b. housing and education
c. physical activity and diet
d. cultural beliefs and values
ANSWER: c
40. Health ____ focuses on changing human behaviors by encouraging people to eat healthy, be active, get regular rest
and achieve balance in life.
a. promotion
b. intervention
c. prevention
d. awareness
ANSWER: a
41. The ____ model emphasizes the idea that all elements of society combine to shape an individual’s health behaviors
and chronic disease risk.
a. social–biological
b. social–psychological
c. social–ecological
d. environmental–ecological
ANSWER: c
42. According to the social-ecological model, interpersonal levels of influence include ____.
a. local, state, and federal laws
b. social norms and standards
c. family, peers, and health professionals
d. attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors
ANSWER: c
43. A city council makes plans to update recreational areas to promote and facilitate physical activity. According to the
social–ecological model, this is an example of changes at the ____ level.
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a. structures, policies and systems
b. community
c. interpersonal
d. institutional or organizational
ANSWER: a
44. Since the year 2000, almost no progress was made toward the Healthy People 2020 targets for ____.
a. life expectancy
b. death rates for heart disease and stroke
c. nutrition and obesity
d. calcium intake
ANSWER: c
45. Healthy People 2030 aims to redirect the focus of the national health agenda from health care to what?
a. healthcare reform
b. nutrition
c. health maintenance
d. social determinants of health
ANSWER: d
46. Which of the following is not an essential practice for a community nutritionist?
a. To participate in nutrition surveillance and monitoring of communities
b. To participate in screening activities
c. To work independently to develop nutritional programs
d. To conduct outcomes assessment of community-based food programs
ANSWER: c
47. Which term refers to community-based nutrition programs conducted by a government agency?
a. public health nutrition
b. private policy nutrition
c. community nutrition
d. health care nutrition
ANSWER: a
48. In which workplace setting might you find a public health nutritionist?
a. fitness centers
b. daycare centers
c. hospitals
d. state health department
ANSWER: d
49. The minimum educational requirements for a community nutritionist include ____.
a. a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics from an accredited college or university
b. registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a registered dietitian
c. graduate-level training in nutrition
d. an associate’s degree in nutrition or dietetics from an accredited college
ANSWER: a
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50. Registered dietetic technicians are most often employed in ____.
a. government agencies
b. public health research offices
c. food-service and clinical settings
d. universities
ANSWER: c
51. Which of these is an approach for creating interventions and prevention strategies to reduce health disparities?
a. Surveillance
b. Health promotion
c. Community-based participatory research
d. Healthy People
ANSWER: c
52. Which term refers to the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health?
a. Intervention
b. Tertiary prevention
c. Health promotion
d. Surveillance
ANSWER: c
53. Which basic competency of the community dietitian addresses participation in public policy activities?
a. practice management and use of resources
b. clinical and customer services
c. professional practice expectations
d. scientific and evidence base of practice
ANSWER: a
54. Which of the following is an example of how a community nutritionist might be involved in policy?
a. Connect with clients on social media
b. Deliver nutrition education in the community
c. Teach clients how to read nutrition labels
d. Advise their local governments
ANSWER: d
55. Which of the following is not a part of the public health system?
a. Grocery stores
b. Environmental agencies
c. Public health agencies
d. Healthcare providers
ANSWER: a
56. Why is health promotion that focuses on prevention increasingly important?
a. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality are nonchronic diseases.
b. The medical community is moving towards a holistic approach to health.
c. Genetic testing and screening will soon become mandatory.
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TEST BANK
Modern Dental Assisting
Marie A. Boyle
8th Edition
, Community Nutrition in Action 8th Edition (Boyle, 2022) - Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Opportunities in Community Nutrition
Chapter 2. Principles of Epidemiology
Chapter 3. A National Nutrition Agenda for the Public’s Health
Chapter 4. Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change
Chapter 5. Community Needs Assessment
Chapter 6. Program Planning for Success
Chapter 7. The Art and Science of Policymaking
Chapter 8. Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An Issue for Public Health Policy
Chapter 9. Health-Care Systems and Policy
Chapter 10. Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs
Chapter 11. Mothers and Infants: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs
Chapter 12. Children and Adolescents: Nutrition Issues, Services, and Programs
Chapter 13. Healthy Aging: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs
Chapter 14. Global Food and Nutrition Security: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 15. Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition
Chapter 16. Principles of Nutrition Education
Chapter 17. Marketing Nutrition and Health Promotion
Chapter 18. Managing Community Nutrition Programs
Chapter 19. Building Grantsmanship Skills
, Community Nutrition in Action, 8th Edition (Boyle, 2022) - Test Bank
Chapter 1. Opportunities in Community Nutrition
True / False
1. 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.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Communities exist only on local and regional levels.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals and
groups within communities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Policy is an essential aspect of the work of a community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States today are chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. The scope of modern-day public health is restricted to matters of sanitation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. 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.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. The community nutritionist identifies nutritional needs in the community, but is not involved in planning new
programming or services for the community.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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9. Most community nutrition positions require registration as a dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Marketing is an important skill for the community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. Community nutritionists are expected to plan, evaluate, manage, and market nutrition services, programs, and
interventions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. In most cases, the practice setting of community nutritionists is limited to schools and public health departments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. Nutrition and dietetic technicians are restricted from working in community nutrition.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Medical nutrition therapy is outside the scope of practice for community nutritionists.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
15. Community nutritionists are expected to be multiskilled practitioners.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Multiple Choice
16. Which of the following is an institutional–organizational-level setting?
a. High school
b. Public Park
c. Residential district
d. Family home
ANSWER: a
17. Which of the following would be a job responsibility of a community nutritionist?
a. Providing discharge instructions to patients leaving the hospital
b. Formulating diet plans for inpatients recovering from surgery
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c. Estimating energy needs for ventilated patients in the ICU
d. Assessing the nutrition status of local children and adolescents
ANSWER: d
18. What is entrepreneurship?
a. the act of using community nutrition resources responsibly
b. the marketing and delivering of a product or service
c. the proposal to start a business
d. the creation of something of value through the creation of organization
ANSWER: d
19. What is one of the essences of entrepreneurship?
a. organization
b. innovation
c. marketing
d. dependability
ANSWER: b
20. Examples of how community nutritionists engage in entrepreneurial activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. recognizing opportunities to deliver health messaging
b. developing a marketing plan
c. building the team to deliver nutrition programs or services
d. reading research
ANSWER: d
21. What is the focus of secondary prevention?
a. prevention of disease by controlling risk factors
b. treatment and rehabilitation of people who have suffered illness or injury
c. support of individual factors such as knowledge and skills
d. early detection of disease through screening and risk appraisal
ANSWER: d
22. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a. Genetic predisposition
b. Race
c. Gender
d. Education level
ANSWER: d
23. Which description best applies to Healthy People 2030?
a. A national strategy for improving the health of the United States
b. A set of goals and objectives that focuses on healthcare industry reforms
c. A plan to study the health statistics of the United States population
d. A bipartisan framework for disease prevention through genetic testing
ANSWER: a
24. Access to health services; educational and community-based programs; and health communication and health
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information technology are all what?
a. Basic focuses for entrepreneurs
b. Voluntary global targets for 2025
c. Components of sustainable food systems
d. Healthy People 2030 topic areas
ANSWER: d
25. A community nutrition practitioner is providing nutrition advice to older adults in the community. These clients are
uncomfortable with technology and are skeptical of providing any more personal information than is absolutely necessary.
These clients are most likely from which generational cohort?
a. Millennials
b. Baby Boomers
c. Generation X
d. Matures/Traditionalists
ANSWER: d
26. A community nutrition practitioner is providing nutrition advice to parents in the community whose children are
leaving for college. They find that these clients are inclined to aggressively question authority and want versatility and
challenge in their lives. These clients are most likely from which generational cohort?
a. Generation Z
b. Matures/Traditionalists
c. Baby Boomers
d. Generation X
ANSWER: c
27. What occurs when a segment of the population bears a disproportionate incidence of a condition or illness?
a. Chronic disease
b. Bioterrorism
c. Pandemic
d. Health disparity
ANSWER: d
28. Which statement is true about current demographic trends in the United States?
a. The population is significantly decreasing their incidence of obesity
b. The country is becoming more ethnically diverse.
c. The proportion of older Americans has decreased significantly.
d. The birth rate has significantly increased.
ANSWER: b
29. Which of the following is a leading cause of overweight and obesity?
a. lack of nutrition education
b. excess fiber intake
c. physical inactivity
d. lack of interest in health promotion
ANSWER: c
30. Production, processing, distribution, and consumption must all be integrated to maintain natural resources in order to
achieve what?
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a. Healthy People 2030 goals
b. A sustainable food system
c. Social determinants of health
d. A built environment
ANSWER: b
31. A(n) ____ has four components: people, space, social interaction, and shared values.
a. population
b. community
c. government
d. ecosystem
ANSWER: b
32. The discipline that strives to prevent disease and improve the health and well-being of individuals is ____.
a. epidemiology
b. community nutrition
c. food sciences
d. public health
ANSWER: b
33. A ____ is a course of action chosen by public authorities to address a given problem.
a. law
b. regulation
c. policy
d. procedure
ANSWER: c
34. Programs are used by community nutritionist to ____.
a. change laws
b. maintain natural resources
c. enact new policies
d. promote behavioral changes that improve health
ANSWER: d
35. The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States is ____.
a. cancer
b. HIV
c. cardiovascular disease
d. diabetes mellitus
ANSWER: c
36. Nonchronic diseases include ____.
a. coronary artery disease and stroke
b. cancer
c. diabetes mellitus
d. influenza and pneumonia
ANSWER: d
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37. Which intervention is considered a secondary prevention technique?
a. screenings and periodic examinations
b. treatment and acute care
c. rehabilitation
d. promotion of healthy behaviors and environments
ANSWER: a
38. A public health office is developing a program to reduce the risk of skin cancer in a local farming community. Which
activity would be considered a primary prevention technique?
a. A nutritional program for people with skin cancer
b. A program that promotes the use of sunscreen
c. A wellness fair that provides skin cancer screenings
d. A program designed to help skin cancer survivors with self-management
ANSWER: b
39. Which set of characteristics is associated with lifestyle determinants of health?
a. age and race
b. housing and education
c. physical activity and diet
d. cultural beliefs and values
ANSWER: c
40. Health ____ focuses on changing human behaviors by encouraging people to eat healthy, be active, get regular rest
and achieve balance in life.
a. promotion
b. intervention
c. prevention
d. awareness
ANSWER: a
41. The ____ model emphasizes the idea that all elements of society combine to shape an individual’s health behaviors
and chronic disease risk.
a. social–biological
b. social–psychological
c. social–ecological
d. environmental–ecological
ANSWER: c
42. According to the social-ecological model, interpersonal levels of influence include ____.
a. local, state, and federal laws
b. social norms and standards
c. family, peers, and health professionals
d. attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors
ANSWER: c
43. A city council makes plans to update recreational areas to promote and facilitate physical activity. According to the
social–ecological model, this is an example of changes at the ____ level.
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a. structures, policies and systems
b. community
c. interpersonal
d. institutional or organizational
ANSWER: a
44. Since the year 2000, almost no progress was made toward the Healthy People 2020 targets for ____.
a. life expectancy
b. death rates for heart disease and stroke
c. nutrition and obesity
d. calcium intake
ANSWER: c
45. Healthy People 2030 aims to redirect the focus of the national health agenda from health care to what?
a. healthcare reform
b. nutrition
c. health maintenance
d. social determinants of health
ANSWER: d
46. Which of the following is not an essential practice for a community nutritionist?
a. To participate in nutrition surveillance and monitoring of communities
b. To participate in screening activities
c. To work independently to develop nutritional programs
d. To conduct outcomes assessment of community-based food programs
ANSWER: c
47. Which term refers to community-based nutrition programs conducted by a government agency?
a. public health nutrition
b. private policy nutrition
c. community nutrition
d. health care nutrition
ANSWER: a
48. In which workplace setting might you find a public health nutritionist?
a. fitness centers
b. daycare centers
c. hospitals
d. state health department
ANSWER: d
49. The minimum educational requirements for a community nutritionist include ____.
a. a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics from an accredited college or university
b. registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a registered dietitian
c. graduate-level training in nutrition
d. an associate’s degree in nutrition or dietetics from an accredited college
ANSWER: a
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50. Registered dietetic technicians are most often employed in ____.
a. government agencies
b. public health research offices
c. food-service and clinical settings
d. universities
ANSWER: c
51. Which of these is an approach for creating interventions and prevention strategies to reduce health disparities?
a. Surveillance
b. Health promotion
c. Community-based participatory research
d. Healthy People
ANSWER: c
52. Which term refers to the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health?
a. Intervention
b. Tertiary prevention
c. Health promotion
d. Surveillance
ANSWER: c
53. Which basic competency of the community dietitian addresses participation in public policy activities?
a. practice management and use of resources
b. clinical and customer services
c. professional practice expectations
d. scientific and evidence base of practice
ANSWER: a
54. Which of the following is an example of how a community nutritionist might be involved in policy?
a. Connect with clients on social media
b. Deliver nutrition education in the community
c. Teach clients how to read nutrition labels
d. Advise their local governments
ANSWER: d
55. Which of the following is not a part of the public health system?
a. Grocery stores
b. Environmental agencies
c. Public health agencies
d. Healthcare providers
ANSWER: a
56. Why is health promotion that focuses on prevention increasingly important?
a. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality are nonchronic diseases.
b. The medical community is moving towards a holistic approach to health.
c. Genetic testing and screening will soon become mandatory.
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