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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health. The approach in which instruction is directed at the entire population is the:
A) population approach.
B) collaboration approach.
C) interdisciplinary team approach.
D) individual approach.
Ans: A
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
2. The disadvantage that screening may not be universal and some high-risk individuals may not
be identified is true for which of the following?
A) The individual approach
B) The population approach
C) The societal approach
D) The consensus approach
Ans: A
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
3. Which would be classified as a community approach?
A) New regulations for folate fortification of certain foods
B) Fat and calorie labels
C) Bone density screening for an individual at risk
D) Blood pressure screening at the community center
Ans: D
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
,Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
4. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health. The two important strategies to choose from when designing a health
promotion campaign aimed at risk reduction are:
A) population approach and individual approach.
B) collaboration approach.
C) interdisciplinary team approach.
D) All of these are correct.
Ans: A
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
5. A low-income elderly woman is being screened for blood cholesterol level by a community
nutritionist at a community health center. What level of prevention is the nutritionist using?
A) Primary prevention
B) Tertiary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
6. An individual who is undergoing treatment as a result of osteoporosis is receiving which level of
prevention?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
7. A low-income pregnant woman is seen by a community nutritionist at WIC. What level of
prevention is the nutritionist using to reduce the woman’s risk of malnutrition?
A) Primary prevention
B) Tertiary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
,8. A deficiency caused by an inadequate intake of a nutrient could be prevented by:
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) clinical prevention.
D) subclinical prevention.
E) tertiary prevention.
Ans: A
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
9. A community nutritionist is developing a program to reduce most of today’s major public health
problems in the United States. Which of the following is the leading cause of death in the United
States?
A) Heart disease
B) Stroke and diabetes
C) Hypertension
D) Septicemia
E) Malaria
Ans: A
Ahead: The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Chronic Diseases
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
10. Many government, health, and scientific organizations have provided comprehensive
analyses of the relationship between:
A) stroke, cancer, and diabetes.
B) economic depression, wars, and civil rights.
C) infant mortality, heart disease, and poverty.
D) diet, lifestyle, and major chronic diseases.
Ans: D
Ahead: The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Chronic Diseases
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
11. There has been a decrease in cardiovascular disease mortality in the past 25 years in the
United States and most industrialized countries due to a massive preventive campaign to:
A) aid the WFA in worldwide hunger.
B) increase folic acid intake.
C) reduce fat intake and increase physical activity.
D) reduce amino acid consumption.
Ans: C
Ahead: The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Chronic Diseases
Subject: Chapter 1
,Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
12. Public health and community nutritionists engage in multitasking roles that can include all of the
following except:
A) blood pressure screening.
B) diet counseling.
C) chemotherapy.
D) medical nutrition therapy.
Ans: C
Ahead: Public Health and Nutrition
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
13. In public health, who is seen as the patient?
A) The individual
B) The community
C) The elderly
D) Only those in the hospital setting
Ans: B
Ahead: Public Health and Nutrition
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
14. Secondary intervention includes designing activities:
A) to prevent a problem or disease before it starts.
B) to treat a disease that is already present.
C) related to early diagnosis and treatment, including screening for diseases.
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
15. The Cooperative Extension System (CES) works in all of the following areas except:
A) natural resources.
B) the purchasing of wholesale goods.
C) family and consumer sciences.
D) community and economic development.
Ans: B
Ahead: The Cooperative Extension System
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
,16. EFNEP is short for:
A) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
B) Educating Family and Newborn Entitlement Policy.
C) Environmental Funding and Nutrition Education Program.
D) Educating Family and Nutrition Education Program.
Ans: A
Ahead: The Cooperative Extension System
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
17. In the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Nutrition Program, individuals in the
intervention community had:
A) fewer cases of neural tube defects compared to the control community.
B) a significant decrease in the intake of dietary fat compared to the control community.
C) exceedingly high blood pressures compared to the control community.
D) more of a desire to consume high-carbohydrate foods compared to the control community.
Ans: B
Ahead: Successful Community Strategies
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
18. In his socioeconomic model, Mackenbach describes the selection process as represented by
childhood health, which then determines adulthood health and which of the following?
A) Socioeconomic position
B) Psychological state
C) Heart disease risk
D) Governmental view
Ans: A
Ahead: Reducing Risk Through Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
19. A community nutritionist is developing a program to address most of Healthy People 2010
Focus Areas, which include which of the following?
A) Heart disease and cancer
B) Stroke and diabetes
C) Respiratory disease and tobacco use
D) All of these are correct.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: D
Ahead: Healthy People 2010
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
,20. A community can also be defined on the basis of a common interest or goal. A nutritionist was
asked to identify and design a program for common-interest communities. All of these are
examples of common-interest communities except:
A) Members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
B) teenage mothers.
C) coworkers.
D) members of churches.
E) homebound elderly persons.
Ans: C
Ahead: The Concept of Community
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
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Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. In the 1960s, the incidence of malnutrition was not noticed because little or no attention was given to nutritional
health. The acronym for one of the surveys for monitoring nutritional health is NHANES, which stands for:
A) National Health Americans Nutrition Examination Survey.
B) National Help Americans Not Eat Stupidly.
C) National Health and Nutrition Examination Study.
D) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Ans: D
Ahead: Nutrition Assessment in the United States
Subject: Chapter 2
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Nutrition Screening and Assessment
2. Larry is a dietitian at the local community health clinic, and one of his responsibilities is to conduct nutrition
assessments of the clients. Which one of the following is not considered a technique used in conducting a
nutrition assessment?
A) Anthropometric measures
B) Biochemical analysis
C) Note taking
D) Physical examination
Ans: C
Ahead: Nutritional Needs Assessment
Subject: Chapter 2
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Nutrition Screening and Assessment
3. An outpatient dietitian such as Debbie counsels clients after they have left the hospital. If Debbie wants to
obtain her clients’ food intake patterns, she may use all of the following tools except:
A) 24-hour recall.
B) food frequency questionnaire.
C) usual intake record.
D) food record.
Ans: C
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Chapter: Chapter 01 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health. The approach in which instruction is directed at the entire population is the:
A) population approach.
B) collaboration approach.
C) interdisciplinary team approach.
D) individual approach.
Ans: A
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
2. The disadvantage that screening may not be universal and some high-risk individuals may not
be identified is true for which of the following?
A) The individual approach
B) The population approach
C) The societal approach
D) The consensus approach
Ans: A
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
3. Which would be classified as a community approach?
A) New regulations for folate fortification of certain foods
B) Fat and calorie labels
C) Bone density screening for an individual at risk
D) Blood pressure screening at the community center
Ans: D
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
,Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
4. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health. The two important strategies to choose from when designing a health
promotion campaign aimed at risk reduction are:
A) population approach and individual approach.
B) collaboration approach.
C) interdisciplinary team approach.
D) All of these are correct.
Ans: A
Ahead: Health Promotion
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
5. A low-income elderly woman is being screened for blood cholesterol level by a community
nutritionist at a community health center. What level of prevention is the nutritionist using?
A) Primary prevention
B) Tertiary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
6. An individual who is undergoing treatment as a result of osteoporosis is receiving which level of
prevention?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
7. A low-income pregnant woman is seen by a community nutritionist at WIC. What level of
prevention is the nutritionist using to reduce the woman’s risk of malnutrition?
A) Primary prevention
B) Tertiary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
,8. A deficiency caused by an inadequate intake of a nutrient could be prevented by:
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) clinical prevention.
D) subclinical prevention.
E) tertiary prevention.
Ans: A
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
9. A community nutritionist is developing a program to reduce most of today’s major public health
problems in the United States. Which of the following is the leading cause of death in the United
States?
A) Heart disease
B) Stroke and diabetes
C) Hypertension
D) Septicemia
E) Malaria
Ans: A
Ahead: The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Chronic Diseases
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
10. Many government, health, and scientific organizations have provided comprehensive
analyses of the relationship between:
A) stroke, cancer, and diabetes.
B) economic depression, wars, and civil rights.
C) infant mortality, heart disease, and poverty.
D) diet, lifestyle, and major chronic diseases.
Ans: D
Ahead: The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Chronic Diseases
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
11. There has been a decrease in cardiovascular disease mortality in the past 25 years in the
United States and most industrialized countries due to a massive preventive campaign to:
A) aid the WFA in worldwide hunger.
B) increase folic acid intake.
C) reduce fat intake and increase physical activity.
D) reduce amino acid consumption.
Ans: C
Ahead: The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Chronic Diseases
Subject: Chapter 1
,Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
12. Public health and community nutritionists engage in multitasking roles that can include all of the
following except:
A) blood pressure screening.
B) diet counseling.
C) chemotherapy.
D) medical nutrition therapy.
Ans: C
Ahead: Public Health and Nutrition
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
13. In public health, who is seen as the patient?
A) The individual
B) The community
C) The elderly
D) Only those in the hospital setting
Ans: B
Ahead: Public Health and Nutrition
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
14. Secondary intervention includes designing activities:
A) to prevent a problem or disease before it starts.
B) to treat a disease that is already present.
C) related to early diagnosis and treatment, including screening for diseases.
Ans: C
Ahead: Level of Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
15. The Cooperative Extension System (CES) works in all of the following areas except:
A) natural resources.
B) the purchasing of wholesale goods.
C) family and consumer sciences.
D) community and economic development.
Ans: B
Ahead: The Cooperative Extension System
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
,16. EFNEP is short for:
A) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
B) Educating Family and Newborn Entitlement Policy.
C) Environmental Funding and Nutrition Education Program.
D) Educating Family and Nutrition Education Program.
Ans: A
Ahead: The Cooperative Extension System
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
17. In the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Nutrition Program, individuals in the
intervention community had:
A) fewer cases of neural tube defects compared to the control community.
B) a significant decrease in the intake of dietary fat compared to the control community.
C) exceedingly high blood pressures compared to the control community.
D) more of a desire to consume high-carbohydrate foods compared to the control community.
Ans: B
Ahead: Successful Community Strategies
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
18. In his socioeconomic model, Mackenbach describes the selection process as represented by
childhood health, which then determines adulthood health and which of the following?
A) Socioeconomic position
B) Psychological state
C) Heart disease risk
D) Governmental view
Ans: A
Ahead: Reducing Risk Through Prevention
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
19. A community nutritionist is developing a program to address most of Healthy People 2010
Focus Areas, which include which of the following?
A) Heart disease and cancer
B) Stroke and diabetes
C) Respiratory disease and tobacco use
D) All of these are correct.
E) None of these is correct.
Ans: D
Ahead: Healthy People 2010
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
,20. A community can also be defined on the basis of a common interest or goal. A nutritionist was
asked to identify and design a program for common-interest communities. All of these are
examples of common-interest communities except:
A) Members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
B) teenage mothers.
C) coworkers.
D) members of churches.
E) homebound elderly persons.
Ans: C
Ahead: The Concept of Community
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy
Title: Community Nutrition and Public Health
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Chapter: Chapter 02 - Quiz
Multiple Choice
1. In the 1960s, the incidence of malnutrition was not noticed because little or no attention was given to nutritional
health. The acronym for one of the surveys for monitoring nutritional health is NHANES, which stands for:
A) National Health Americans Nutrition Examination Survey.
B) National Help Americans Not Eat Stupidly.
C) National Health and Nutrition Examination Study.
D) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Ans: D
Ahead: Nutrition Assessment in the United States
Subject: Chapter 2
Complexity: Difficult
Title: Nutrition Screening and Assessment
2. Larry is a dietitian at the local community health clinic, and one of his responsibilities is to conduct nutrition
assessments of the clients. Which one of the following is not considered a technique used in conducting a
nutrition assessment?
A) Anthropometric measures
B) Biochemical analysis
C) Note taking
D) Physical examination
Ans: C
Ahead: Nutritional Needs Assessment
Subject: Chapter 2
Complexity: Moderate
Title: Nutrition Screening and Assessment
3. An outpatient dietitian such as Debbie counsels clients after they have left the hospital. If Debbie wants to
obtain her clients’ food intake patterns, she may use all of the following tools except:
A) 24-hour recall.
B) food frequency questionnaire.
C) usual intake record.
D) food record.
Ans: C
