TEST BANK FOR COMMUNITY NUTRITION IN ACTION: AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH 6E BY BOYLE

1-2 Test Bank1 for Community Nutrition in Action 6e Chapter 1 – Opportunities in Community Nutrition Learning Objectives 1.1 Describe the three arenas of community nutrition practice. 1.2 Explain how community nutrition practice fits into the larger realm of public health. 1.3 Describe the three types of prevention efforts. 1.4 List three major health objectives for the nation and explain why each is important. 1.5 Outline the educational requirements, practice settings, and roles and responsibilities of community and public health nutritionists. 1.6 Explain why entrepreneurship is important to the practice of community nutrition. True/False2 1. Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to prevent disease while improving the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals within communities. a. true b. false ANS: a REF: 5 OBJ: 1.1 2. Only low-income individuals benefit from community nutrition programming. a. true b. false ANS: b REF: 5 OBJ: 1.1 3. Policy defines what governments and organizations intend to accomplish through their laws, regulations, and programs. a. true b. false ANS: a REF: 5 OBJ: 1.1 4. Regardless of the setting or target audience, community nutrition programs have one desired outcome, which is to make money for the organization providing the education. a. true b. false ANS: b REF: 6 OBJ: 1.1 5. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States have changed little in the past 100 years. a. true b. false ANS: b REF: 6 OBJ: 1.2 6. Many of the major chronic disease killers have a link to lifestyle behaviors, such as food consumption and physical inactivity. a. true b. false 1 By Melanie Tracy Burns, PhD, RD of Eastern Illinois University 2 ANS = correct answer; REF = page reference; OBJ = learning objective