Who would you expect to have a longer life expectancy?
A White male who smoked for 25 years but recently quit
A Black female with no chronic conditions and attends regular church services
A Black male with hypertension
A White female fortune 500 company executive being treated for high cholesterol - Answers A Black
female with no chronic conditions and attends regular church services
What does the term Healthy Life Expectancy mean?
Number of years expect to live with disability or chronic disease
How many people are expected to live without chronic disease among the population
Number of years expected to live given your birth cohort
Number of years expected to live with good health - Answers Number of years expected to live with
good health
Which of the following is a physiological effect of aging that affects nutrition status?
Altered sensory perception
Increased elasticity of blood vessels
Strengthening of joints
Increased renal blood flow - Answers Altered sensory perception
Which funding source supports the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program?
DHHS
USDA - Answers USDA
Which of the following are common traits found among centenarians?
high stress, positive outlook, limited social contact
Positive outlook, regular physical activity, moderate alcohol intake
Low stress, moderate coffee intake, normal weight
Positive outlook, regular physical activity, overweight but not obese - Answers Positive outlook, regular
physical activity, moderate alcohol intake
,Which program provides congregate and home-delivered meals?
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Older Americans Nutrition Program
Adult Care Food Program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Answers Older Americans Nutrition Program
Which of the following statements is true of most older adults?
They are very heterogeneous
They are largely independent
They live in nursing homes
They age at different rates
A and B
A, B, and D - Answers A, B, and D
Which group has the greatest life expectancy?
White women
White men
Black women
Black men - Answers White women
Which funding source supports the Adult Day Care Food Program?
USDA
DHHS - Answers USDA
A typical Title III meal pattern would include which of the following?
3 oz meat or meat alternative
2 half-cup portions of fruits and vegetables
1 tsp of butter or margarine
a and b
, A, B, and C - Answers A, B, and C
A food bank project buys irregular foods that are damaged or expired and would be thrown away, and
sells the food to older adults at a reduced price.
True
False - Answers False
The baby boom generation consists of people born between which years?
1900 and 1920
1922 and 1936
1940 and 1980
1946 and 1964
1946 and 1980 - Answers 1946 and 1964
Which is a government-sponsored program that includes congregate and home-delivered meals?
Polypharmacy
Older Americans Nutrition Program
Activities of daily living
Older Americans Act Older Americans Act
Instrumental activities of daily living - Answers Older Americans Nutrition Program
What does the Older Americans Nutrition Program provide to meet the needs of homebound older
adults?
Information
Referrals
Transportation
Shopping Assistance
All of these - Answers All of these
Which best describes an example of tertiary prevention?
A health fair