Biological programming hypothesis - Answers Early experiences can program an individual's future
health and development. This includes prenatal programming as well as intergenerational programming
(i.e. the health of the mother prior to conception) that impact disease or condition, or make and
individual more vulnerable or susceptible to developing a disease or condition in the future.
Low birth weight and/or failure to thrive have been linked to the following later-life outcomes: -
Answers Lower cognitive function
Schizophrenia
Susceptibility to stress and emotional disorders
Increased risk of breast cancer
Childhood and adult obesity
Social and Economic Context: - Answers Adverse effects of the accumulation and interaction of risk- a
process initiated by the relationship of poor growth with poor socioeconomic circumstances.
Life Course Perspective - Answers Life Course suggests that a complex interplay of biological, behavioral,
psychological, and social protective and risk factors contribute to health outcomes across the span of a
person's life.
best strategy for early childhood policy - Answers one of progressive universalism
Support for every family with additional support going to those with greater needs
stress - Answers •Stress refers to the uncomfortable experiences people have when they face
challenging or threatening events or conditions that they feel strain their resources for coping
(Bravemen, 2023).
The body's nonspecific response to any demand - pleasant or unpleasant
stressor, hardships, or stressful conditions - Answers refer to the challenging events or conditions that
produce the experience of stress.
Resilience - Answers a positive outcome in the face of adversity
Direct influences of stress on health - Answers Happens through biological processes.
Fight-or-flight response
, Immune system process can lead to immune dysregulation
Both biology and context matter in this.
Indirect influences of stress on health - Answers Influences health by shaping behaviors that influence
health
The social and physical environment contains several stressors
Food security - Answers when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient
safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy
life.
Food insecurity - Answers "situation when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and
nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life."
Hunger - Answers an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of
dietary energy
Dimensions of food security - Answers •Physical availability of food - addresses the "supply side" of food
security
Economic and physical access to food
Food utilization - way the body makes the most of various nutrients in the food
Stability of the other three dimensions over time
Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) - Answers The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) measures
the share of the population that has experienced food insecurity at moderate or severe levels during the
period of measurement
Collects data at the household level using food insecurity questionnaire
Based on eight questions