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Describe the primary goal of the practice of community and public health nutrition. ☑: Health promotion and disease prevention, wellness Define the concepts of health promotion and wellness. ☑: Health promotion-the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health Wellness- an optimal state of health. It concerns a person's individual health physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and also their role in society and fulfilling expectations in their family, community, place of worship, workplace and environment. Define determinants of health. Describe how determinants of health can impact nutritional status ☑: Biology and genetics: sex, race, age, other hereditary factors Lifestyle: physical activity , diet, hobbies, drugs, alcohol, hygiene Living, working, and social conditions: housing, education, job, income, access to health services and nutritious foods EXCELLENCE 2 Community Conditions: Climate and geography, water supply, social services, politics, built environment Background Conditions: national food and nutrition policy, national minimum wage, cultural beliefs and values, media messages Define the concept of "public health". Explain factors that impact the targets of public health programming over time. ☑: Public health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community efforts Preventing disease, health promotion Heath can change due to Biology, lifestyle, and background conditions Biology - genetics, family history Environment - living, social, working, community, background, air quality Lifestyle - eat, smoke, exercise Primary risk factors for disease involve obesity nowadays Describe the concept of community nutrition intervention. ☑: An intervention is a planned activity that is targeted to change behavior in a certain group of people. The goal is health promotion and disease prevention Describe three basic objectives, strategies, and desired outcomes of community nutrition interventions. ☑: Building awareness- we want to raise awareness of the issue EXCELLENCE 3 Changing behaviors-we want to change the behavior of those affected by the issue Creating supportive environments- we want to be supportive to allow for change Differentiate between the three "levels" of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary). ☑: Primary- health promotion, intervene prior to the onset of disease. The purpose is to improve quality of life, social and personal productivity, reduce burden on society Ex: taxes on soda, fortification of foods, Silver sneakers club, education, minimum requirements for exercise Secondary- primary medical care. Typically includes a screening component, such as mammograms when there are no visible symptoms Ex: child obesity - nutrition classes, required exercise, fitness gram and biometric screening, reaching out to parents, classes on how to manage diabetes, obesity and weight loss. Tertiary- disease management to reduce co-morbidities or early mortality. Ex: I have this disease, what steps can I take now? Managing diabetes, etc Describe the three "targets" of community nutrition interventions (individuals, communities, systems). Describe advantages and disadvantages of different approaches. ☑: Individuals (individual or personal-based prevention) - one person or a very small group of people. Advantage: can be tailored to the needs of that person(s). Disadvantage: cannot reach a broad net, or impact lot