Nutrition 430 - exam 1 Correctly Answered Questions| UpToDate | Already Graded A+

What three health domains in American are poorer than other industrialized nations ☑: -heart disease -obesity -infant mortality rate compare American's participation in behaviors that are linked to poor health to other high-income countries ☑: o American's consume more calories per capita, abuse more prescription and illicit drugs, are less likely to fasten seat belts, have more traffic accidents involving alcohol, own more firearms than their peers in other countries, and become sexually active at a younger age o There is a higher rate of poverty in the US o Physical and social environments in the US, effecting how we travel and our food consumption o Stressful environments Health promotion and wellness EXCELLENCE 2 ☑: the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health what is the primary goal of the practice of community and public health nutrition ☑: health promotion and disease prevention public health ☑: o The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community efforts, so organizing these benefits as to enable every citizen to realize his/her birthright of health and longevity o Fulfilling society's interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy community nutrition intervention ☑: Any activity that is planned and targeted to change a behavior, typically emphasizing maintaining health or preventing a disease describe three basic types of prevention efforts ☑: primary, secondary, and tertiary primary prevention ☑: health promotion (intervene prior to the onset of disease to eliminate or reduce risk factors), improve quality of life, social and personal productivity, and reduce burden on society. Preventing disease incidence EXCELLENCE 3 secondary prevention ☑: screening process, measuring something to identify if they are at risk or not, prevent progression to established diseases tertiary prevention ☑: disease management to reduce co-morbidities or early mortality what are the three targets of community nutrition interventions ☑: individual, community, and system based individual based target ☑: looking for change in an individual • Adv: ID highest risk, ability to provide to their needs • Dis: maybe missing people and not be able to ID everyone at risk community based target ☑: targeting a larger group • Adv: may save more lives than individual, may result in change in environment • Dis: May not be cost effective (because not everyone will be at risk), lacks ability to personalize system based target