Community Nutrition in Action
Chapters:{ 1 and 2} Questions And
Answers 2025.
community - Answer - a group of people who are located in a particular space (including
cyberspace), have shared values, and interact within a social system
community nutrition - Answer - a discipline that strives to prevent disease and to improve the
health, nutrition, and well- being of individuals and groups within communities (people, policy,
programs)
policy - Answer - a course of action chosen by public authorities to address a given problem
public health - Answer - focuses on protecting and promoting people's health through the
actions of society
bioterrorism - Answer - the intentional release of disease causing toxins, microorganisms, or
other substances
ecology - Answer - the interrelations between individuals and their environment
health - Answer - according to the World Health Organization, a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well- being, not merely the absence of disease
health promotion - Answer - the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential
for good health
, intervention - Answer - a health promotion activity aimed at changing the behavior of a target
audience
risk factor - Answer - factors associated with an increased probability of acquiring a disease
Social- ecological models (SEMs) - Answer - focus on the nature of people's interactions with
their surrounding physical and sociocultural environments
cognitions - Answer - the knowledge and awareness that people have of their environment and
the judgements they make related to it
attitudes - Answer - an individual's positive or negative evaluation of preforming a behavior or
engaging in an activity
healthy people - Answer - a set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide
national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in
the US
determinants of health - Answer - the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status. It is the interrelationship among these factors that
determine individual and population health
surveillance - Answer - an approach to collecting data on a population's health and nutrition
status in which data collection occurs regularly and repeatedly
community dietitians/ public health nutritionists - Answer - nutrition professionals who plan
and evaluate food and nutrition programs; develop food and nutrition policies; plan,
implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs; provide nutrition
services to all age groups in a community setting
Chapters:{ 1 and 2} Questions And
Answers 2025.
community - Answer - a group of people who are located in a particular space (including
cyberspace), have shared values, and interact within a social system
community nutrition - Answer - a discipline that strives to prevent disease and to improve the
health, nutrition, and well- being of individuals and groups within communities (people, policy,
programs)
policy - Answer - a course of action chosen by public authorities to address a given problem
public health - Answer - focuses on protecting and promoting people's health through the
actions of society
bioterrorism - Answer - the intentional release of disease causing toxins, microorganisms, or
other substances
ecology - Answer - the interrelations between individuals and their environment
health - Answer - according to the World Health Organization, a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well- being, not merely the absence of disease
health promotion - Answer - the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential
for good health
, intervention - Answer - a health promotion activity aimed at changing the behavior of a target
audience
risk factor - Answer - factors associated with an increased probability of acquiring a disease
Social- ecological models (SEMs) - Answer - focus on the nature of people's interactions with
their surrounding physical and sociocultural environments
cognitions - Answer - the knowledge and awareness that people have of their environment and
the judgements they make related to it
attitudes - Answer - an individual's positive or negative evaluation of preforming a behavior or
engaging in an activity
healthy people - Answer - a set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide
national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in
the US
determinants of health - Answer - the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status. It is the interrelationship among these factors that
determine individual and population health
surveillance - Answer - an approach to collecting data on a population's health and nutrition
status in which data collection occurs regularly and repeatedly
community dietitians/ public health nutritionists - Answer - nutrition professionals who plan
and evaluate food and nutrition programs; develop food and nutrition policies; plan,
implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs; provide nutrition
services to all age groups in a community setting
