Nutr 430 Exam 1 ( Modules 1-6) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Module 1: Principles of Public health and Community Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER -
Primary goal of Public Health and Community Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - Health
promotion and disease prevention
Define concepts of "health promotion" - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of enabling
people to achieve their maximum potential for good health
Define concepts of "Wellness" - CORRECT ANSWER - 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.
Successful health promotion and wellness requires what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Changing
how we think about health and health care --> a paradigm shift
Shift from treatment-->PREVENTION
Explain idea of "determinants of health" - CORRECT ANSWER - The range of personal,
social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status. It is interrelationships
among these factors that determine individual and population health.
Examples: Gender & Age, Race, Lifestyle, Environment
What are the five key areas of social determinants? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Economic
Stability
,-Employment, food insecurity, poverty
2. Education
-Early Childhood education, high school and college education
3. Social and Community Context
-Discrimination
4. Health and Health Care
-Access to primary health care, health literacy
5. Neighborhood and Built Environment
-Access to health foods, manmade structures that enhance or interfere with health promotion
Define concept of "public health" practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Its to prevent problems
from occurring such disease or injuries
Examples: Putting up road signs to prevent car/ bike accidents
Describe theoretical framework of the Socio-ecological model - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Societal (policies, laws)
2. Community (schools, workplace, cultural values, norms, built environments)
3. Interpersonal (Friends, Family, Social networks)
4.Individual (knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, skills)
What is the Socio-ecological model's role in planning public health and community nutrition
interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER - The role is to be a positive influence on behaviors
towards nutrition such as educating about nutrition, changing people's attitudes or beliefs and
improving skills for cooking.
, Concept of Public health and Community nutrition interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -
Interventions are planned activities that are targeted to change behavior in a certain group
What are the 3 desired outcomes of public health/ community nutrition interventions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Build awareness
2. Changing behaviors
3. Creating supportive environment (behavior change is easy)
What are the 3 levels of prevention in public health/community nutrition interventions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Purpose: Improve QOL, Social and Personal
productivity, reduce burden on society
Health promotion:
Intervene prior to onset of disease
"Keeping people well"
Secondary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - The person has a risk factor that they may or
may not know about
"Primary medical care" is an example
Typically includes screening tests (pt is asymptomatic)
Tertiary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease management to reduce co-morbidities
or early mortality
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Module 1: Principles of Public health and Community Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER -
Primary goal of Public Health and Community Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - Health
promotion and disease prevention
Define concepts of "health promotion" - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of enabling
people to achieve their maximum potential for good health
Define concepts of "Wellness" - CORRECT ANSWER - 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.
Successful health promotion and wellness requires what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Changing
how we think about health and health care --> a paradigm shift
Shift from treatment-->PREVENTION
Explain idea of "determinants of health" - CORRECT ANSWER - The range of personal,
social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status. It is interrelationships
among these factors that determine individual and population health.
Examples: Gender & Age, Race, Lifestyle, Environment
What are the five key areas of social determinants? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Economic
Stability
,-Employment, food insecurity, poverty
2. Education
-Early Childhood education, high school and college education
3. Social and Community Context
-Discrimination
4. Health and Health Care
-Access to primary health care, health literacy
5. Neighborhood and Built Environment
-Access to health foods, manmade structures that enhance or interfere with health promotion
Define concept of "public health" practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Its to prevent problems
from occurring such disease or injuries
Examples: Putting up road signs to prevent car/ bike accidents
Describe theoretical framework of the Socio-ecological model - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Societal (policies, laws)
2. Community (schools, workplace, cultural values, norms, built environments)
3. Interpersonal (Friends, Family, Social networks)
4.Individual (knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, skills)
What is the Socio-ecological model's role in planning public health and community nutrition
interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER - The role is to be a positive influence on behaviors
towards nutrition such as educating about nutrition, changing people's attitudes or beliefs and
improving skills for cooking.
, Concept of Public health and Community nutrition interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -
Interventions are planned activities that are targeted to change behavior in a certain group
What are the 3 desired outcomes of public health/ community nutrition interventions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Build awareness
2. Changing behaviors
3. Creating supportive environment (behavior change is easy)
What are the 3 levels of prevention in public health/community nutrition interventions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Purpose: Improve QOL, Social and Personal
productivity, reduce burden on society
Health promotion:
Intervene prior to onset of disease
"Keeping people well"
Secondary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - The person has a risk factor that they may or
may not know about
"Primary medical care" is an example
Typically includes screening tests (pt is asymptomatic)
Tertiary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease management to reduce co-morbidities
or early mortality
