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, effect on nutritional health and so are less likely to be addressed.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: dm 4-6 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health promotion and maintenance
5. An example of community support for health promotion is
a. teaching a young mother skills in safe food preparation.
b.watching a television documentary about industry errors in food processing.
c. labeling fresh poultry packages with information about proper food storage.
d.being aware that Salmonella can be transmitted because of inadequate food preparation.
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ANS: C
Food labeling information is an example of community support because it is a regulatory
measure that supports new health-promoting behaviors within a social context. Teaching,
watching television and awareness may increase knowledge, but they do not alter the social
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context by regulation or environmental change.
DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplyingREFage 4
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Health promotion and maintenance
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6. An example of a technique for health promotion is
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a. exercising five times a week.
b.local supermarkets expanding the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables.
c. teaching a teenager how to choose healthier foods at fast-food restaurants.
d.information about the relationship of dietary intake and diet-related disorders.
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ANS: C
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Health promotion consists of strategies that are designed improve the health of individuals,
families, groups, and communities, such as teaching a teenager how to choose healthier fast
foods. Exercising regularly contributes to wellness, but it is not bringing about a change in health
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unless this is a change in behavior. Stocking a wider availability of fresh produce does not
promote health, unless the supermarket uses specific strategies to encourage consumption.
Information about the relationship between nutrients and disease is simply information unless it
is used to promote behavior change.
DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplyingREFage 4
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Health promotion and maintenance
7. For the efficient functioning and maintenance of the body, a person needs to consume