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Boyle
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
True / False
1. A community is a grouping of people who reside in a specific locality and interact and connect through social
structure to fulfill a wide range of daily needs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Communities exist only on local and regional levels.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals and
groups within communities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Policy is an essential aspect of the work of a community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States today are chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. The scope of modern-day public health is restricted to matters of sanitation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. The aim of public health work is to protect, promote, and restore people’s health through the application of science,
practical skills, and collective actions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. The community nutritionist identifies nutritional needs in the community, but is not involved in planning new
programming or services for the community.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Boyle
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
9. Most community nutrition positions require registration as a dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Marketing is an important skill for the community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. Community nutritionists are expected to plan, evaluate, manage, and market nutrition services, programs, and
interventions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. In most cases, the practice setting of community nutritionists is limited to schools and public health departments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. Nutrition and dietetic technicians are restricted from working in community nutrition.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Medical nutrition therapy is outside the scope of practice for community nutritionists.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
15. Community nutritionists are expected to be multiskilled practitioners.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Multiple Choice
16. Which of the following is an institutional–organizational-level setting?
a. High school
b. Public Park
c. Residential district
d. Family home
ANSWER: a
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Boyle
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
17. Which of the following would be a job responsibility of a community nutritionist?
a. Providing discharge instructions to patients leaving the hospital
b. Formulating diet plans for inpatients recovering from surgery
c. Estimating energy needs for ventilated patients in the ICU
d. Assessing the nutrition status of local children and adolescents
ANSWER: d
18. What is entrepreneurship?
a. the act of using community nutrition resources responsibly
b. the marketing and delivering of a product or service
c. the proposal to start a business
d. the creation of something of value through the creation of organization
ANSWER: d
19. What is one of the essences of entrepreneurship?
a. organization
b. innovation
c. marketing
d. dependability
ANSWER: b
20. Examples of how community nutritionists engage in entrepreneurial activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. recognizing opportunities to deliver health messaging
b. developing a marketing plan
c. building the team to deliver nutrition programs or services
d. reading research
ANSWER: d
21. What is the focus of secondary prevention?
a. prevention of disease by controlling risk factors
b. treatment and rehabilitation of people who have suffered illness or injury
c. support of individual factors such as knowledge and skills
d. early detection of disease through screening and risk appraisal
ANSWER: d
22. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a. Genetic predisposition
b. Race
c. Gender
d. Education level
ANSWER: d
23. Which description best applies to Healthy People 2030?
a. A national strategy for improving the health of the United States
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Boyle
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
True / False
1. A community is a grouping of people who reside in a specific locality and interact and connect through social
structure to fulfill a wide range of daily needs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. Communities exist only on local and regional levels.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals and
groups within communities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. Policy is an essential aspect of the work of a community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States today are chronic diseases.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. The scope of modern-day public health is restricted to matters of sanitation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. The aim of public health work is to protect, promote, and restore people’s health through the application of science,
practical skills, and collective actions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. The community nutritionist identifies nutritional needs in the community, but is not involved in planning new
programming or services for the community.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Community Nutrition in Action 8th Edition
Boyle
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
9. Most community nutrition positions require registration as a dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Marketing is an important skill for the community nutritionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. Community nutritionists are expected to plan, evaluate, manage, and market nutrition services, programs, and
interventions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. In most cases, the practice setting of community nutritionists is limited to schools and public health departments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. Nutrition and dietetic technicians are restricted from working in community nutrition.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. Medical nutrition therapy is outside the scope of practice for community nutritionists.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
15. Community nutritionists are expected to be multiskilled practitioners.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Multiple Choice
16. Which of the following is an institutional–organizational-level setting?
a. High school
b. Public Park
c. Residential district
d. Family home
ANSWER: a
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Boyle
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Opportunities in Community Nutrition
17. Which of the following would be a job responsibility of a community nutritionist?
a. Providing discharge instructions to patients leaving the hospital
b. Formulating diet plans for inpatients recovering from surgery
c. Estimating energy needs for ventilated patients in the ICU
d. Assessing the nutrition status of local children and adolescents
ANSWER: d
18. What is entrepreneurship?
a. the act of using community nutrition resources responsibly
b. the marketing and delivering of a product or service
c. the proposal to start a business
d. the creation of something of value through the creation of organization
ANSWER: d
19. What is one of the essences of entrepreneurship?
a. organization
b. innovation
c. marketing
d. dependability
ANSWER: b
20. Examples of how community nutritionists engage in entrepreneurial activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. recognizing opportunities to deliver health messaging
b. developing a marketing plan
c. building the team to deliver nutrition programs or services
d. reading research
ANSWER: d
21. What is the focus of secondary prevention?
a. prevention of disease by controlling risk factors
b. treatment and rehabilitation of people who have suffered illness or injury
c. support of individual factors such as knowledge and skills
d. early detection of disease through screening and risk appraisal
ANSWER: d
22. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a. Genetic predisposition
b. Race
c. Gender
d. Education level
ANSWER: d
23. Which description best applies to Healthy People 2030?
a. A national strategy for improving the health of the United States
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