NUTR 430 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define food security ☑: Access at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life Also includes quality- to obtain in a normal way, no stealing, no garbage rummaging Describe factors that determine whether someone is food secure. ☑: the quality of food people have access to, is there easy access, is the food safe or do they have a safe way of storing it, psychological aspect of liking the food you can get and are they based on your culture (culture norm for you) Define fo...

Health Promotion ☑: Helping all people achieve their maximum potential for good health Community ☑: A group of people who are located in a particular space have shared values and interact with soial systems Community Nutrition ☑: A discppline that strives to prevent disease and to improve the health nutrition and wellbeing of individuals and groups within communities policy ☑: a course of action chosen by public authorities to adress a given problem public health ☑: Focuses on ...

Define "community needs assessment," and describe its purpose. ☑: an assessment that indicates a gap. It -evaluates health & nutrition status of community -identifies community resources and *community's capacity* to promote the public's health -considers community "wants" It's purpose is to: identify problems and at-risk populations to improve the community's health List reasons why a community nutrition professional would initiate community needs assessment. ☑: -to gain ...

Define food security and describe factors that determine whether someone is food secure. ☑: Food security: access at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life (WHO) Factors that determine whether someone is food secure or not: Nutrient value, calories are not all the same Specific diets show food compliance Comfort foods do not always meet "needs" (preference) Obtaining food in socially acceptable ways Not stealing, growing yourself, bartering, road kill Cultu...

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...

T/F The CDC, FDA, and AAP claim there are health benefits from drinking raw milk ☑: False (can cause e-coli, no health benefits) What is an argument for raw milk from a libertarian perspectives? ☑: Personal choice T/F The sell of raw milk is regulated the same as pasteurized milk ☑: False (not regulated) What is argument for raw milk from a moral perspective? ☑: Religious groups against pasteurization What is a public health milk against drinking/the sell of raw milk? ☑: Severe ...

Describe the concept of community needs assessment ☑: Evaluates health and nutrition status of community- collect data Identify community resources and community's capacity to promote public's health Consider community's wants Purpose of conducting community needs assessment. ☑: Identify problem so can come up with relevant solutions Identify circumstances that would prompt/trigger a community needs assessment. ☑: Community understanding Generate new data Validate research Obtai...

What is Public Health Nutrition? ☑: improving the health of the population through improved nutrition What is the mission of Public Health? ☑: Population based service to protect and promote health and to prevent disease and injury What are the 3 core function of Public Health & Public Health Nutrition? ☑: -Assessment: assess community health status and available resources and adequate resources for problems identified (What is the prevalence of a disease in a community?) -Assuran...

Describe the primary goal of the practice of community and public health nutrition. ☑: Health promotion and disease prevention, wellness Define the concepts of health promotion and wellness. ☑: Health promotion-the process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health Wellness- 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 the...

Parts of the Assessment function of Public Health - Monitor Health and Diagnose & Investigate Importance of Planning and Evaluation - 1. Assess the needs of the target population 2. Identify the problem 3. Develop appropriate goals and objectives 4. Create an intervention that is likely to achieve the desired results 5. Implement the intervention 6. Evaluate results Needs assessment - - incidence or prevalence - Effects on individual and community - Causes and preventive measure...