Test Bank1 for Community Nutrition in Action 6e
Chapter 1 – Opportunities in Community Nutrition
Learning Objectives
1.1 Describe the three arenas of community nutrition practice.
1.2 Explain how community nutrition practice fits into the larger realm of public health.
1.3 Describe the three types of prevention efforts.
1.4 List three major health objectives for the nation and explain why each is important.
1.5 Outline the educational requirements, practice settings, and roles and responsibilities of
community and public health nutritionists.
1.6 Explain why entrepreneurship is important to the practice of community nutrition.
True/False2
1. Community nutrition is a discipline that strives to prevent disease while improving the
health, nutrition, and well-being of individuals within communities.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 5 OBJ: 1.1
2. Only low-income individuals benefit from community nutrition programming.
a. true
b. false
ANS: b REF: 5 OBJ: 1.1
3. Policy defines what governments and organizations intend to accomplish through their
laws, regulations, and programs.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 5 OBJ: 1.1
4. Regardless of the setting or target audience, community nutrition programs have one
desired outcome, which is to make money for the organization providing the education.
a. true
b. false
ANS: b REF: 6 OBJ: 1.1
5. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States have changed little in
the past 100 years.
a. true
b. false
ANS: b REF: 6 OBJ: 1.2
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ANS = correct answer; REF = page reference; OBJ = learning objective
14. Public health nutrition refers to those community-based programs that are conducted by a
government agency.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 17 OBJ: 1.5
15. Registered dietitians must earn a master’s degree to practice within the community.
a. true
b. false
ANS: b REF: 18 OBJ: 1.5
16. The term “nutritionist” is not legally defined; therefore, the public may fall prey to anyone
who wishes to use this title.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 21 OBJ: 1.5
17. An entrepreneur is someone who undertakes the risk of a business venture.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 24 OBJ: 1.6
18. As society becomes more ethnically diverse, more knowledge of health beliefs, cultural
foods, and values is needed.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 28 OBJ: 1.6
19. Sustainability refers to the capacity to be maintained over the long term in order to meet
the needs of the present without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their
needs.
a. true
b. false
ANS: a REF: 30 OBJ: 1.6
20. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics does not support the concept of food sustainability
as its focus is too narrow.
a. true
b. false
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