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National Nutrition Policy: - correct answer--Set of guidelines that specify how nutritional needs of
population will be met
-How issues of hunger, malnutrition, food safety, food labeling, food fortifications, etc. will be addressed
US policies: - correct answer--Food assistance programs- SNAP, WIC
-National nutrition and health objectives
-Regulations to safeguard food supply and ensure safe food handling
-Dietary guidance systems
-Monitoring and surveillance programs
-Food labeling legislation
Nutrition Monitoring: - correct answer-term that includes following activities
-nutrition assessment: nutrition surveillance: nutrition screening:
nutrition assessment: - correct answer-interpretation of info obtained from dietary, biochemical,
anthropometric and clinical studies.
nutrition surveillance: - correct answer-continuous assessment of NTR status to detect changes in trends
nutrition screening: - correct answer-ID specific individuals for public health intervention
1990: - correct answer-Congress established National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research
Program (NNMRRP).
Joint effort of USDA and DHHS. - correct answer--Includes > 50 surveillance activities that monitor and
evaluate health and nutritional status of the U.S
, NNMRRP Goals: - correct answer--Provide scientific basis for maintenance & improvement of nutrition
status and quality of national food supply.
-Collect, analyze, disseminate data on
Id high risk groups/geographical areas
nutrition status of population
quality of food supply
food consumption patterns
consumer knowledge and attitudes
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): - correct answer--data used to influence
policy/improve health
Removed lead from gasoline
Used to create and update pediatric growth charts
-Population based survey - about 5000 people surveyed
2 parts to survey for NHANES: - correct answer--Home interview - health status, disease history, diet
questions
-Health examination in Mobile Exam Center (MEC)-medical, dental, anthropometrics, lab work
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) and the Pregnancy Surveillance System (PNSS) : -
correct answer--Monitored nutritional status of low-income infants, children, women in federally funded
MCH programs.
-Provided data on prevalence and trends of nutrition-related indicators.
Ex: # of low birth weight infants, breastfeeding #'s, prevalence of anemia
-Discontinued: this data collection spread out among numerous surveys now
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG): - correct answer--Gathers information on family life, marriage/
divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men's and women's health.
-Survey results are used by DHHS and others to plan health services and health education programs
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