Introduction to Nutrition NR228
What types of educational offerings will help clients increase their information literacy about nutrition, health, and wellness? Select all that apply.
Informal education Formal education Nonformal education
What is likely to be the biggest barrier to health eating for a single mother with children working 50-60 hours per week as a health professional?
Insufficient time to plan
As discussed in the Healthy People 2030 initiative, which objectives support nutrition and healthy eating? Select all that apply.
All
What is the best course of action to provide the body sufficient amounts of vital nutrients?
Eat a variety of foods form each of the food groups
What strategies are used by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess the overall nutritional and health status of Americans?
It combines interviews and physical examinations of both adults and children.
A child missed lunch
Low blood glucose levels
As discussed in the Healthy People 2030 initiative, which objectives support nutrition and healthy eating? Select all that apply.
Reduce cholesterol in adults Increase the proportion of schools that don't sell less healthy foods and drinks Increase the proportion
A home health care provider is visiting a 55-year-old client who has just returned home from the hospital after being treated for a myocardial infarction. The health care provider will be educating the client on nutritional therapy as prescribed by the primary care provider in the treatment plan. This education represents which level of prevention?
Tertiary prevention
Nutrient overview
carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water
According to Healthy People, which objectives are aimed to support efforts to reduce obesity in the United States by 2030? Select all that apply.
increase the proportion of eligible people completing CDC-recognized type 2 diabetes prevention programs. Increase the proportion of health care visits by adults with obesity that include counseling on weight loss, nutrition, or physical activity. Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with obesity.
What strategy can a health care professional use to increase health literacy of ethnic minorities?
invite members of the community to help identify nutritional needs and teaching strategies.
For the body to function, maintain, and support optimal health and wellness, a client needs to consume adequate amounts of which substance?
Nutrients
A health care provider has recently accepted a new position in a community health clinic and will develop new health programs aimed for older adults. The health care provider can become familiar with which information on the current Healthy People website
Nutrition priorities and goals for older adults.
what are the six health dimensions and defining characteristic(s) that support nutritional health?
Physical Health-efficient Intellectual health -use of intellectual abiltiies Emotional Health-ability to control emotions Social-interactions... Spiritual-cultural beliefs Environmental-external factors
Match each dimension
Physical health: efficient body functioning Intellectual health: use of intellectual abilities Social health: interactions and relationships with others Spiritual health: cultural beliefs about the purpose of life Environmental health: external factors that impact living and work settings
A healthy, middle-aged male client asks about what they can do to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. What strategies to include when answering, such as controlling weight, selecting healthy food options, and planning nutrition are included in which type of prevention?
Primary prevention
