Exam 6: Public Policy and Nutrition

At the state level, government officials depend on state community/public health nutritionists as their experts on the nutritional status of their community.

All of the following are sources of information on Federal Legislation and Regulations except:

Amy consulted a dietitian recently to discuss her nutrition-related condition that may lead to diabetes if she doesn't make modest changes in her diet and physical activity level. What is this health condition?

Nutrition research, nutrition monitoring, and nutrition policy are not interrelated.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) worked with Congress to pass a Farm Bill that supports nutrition programs and provides access to healthy food for millions of Americans.

State government policymaking structures and processes are not comparable to those of the federal government.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Current Public Policy Agenda includes all of the following except:

In July 2004, DHHS announced a new Medicare coverage policy "that would remove barriers to covering _______________ interventions if scientific and medical evidence demonstrated their effectiveness in improving Medicare beneficiaries' health outcomes.

All of the following are different types of public policies that can impact food, nutrition, and health except:

The four components that form the foundation of the U.S. nutrition policy are:

The government can use different tools to influence policies and the lives of citizens. Some of the tools is/are:

_____________________ information is used to determine dietary habits, identify high-risk population groups to plan public health intervention programs, and initiate food assistance awareness efforts; establish the national health agenda and evaluate progress towards achieving national health objectives; establish guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of nutritional conditions; and evaluate the impact of nutrition initiatives for military feeding systems.

A group of individuals united by similar interests that represents corporations, trade associations, ideological groups, labor unions, or member associations is called a:

In dietetic practice, science policy is an action that influences food assistance programs for low-income individuals, creates eligibility criteria, and affects food costs.

List five of the seven strategies of policy making.

Community nutrition students were required to identify the government agency responsible for administering the School Breakfast Program, which is the:

Which federal agency regulates the content of food advertisements and truth-in-labeling laws?

Anthony gave a presentation about a policy that influences food assistance programs for low-income individuals, which is:

Students enrolled in a community nutrition course were required to identify the government agency responsible for administering nutrition monitoring and other nutrition surveillance activities of the DHHS, which is known as:

Forming an alliance with various groups, such as researchers, healthcare professionals, consumers, and religious groups, is part of which of the following policymaking strategies?