Deck 7: Serving Those at Highest Nutritional Risk

Question 1

A high risk factor is a biological, economic, environmental, or social insult that increases risk of developing a disease or poor health condition.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Poverty guidelines were first used in 1960.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The Economy Food Plan was replaced by the Thrifty Food Plan.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In 2014, the highest poverty rates in the US were among Black populous.

Question 5

In 2014, Hispanics were the most likely group not to graduate high school.

Question 6

Low literacy does not necessarily affect nutritional health.

Question 7

Citizenship does not necessarily affect nutritional health.

Question 8

Food is the largest single annual expense in a household.

Question 9

In 2014, 14% of all households were food insecure.

Question 10

The Affordable Care Act was created to insure US persons in healthcare who were previously not insured.

Question 11

Which of the following is the basis for determination of the Federal Poverty Line?

A) The median cost of rental housing
B) The average cost of heating fuel expense
C) The least expensive food purchasing plan to meet a family's nutritional needs
D) None of the above

Question 12

What proportion of the population of individuals living in poverty in the United States do children represent?

A) Ten percent
B) One quarter
C) One third
D) One half

Question 13

Which of the following food assistance programs might be available to a four-year-old child experiencing food insecurity?

A) WIC
B) Head Start
C) SNAP
D) All of the above

Question 14

At what percentage of the Federal Poverty Level would a family need to be for a child to be eligible for a free school lunch through the National School Lunch Program?

A) 130%
B) 140%
C) 185%
D) 200%

Question 15

Which of the following would be considered a community-level factor when assessing nutritional status?

A) Family income
B) Maternal educational attainment
C) Availability of supermarkets
D) Percent of income spent on rent

Question 16

____________ affects nutritional health.

A) Low literacy
B) Political views
C) Cultural bias
D) None of the above

Question 17

___________ affects nutritional health.

A) Citizenship
B) Religion
C) Attitude
D) None of the above

Question 18

_________ is the largest single, annual expenditure in a household.

A) Food
B) Housing
C) Water
D) Electricity

Question 19

In 2014, ___% of all households were food insecure.

A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 14%
D) 16%

Question 20

The _________________ was created to insure US persons in healthcare who were previously not insured.

A) Affordable Care Act
B) Geriatric Act
C) World Health Organization
D) Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 21

In the United States, the poverty line is determined by:

A) The average monthly cost of food for a family of four
B) The average monthly cost of housing, utilities, and food for a family of four
C) The cost of the thrifty food plan
D) Annual cost estimates by the Department of Health and Human Services

Question 22

Which of the following is a criticism of the current poverty line?

A) Families are spending a greater percentage of their income on food than they did in the past.
B) The cost of basic necessities has remained stable over time.
C) The cost-of-living adjustment used to calculate poverty guidelines is too high.
D) A smaller percentage of a family's income is spent on food now than in the past.

Question 23

Most job seekers in today's economy:

A) Find it easy to secure a well-paying job
B) Have the literacy and technical skills to compete for a desired position
C) May end up in positions below their level of training and work experience
D) Are assured a pay level that meets basic living needs

Question 24

Which of the following are important considerations when developing written nutrition education materials?

A) Results of a SMOG readability formula evaluation
B) Use of pictures and graphics to share information
C) Results of field testing with target audience
D) All of the above

Question 25

Which of the following correctly describes a relationship between food insecurity and hunger?

A) Food insecurity and hunger are synonymous.
B) Food insecurity can occur without hunger.
C) Food insecurity is more a severe condition than hunger.
D) Families in which adults reduce their food intake are at a more alarming level of food insecurity than are households in which children decrease their food intake.

Question 26

Which of the following health conditions is common among food-insecure individuals?

A) Ear infections
B) Obesity
C) Iron deficiency anemia
D) All of the above

Question 27

A mother and her children, ages 16 months and 7 years, visit your nutrition clinic. The family's income is at 150% of the poverty line. Which of the following programs is at least one of the family members eligible?

A) WIC Program
B) Free lunch from the National School Lunch Program
C) Meals from the Nutrition Services Incentive Program
D) Head Start Program

Question 28

Which of the following would be valuable to include when assessing a community for risk factors related to nutritional status?

A) Breast-feeding rate at hospital discharge
B) Family history of nutrition-related chronic disease
C) Nutrient content of diet
D) Physical activity behaviors

Question 29

Which of the following is a barrier to at-risk families improving their nutritional status?

A) Lack of knowledge regarding food assistance program eligibility criteria
B) Stigma associated with food assistance program participation
C) Culturally inappropriate foods provided by assistance programs
D) All of the above

Question 30

How could a public health administrator streamline services to at-risk families in order to better address their nutritional risk?

A) Hire only highly-trained registered dietitians to provide nutrition services
B) Utilize separate application and data collection tools than other public health programs to be sure that all necessary information is acquired
C) Locate nutrition programs in stand-alone clinics so that nutrition services do not get lost among other public health programs
D) Schedule nutrition clinic hours on evenings and weekends to accommodate working families