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Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the two great keys?

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Education & Health

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2
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  1. Close the gap between the rich & poor
  2. Help us work with all public health sector institutions
  3. Never abandon the hope of progress
    are goals to be used by the
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great keys

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3
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What are the four components of a community?

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  1. People
  2. A location in space
  3. Social Interaction
  4. Shared Values
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4
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What are the three arenas that community interventions focus on?

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  1. People
  2. Policy
  3. Program
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5
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Individuals who benefit from programs and services are _____

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People

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6
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The course of action chosen by public authorities to address a given problem is ________

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Policy

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7
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The instruments used to make changes that improve nutritional status and health are _______

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Programs

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8
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What focuses on protecting and promoting people’s health through the actions of society?

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Public Health

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9
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What is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease?

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Health

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10
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What is the desired outcome of health promotion?

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behavior change

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11
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What type of prevention focuses on well population and promotes healthy behaviors and environments across the lifespan ?

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Primary Prevention

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12
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What type of prevention focuses on at risk population and screening, periodic examinations, and early intervention?

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Secondary Prevention/ Early Detection

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13
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What type of prevention focuses on established diseases and control of chronic diseases, such as treatment and care, continuing care, self management?

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Disease Management & Tertiary Prevention

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14
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What are the leading causes of death in the UNITED STATES?

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  1. HEART DISEASE
  2. Cancer
  3. Cerebrovascular disease
  4. Chronic lower respiratory disease
  5. Accidents
  6. Alzheimer’s disease
  7. DIABETES MELITTUS
  8. Influenza & pneumonia
  9. Nephritis
  10. Septicemia
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15
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Policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behavior, biology & genetics are the ________ of health

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Determinants

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16
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Public Health focuses on protecting, promoting and restoring health through the actions of ________

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society

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17
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  • Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
    -Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
    -Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
    -Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
    are the overarching goals of
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healthy people 2020

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18
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-Improvement of health status (↑ #’s of ppl of healthy weight)
-Reduction of health risk (↓ intake of sodium & saturated fat, ↓ smoking in adolescents)
-Reduce prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia (targets set for various age groups)
Are the major

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health objectives of Healthy People 2020

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19
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What is the goal of Improvement of health status?

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↑ #’s of ppl of healthy weight

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What is the goal of Reduction of health risk?

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↓ intake of sodium & saturated fat, ↓ smoking in adolescents

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21
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What is the goal of Reduce prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia

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targets set for various age groups

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22
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Worksites
Day care centers
food companies 
hospitals
state/city health department 
nonprofit health organizations
& fitness centers are work possibilities for
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Community Dietitians

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23
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State/city health department
and federal agencies
are work possibilities for

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public health nutritionists

24
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Schools, agencies, fitness centers, world & regional health organizations are the roles of

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community nutritionists

25
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what education does an RD need?

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Bachelor degree

26
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someone who takes on risk in developing a business or enterprise is a _______

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entrepreneur

27
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someone whose job is located inside a corporation or company or organization is a ________

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intrapreneur

28
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what is the essence of entrepreneurship to create value?

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Innovation & creativity

29
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-organizational & strategic planning
-develop and implement a business or operating plan
-supervise procurement of resources
-manage the integration of financial, human, physical and material resources
-supervise coordination of services
-supervise marketing functions
are all entrepreneurial

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Competencies for RD’s in the community

30
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  1. Identify the existing resources
  2. Determine the nutritional status of the community
  3. Determine the nutritional needs of the community
  4. Identify the needs that are not being met
    are the four
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steps to the community needs process

31
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What are the steps in conducting a needs assessment?

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  1. Define the problems
  2. Set the parameters of the assessment
  3. Collect data: about the community, the background conditions, the individuals the target population
  4. Analyze and interpret the data
  5. Share the findings of the assessment
  6. Set priorities
  7. Choose a plan of action
32
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A problem that is inadequately defined is not likely to be _______.

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Solved

33
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broad statements that indicate what an assessment is expected to accomplish are _______

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goals

34
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a statement of outcomes and activities needed to fulfill the purpose of the assessment is an ______

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objective

35
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Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, & timely make up

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objectives

36
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What are the baby boomers dates?

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1946-1964

37
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What serves as an early warning signal about gaps in services or undetected nutritional problems?

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changes in demographic data

38
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What type of data is numerical?

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Quantitative data

39
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What type of data includes opinions and insights (info from stakeholders & key informants)?

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Qualitative data

40
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Vital statistics include data on figures pertaining to life such as: ________________________________

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Births, Deaths, marriages

41
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Data of organizational power and structure come from _______

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directories

42
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Data of demographic data come from ______

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census bureau

43
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Data of community health data come from ________

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Fedstates, CDC

44
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Data of existing community service and programs come from ___________________

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Government agencies, local hospitals and clinics, state associations

45
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lifestyles

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46
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A discipline that strives to prevent disease and to improve the health nutrition and well being of individuals and groups within communities are

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Community nutrition

47
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The intentional release of disease-causing toxins micro organisms or other is

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Bioterrorism

48
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The process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health

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Health promotion

49
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A health promotion activity aimed at changing the behavior of a target audience

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Intervention

50
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Conteol physical chemic and bio focal hazards

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Safe environment

51
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Immunize to protect individuals and communities

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Enhance immunity

52
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Encourage healthful habits and discourage harmful ones

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Sensible behavior

53
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Every child should be a wanted child and every mother for and healthy

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Well born children

54
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Cautious skepticism is better than uncritical enthusiasm

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Prudent health care

55
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People who have a vested interest in identifying and addressing the nutritional problem

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Stakeholders

56
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Ppl in the know about the community and whose opinions matter

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Key informants

57
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Computerized systems used to collect analyze and display a wide array of I for

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Geographic info systems GIS

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