Government Assistance Programs + Surveillance Programs + Needs Assessments Flashcards

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TANF

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

DHHS

Helps needy family with monthly cash assistance
Especially families with children <18 years

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CSFP

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Commodity Supplemental Food Programs

USDA

Provides USDA foods to low income elderly (>60 years), brings food to their house

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TEFAP

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Emergency Food Assistance Program

USDA

Short-term hunger relief
Quarterly distributions to agencies, food banks, soup kitchens

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FDPIR

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Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

USDA

Provides USDA foods to low income households on Indian Reservations + American Indians in some areas in/around Oklahoma

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5
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NSLP

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National School Lunch Program

USDA**

Provides lunches to children of low income families; lunch must provide 1/3 of recommended intake of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C over five days

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NSBP

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National School Breakfast Program

USDA**

Provides breakfast to children of low income families; breakfast must provide ¼ of recommended intake of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C over five days

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ASP

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Afterschool Snack Program

USDA**

Provides afterschool snacks to children

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SMP

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Special Milk Program

USDA

Provides milk to schools; not part of the NSLP

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SFSP

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Summer Food Service Program

USDA**

Has the same eligibility as the NSLP; provides children school lunches during the summer months

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CACFP

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Child and Adult Care Food Program

USDA

Supports food service programs for family day care centers, adult day care centers, neighborhood houses, and homeless shelters

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FFVP

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

USDA

Introduces children to fruits and vegetables
Free to children and schools who operate NSLP

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WIC

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Women, Infants, and Children

USDA

Serves pregnant, post-partum, breastfeeding women and children/infants up to 5 years – provides EBT for food (formula, milk, cereal, etc.) and nutrition education/referrals

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EFNEP

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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

USDA

Provides nutrition education and teaches skills to the public on food practices (how to shop, cook, budget, meal prep) to low income families with young children
Does not provide food

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SNAP

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

USDA**

Largest food assistance program; assists low-income individuals with monthly benefits through an EBT to afford food

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NETP

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Nutrition Education and Training Program

USDA

Part of the NSLP; provides education to teachers and school food service personnel

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17
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SFMNP

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Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program

USDA

Gives low-income seniors (>60 years) coupons to exchange at farmer’s markets/road stands/CSA
Can also provide education on how to select/store/prepare foods

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MCH

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Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

DHHS – title V

Fosters public health nutrition programs at the state and local levels for women of child-bearing age, infants, and children who are low-income

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19
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Healthy Start

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DHHS

Finds programs in communities with high infant mortality rates; the goal is to decrease infant mortality and improve the health of low income women, infants, and children

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Head Start

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DHHS

Introduces new foods and teaches food habits to low income children aged 3-5; prepares them to go to school

21
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OAA

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Older Americans Act (part of Nutrition Services Incentive Program – NSIP)

DHHS – title III by AOA

For all older adults (>60) and their spouses regardless of income
Provides: meals on wheels, congretate meals, and/or nutrition counseling

22
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list out regulations for the NSLP

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  • 3/4 c veggies = 1 servings for K-5
  • fruit juice can only be 1/2 weekly serving of fruit
  • 1/2 grains must be whole grains (graham flour)
  • snack must contain two of the following: meat/alternative, milk (unflavored) grains, f + v
23
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Medicare

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health insurance for people over the age of 65, or any age with ESRD

part A: hospital insurance, SNF, hospice care
part B: optional insurance for supplementary benefits

DHHS**

24
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Medicaid

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health insurance for all eligible needy
all ages/blind/disabled

based on income

25
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CHIP

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Children’s Health Insurance Program

DHHS**

Children’s health insurance program for children whose families make too much for Medicaid but not enough for private health insurance

26
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TEFRA

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Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982

DHHS**

Medicaid for children with disability who were not eligible before – are now eligible

27
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NSI

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nutrition screening initiative

Identifies elderly at nutrition risk using DETERMINE checklist
Level 1: needs more assessment, can be done by anyone; Level 2: RDN provides more information

28
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NNMRRP

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National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Programs

29
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PEDNSS

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Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System

DHSS

Monitors growth and nutrition status of low income, high risk children from birth to age 17 (mostly birth to age 5)

30
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PNSS

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Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System

DHHS

Identifies and reduces pregnancy-related health risk in low-income, high-risk pregnancies

31
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BRFSS

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

DHHS

Telephone interviews adults (>18) about risk behaviors like smoking, alcohol, food frequency

32
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YRBSS

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

DHHS

For youth in grades 9-12 to assess their risk behaviors such as smoking, alcohol, weight

33
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NHANES

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National Health and Nutrition Examination

USDA

Ongoing survey to obtain information on health of Americans (ht, wt, hgb/hct, 24 hour recall)

34
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WWEIA or NFNS

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What We Eat in America or National Food and Nutrition Survey

USDA

The food recollection aspect of NHANES that utilizes the multiple pass method of a 24-hour recall

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Health and Diet Survey

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DHHS Random telephone survey to determine nutrition knowledge/awareness, supplement use

36
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steps to conduct a community assessment

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  1. find a nutrition problem
  2. set parameters (purpose, target population, etc.)
  3. collect data
  4. analyze data
  5. share findings
  6. set priorities (which problems to target first)
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steps to developing a community program plan

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  1. review nutrition assessment
  2. set goals and objectives
  3. develop program plan
  4. define/set management system
  5. identify budget/funding
  6. seek support
  7. implement
38
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what is a policy change outcome

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laws, regulations, rules, protocols, and procedures designed to guide/influence behavior

39
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what is a system change outcome

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impacts the problem solving aspect

a change that affects all community components including social norms of organizations and institutions

40
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what is an environmental change outcome

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physical, social, or economic factors designed to influence people’s practices/behaviors

41
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food insecurity

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the lack of access, at times, to enough food for all household membersf

42
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food deserts

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places that have no access (or limited access) to nutritious, safe food

43
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community food security initiatives

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farmer’s markets
food recovery programs
prepared and perishable food programs (PPFP)

44
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quasi-governmental program

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receives both federal and private funds

45
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non-governmental program

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private, non-profit; no governmental funds