Wayne State University Dept.

of Nutrition and Food Science

Community Nutrition

NFS 5220: Exam 2 Study Guide Exam Format: 1) 29 multiple choice; 2) 10 matching on Epidemiology terms and 8 on Legislation and Public Policy Lecture 5: Epidemiology; Community Needs Assessment 1) W hat is the difference between "incidence" and "prevalence"? Define "epidemiology". 2) Define "vital statistics", including what types of data it consists of. 3) W hat is the difference between host factors and environmental factors, and distributions relative to disease? 4) W hat is the difference between selection bias, random variation, confounding bias, and measurement bias? 5) Describe the types of information that epidemiologic research can provide to a community nutritionist. 6) Matching on these terms: incidence, cohort, prevalence, external validity, determinants, risk, double-blind study, case-control study, cross-sectional study, ecological study. 7) From a list, select the 4 broad categories of information needed for a community assessment. Lecture 6: Public Policy and Advocating for Nutrition Issues 1) Match the following terms: Agenda; Appropriations bills; official and unofficial policy makers; primary legislative body; Public policy; standing committees (senate vs house); Ordinance or by-law 2) W hat kind of health insurance plan do HMOs represent? 3) W hat type of health insurance may unintentionally encourage physicians to provide more medical services than is possibly necessary? 4) Expert Testimony (ET): identify advantages to the CN when participating in public hearings; select at least 3 characteristics/descriptors of an ET. 5) Community Organization (CO): from a scenario describing CNs actions, identify the process of CO. 6) Characterize the at-risk population by listing 4 attributes of the 6 from lecture. 7) Advocacy: select the CNs role in advocacy. 8) Select the 3 leading causes of death in the US and Michigan (from highest to lowest). Lecture 7: Nutrition Education/Health Promotion 1) Identify the goal of nutrition education for individuals and populations. 2) Describe/Identify the 3 levels of Health Care Strategy ( primary, secondary, and tertiary) in community nutrition programming (given an example of a program, select the correct level). 3) Characterize the adult learner and specify the application to effective teaching/learning; 4) For each of the major health behavior theories, (Health Belief Model, Theory of Reasoned Action, Social Learning Theory, and Diffusion of Innovation), identify major concepts; given an example, identify the theory which best describes it. 5) Select major characteristics of the Transtheoretical Model (TM) for Stages of Change (health behavior theory), such as original study population of Prochaska and DiClemente, relative importance in current health promotion programming; identify TMs implications in working with clients to change behavior. 6) Identify characteristics of appropriately developed and targeted nutrition education materials; identify the purpose of the Gunning Fog Index. 7) From a list, select crucial trends in worksite wellness/health promotion programming.