Exam 11: Mothers and Infants: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs

Congress enacted which program in 1965 through Title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure financial access to health care for economically disadvantaged people?

Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​A pre milk substance produced during the first two or three days of lactation; contains antibodies and white blood cells from the mother's blood

Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​Beverage that may be introduced to an infant's diet after the infant is one-year-old

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was authorized in ____.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children was authorized in 1972 as an amendment to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

The Healthy People 2020 objective for maternal mortality seeks a target of ____ maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

​Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​An infant whose weight-for-length falls above the 95^th percentile

Which group has the highest infant mortality rates in the United States?

The failure to further improve the IMR in the United States has been attributed to ____.

Discuss two of the most significant nutrition-related problems of infants and describe possible solutions.

The goal of which program is to specifically identify and develop community-based approaches to reducing infant mortality and improving the health of low-income families?

WIC is an entitlement program, and can therefore serve all individuals requesting services.

Which of these is the most prevalent nutritional problem in infancy?

​Match the federal nutrition and health care program in the right column with the services and/or eligibility requirement provided in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Health screenings, dental checks, health education, and hearing and vision test for children up to 18 years of age

Failure to thrive is diagnosed in infants who fall below the ____ percentile on the growth chart for weight-for-length.

​Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​Rates are higher among pregnant adolescents

​Match the federal nutrition and health care program in the right column with the services and/or eligibility requirement provided in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Gives checks or vouchers to purchase healthful foods, and nutrition education and referral to health services are provided

​Explain the relationship of maternal weight gain to infant birth weight.

​Match the federal nutrition and health care program in the right column with the services and/or eligibility requirement provided in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Increases the ability to purchase food for anyone with an income <130% of the poverty level

The aim of Congress in passing the Title V legislation was to improve the health of mothers, infants, and children in areas where the need was greatest.