Exam 5: Cultural Influences and Public Health Nutrition

Community nutritionists may provide a successful intervention program using all of the following strategies except:

The age-adjusted mortality rate for _______________ is about 50 percent higher than the rest of the United States, and one-third die before the age of 45, compared to just 11 percent of the total U.S. population.

Which of the following American ethnic groups is found to have nearly one-half consuming inadequate amounts of energy, vitamin A, and riboflavin and almost one-fourth consuming less than two-thirds the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of protein, phosphorus, and vitamin C ?

Every organization needs to ensure that cultural competence philosophies are incorporated into its___________ and ____________________ and that all are followed.

Infant mortality is lower for ______________ infants than for _____________ infants, despite the risk factors associated with the delay in enrolling in prenatal care.

In the United States, a large number of African Americans experience nutrient deficiencies at or near:

Cultural skill is the ability of people from one culture to understand and feel comfortable with the cultures of other people.

The program planning strategy: identify specific health-related factors that affect the health of the target group in the community, includes examples such as which of the following?

Greg has a family history of lung cancer. This has caused him to quit smoking cigarettes because he knows that it will only increase his chances of contracting lung or other cancers. Greg quitting smoking is an example of the ___________ factor that influences one's health.

Some Hispanics believe that illness is due to which of the following?

Which of the following is defined by understanding the importance of social and cultural influences on individuals' health beliefs and behaviors?

Terri finds it improper and intrusive for a person she has just met to make prolonged eye contact and ask her personal questions. What cultural group is she most likely a member of?

A nutritionist working in this community must know that which group's drinks and desserts are usually very sweet?

Which of the following is a social classification that relies on physical markers, such as skin color, to identify group membership?

The hunger-obesity paradox is a phenomenon in which obesity and hunger coexist in the same household. When an individual is in this situation, their status of being overweight __________ as food insecurity __________.

Health disparities are the differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.

A dietitian working in the Asian community learned that heart disease rates are estimated to be one and one half to four times greater among Asian-Indian immigrants than among Caucasian Americans.

Public and community dietitians need to avoid an ethnocentric perspective when working with ethnic groups. This means they should believe that one's own group view of the world is not superior to that of others.

Low intakes of all except which of the following are associated with hypertension?

Which of the following describes the individual's genetic makeup (those factors with which he or she is born), family history (which may suggest risk for disease), and the physical and mental health problems acquired during life?