NUTR 430 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Module 1: Principles of Public health and Community Nutrition ☑: Primary goal of Public Health and Community Nutrition ☑: Health promotion and disease prevention Define concepts of "health promotion" ☑: The process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health Define concepts of "Wellness" ☑: An optimal state of health. It concerns a person's individual health physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and also their role in society and fulfill...

Describe the primary goal of the practice of community and public health nutrition. ☑: disease prevention and health promotion Define the concepts of health promotion and wellness. ☑: Health promotion is the process of enabling individuals to achieve their max potential for good health (not everyone can achieve the same level of health but want to help people to get to whatever their best is) Define determinants of health. Describe how determinants of health can impact nutritional s...

Describe the steps in program planning as defined by the acronym "MAP-IT" ☑: a model used to implement the Healthy Peoples Initiatives 2020 Describe the steps in program planning as defined by the acronym "MAP-IT" M ☑: Moblize- combine resources, etc, what opputunities are available for cooperation, review the mission statement. They work together and discuss healthcare needs for the community Describe the steps in program planning as defined by the acronym "MAP-IT" A ☑: Asses-...

Parts of the Assessment function of Public Health ☑: Monitor Health and Diagnose & Investigate Importance of Planning and Evaluation ☑: 1. Assess the needs of the target population 2. Identify the problem 3. Develop appropriate goals and objectives 4. Create an intervention that is likely to achieve the desired results 5. Implement the intervention 6. Evaluate results Needs assessment ☑: - incidence or prevalence - effects on individual and community - causes and preventive measu...

Parts of the Assessment function of Public Health ☑: Monitor Health and Diagnose & Investigate Importance of Planning and Evaluation ☑: 1. Assess the needs of the target population 2. Identify the problem 3. Develop appropriate goals and objectives 4. Create an intervention that is likely to achieve the desired results 5. Implement the intervention 6. Evaluate results Needs assessment ☑: - incidence or prevalence - effects on individual and community - causes and preventive measu...

What is the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)? ☑: A set of reference values for Nutrient intake and not foods or diets -Nutrient intake standards -Nutrient recommendations overtime (not static) -Based on science to determine the intake needed of each nutrient (National Academy of Sciences (NAS) What are the uses of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)? ☑: -Assessing current nutrient intake (NNMRRP) -Planning future nutrient intake -Guiding fortification -Developing standards for food assi...

What are the 2 reasons to use behavior change theory in planning community nutrition interventions? ☑: -can help us target our population -interventions are more likely to be successful -It helps to explain why people do or do not participate in health promoting behaviors which helps determine which interventions would be most effective. -The behavior change theory approach is one that is evidence based, since it is backed by science there will be an increased likelihood of success...

Define food security ☑: Access at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life Also includes quality- to obtain in a normal way, no stealing, no garbage rummaging Describe factors that determine whether someone is food secure. ☑: the quality of food people have access to, is there easy access, is the food safe or do they have a safe way of storing it, psychological aspect of liking the food you can get and are they based on your culture (culture norm for you) Define fo...

Health Promotion ☑: Helping all people achieve their maximum potential for good health Community ☑: A group of people who are located in a particular space have shared values and interact with soial systems Community Nutrition ☑: A discppline that strives to prevent disease and to improve the health nutrition and wellbeing of individuals and groups within communities policy ☑: a course of action chosen by public authorities to adress a given problem public health ☑: Focuses on ...

Define "community needs assessment," and describe its purpose. ☑: an assessment that indicates a gap. It -evaluates health & nutrition status of community -identifies community resources and *community's capacity* to promote the public's health -considers community "wants" It's purpose is to: identify problems and at-risk populations to improve the community's health List reasons why a community nutrition professional would initiate community needs assessment. ☑: -to gain ...