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Check your Knowledge
1. Which of the following statements is false?
Clinical dietitians tend to focus on disease treatment while community nutritionists tend to focus on disease prevention.
The target audience for public health nutritionists is the whole community while the target audience for clinical dietitians is the individual.
Clinical dietitians used more community-level and system-level interventions while public health used more individual-level approaches.

2. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
Dietary Guidelines for Americans used to plan school lunch menus
Nutrition services for children with special health care needs
Weight loss programs offered through community agencies

3. Where would you most likely find a public health nutritionist?
Hospital or clinic
Meals on wheels or congregate dining program for seniors
State or local health department

4. Label the following nutrition initiative with a level of intervention: Nutrition counseling for persons with elevated cholesterol
individual-level
community-level
system-level

5. Label the following nutrition initiative with a level of intervention: Initiative to increase physical activity opportunities in the community
individual-level
community-level
system-level

6. Label the following nutrition initiative with a level of intervention: Development of standards for folic acid fortification of breads and cereals
individual-level
community-level
system-level

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Principles of Public Health Nutrition

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