Community Nutrition Course, Complete
Practice Questions with Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive set of post-test
practice questions with precise answers covering key concepts
in community and public health nutrition. It includes topics
such as federal nutrition programs (WIC, EFNEP, Food
Stamps), Healthy People 2020 goals, NHANES, nutrition
surveillance, program evaluation, policy development, and
prevention strategies.
The material is structured in a question-and-answer format,
making it ideal for exam preparation and competency
assessment. It serves as a complete review for students
enrolled in community nutrition courses.
Exam Questions and Answers
Which survey is repeated every few years? ---Correct Precise
Answer---NHANES
, Where can a pregnant teen learn to cook? ---Correct Precise
Answer---EFNEP
A retrospective cohort study is one that follows a group into
the future ---Correct Precise Answer---False
A randomized trial conducted as a double-blind experiment is
the most rigorous evaluation of a dietary hypothesis. ---
Correct Precise Answer---True
Goals for a community nutrition program should be based on: -
--Correct Precise Answer---The Dietary Guidelines for
Americans
How can you enhance usage of commodity foods from a food
donation program? ---Correct Precise Answer---Give each
participant recipes using the food items
The NHANES study looks at which parameters? ---Correct
Precise Answer---Nutritional, clinical, biochemical