N309 - GLOBAL HEALTH EXAM 2
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Emergency Relief - ANSWERS-providing food in nutritional global crisis
\.Desertification - ANSWERS-the process of turning productive land into
desert; caused by deforestation, war, change of rainfall patterns leading
to drought, overgrazing, soil erosion, and overpopulation
\.Hidden Hunger - ANSWERS-subclinical nutrient deficiencies without
overt clinical signs of undernutrition
\.Food Insecurity - ANSWERS-when people do not have adequate
physical, social, or economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious
food
\.MDGs that relate to nutrition in global health - ANSWERS-MDG 1:
Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
,\.What areas of life does nutrition affect? - ANSWERS-- child survival,
growth, and development
- health and illness
- school performance and completion
- work productivity and income
\.What are key nutritional issues at the various life stages? - ANSWERS--
Pregnancy: maternal and fetal health
- First 2 years of life: critical window for growth (first 1000 days =
pregnancy + first 2 years of life)
- Adolescence: calcium, iron, and energy for growth
-Adults: avoid diet-related chronic diseases
- Older Adults: money for food
\.Low birth weight - ANSWERS-< 2500 grams or 5 lbs., 8 oz.
\.Underweight - ANSWERS-low weight for age z-score, -2 below
reference
\.Wasting - ANSWERS-weight for height z-score, -2 below reference
(sensitive to acute undernutrition)
, \.Stunting - ANSWERS-height for age z-score, -2 below reference
(sensitive to chronic undernutrition)
\.What percentages of children are underweight, stunted, or died of
causes related to poor nutrition? - ANSWERS-- Underweight: 16%
- Stunted: 25%
- Deaths related to poor nutrition: 45%
\.In what regions of the world is child undernutrition the highest? -
ANSWERS-- Sub-Saharan Africa
- South Asia
\.What three measures may prevent early child undernutrition? -
ANSWERS-1. Breastfeeding
2. Appropriate complementary foods
3. Feeding foods rich in micronutrients like Vitamin A
\.What are causes/determinants of child malnutrition? What is a new
product to treat it? - ANSWERS-Causes
- 1. Immediate causes (e.g. inadequate food availability and disease)
- 2. Underlying causes (e.g. inadequate to food, health services, care of
women and children)
- 3. Basic causes: the social determinants of health
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Emergency Relief - ANSWERS-providing food in nutritional global crisis
\.Desertification - ANSWERS-the process of turning productive land into
desert; caused by deforestation, war, change of rainfall patterns leading
to drought, overgrazing, soil erosion, and overpopulation
\.Hidden Hunger - ANSWERS-subclinical nutrient deficiencies without
overt clinical signs of undernutrition
\.Food Insecurity - ANSWERS-when people do not have adequate
physical, social, or economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious
food
\.MDGs that relate to nutrition in global health - ANSWERS-MDG 1:
Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
,\.What areas of life does nutrition affect? - ANSWERS-- child survival,
growth, and development
- health and illness
- school performance and completion
- work productivity and income
\.What are key nutritional issues at the various life stages? - ANSWERS--
Pregnancy: maternal and fetal health
- First 2 years of life: critical window for growth (first 1000 days =
pregnancy + first 2 years of life)
- Adolescence: calcium, iron, and energy for growth
-Adults: avoid diet-related chronic diseases
- Older Adults: money for food
\.Low birth weight - ANSWERS-< 2500 grams or 5 lbs., 8 oz.
\.Underweight - ANSWERS-low weight for age z-score, -2 below
reference
\.Wasting - ANSWERS-weight for height z-score, -2 below reference
(sensitive to acute undernutrition)
, \.Stunting - ANSWERS-height for age z-score, -2 below reference
(sensitive to chronic undernutrition)
\.What percentages of children are underweight, stunted, or died of
causes related to poor nutrition? - ANSWERS-- Underweight: 16%
- Stunted: 25%
- Deaths related to poor nutrition: 45%
\.In what regions of the world is child undernutrition the highest? -
ANSWERS-- Sub-Saharan Africa
- South Asia
\.What three measures may prevent early child undernutrition? -
ANSWERS-1. Breastfeeding
2. Appropriate complementary foods
3. Feeding foods rich in micronutrients like Vitamin A
\.What are causes/determinants of child malnutrition? What is a new
product to treat it? - ANSWERS-Causes
- 1. Immediate causes (e.g. inadequate food availability and disease)
- 2. Underlying causes (e.g. inadequate to food, health services, care of
women and children)
- 3. Basic causes: the social determinants of health
