Malnutrition, the lack of proper nutrients, is the largest single contributor to disease and poor health outcomes worldwide.

The four pillars of food security include which of the following?

Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD)

When conducting a community assessment, one studies information about a community in order to identify strengths, opportunities, needs, wants, and concerns related to the health of people in the community.

Overnutrition is the overconsumption of carbohydrates.

List the top 2 concepts/topics you learned and enjoyed the most from the course:

Rural upbringing and hands-on training in rural areas are associated with the choice to become a rural healthcare practitioner.

Hidden hunger includes micronutrient deficiencies in both underweight/wasted persons and obese persons.

Professional competencies and credentialing in the field of public health nutrition  are still in development, but professional organizations are working toward this goal.

The Affordable Care Act’s requirement for not-for-profit hospitals to conduct a community health needs assessment every three years resulted in the development, in 2013, of a set of seven principles for conducting the assessments. One such hospital’s community health coordinator sought to obtain assessment data from: (a) federal databases such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); (b) the state health department for information on available data sources; (c) local and regional health agencies and private nonprofits (e.g., local food pantries); (d) local businesses (such as food retailers); (e) work with partners to implement local community surveys and focus groups. The community health coordinator’s actions most closely illustrate the application of which community health assessment principle?