Community Nutrition-Exam 2

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

The USDA provides

leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

The HHS has a vision to provide economic opportunity through

innovation, promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans and helps feed others throughout the world, and to preserve our Nation’s natural resources through conservation, restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands

HHS Strategic Goal 1:

Reform, strengthen, and modernize the nation’s healthcare system

HHS Strategic Goal 2:

protect the health of Americans where they live, learn, work, and play

HHS Strategic Goal 3:

strengthen the economic and social well-being of Americans across the lifespan

HHS Strategic Goal 4:

foster sound, sustained advances in the sciences

HHS Strategic Goal 5:

promote effective and efficient management and stewardship

CNPP

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

The CNPP works to

improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers

CNPP partners with HHS to

ensure the dietary guidelines are consistent with federal departments and meeting federal mandate, collaborate with federal partners so they can promote national nutrition guidance, use communication and marketing to get this information to the public, practitioners, fellow partners, media platforms, consumers, and professionals

Core projects of CNPP

dietary guidelines, MyPlate, USDA food plans, nutrient content of the US food supply, and healthy eating index

WIC

Supplemental program fro Women, infants and children

WIC provides

nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and other social services to low income women, and infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk

WIC is under which governmental agency

USDA in the Food and Nutrition Service agency

What populations does WIC target?

low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk

Headstart

promotes school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families by supporting the development of the whole child

What services do Headstart provide?

early learning, health, and family well-being

Goals of Headstart Nutrition

to provide nutrition assessment and counseling, nutritious meals, and to empower and educate parents to make healthy choices for themselves and their children

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

Where does UNICEF work?

in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence

NSLP

National School Lunch Program

What does the NSLP do?

provides a low-cost or free nutritious lunch to children in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions

What governmental agency oversees NSLP?

the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

What are the parameters surrounding NSLP?

required to provide 1/3 the daily calorie, protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, and Vitamin E needs for the participants through foods provided as lunch

Who qualifies for NSLP?

students have to be from low-income families and households

SBP

National School Breakfast Program

What does the SBP do?

provides low-cost or free nutritious breakfast to children in school

What governmental agency oversees SBP?

the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

SBP meal requirements

offer fruit daily, whole grains, daily meat/meat alternate, fluid milk that is fat-free or low-fat

SFSP

Summer Food Service Program

What does the SFSP do?

provide children and teens (18 and younger) in low-income areas with nutritious meals during long vacation periods when school is not in session

What governmental agency oversees SFSP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

SMP

Special Milk Program

What does the SMP do?

provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions not participating in other child nutrition programs except the NSLP and SBP

What governmental agency oversees SMP?

the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

Parameters to SMP

must offer only pasteurized fluid types of fat free or low fat milk

FFVP

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

What does the FFVP do?

provides free fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the school day in elementary schools

What Governmental agency oversees FFVP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

WHat is highly recommended by FFVP?

to provide a variety and purchase from local farmers markets

Requirements to participate in FFVP?

elementary schools must operate through the National School Lunch Program and schools that have the highest percentage of children that receive free or reduced meals are highest priority

EFNEP

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

What governmental agency oversees EFNEP?

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture

What was the nation’s first education program for low-income populations?

EFNEP

What is the goal of EFNEP?

for individuals and families to experience improvement in diet quality and physical activity, food resource management, food safety, and food security

WHo does EFNEP serve?

families with young children and youth/children who are public school age

Who is eligible for EFNEP?

a person or family who are also eligible for other food assistance programs

CACFP

Child and Adult Care Food Program

What does CACFP do?

provides reimbursements for healthful snacks and meals to eligible children and adults who are receiving care at participating daycare homes, child-care centers, adult day-care centers, after-school care programs, those over the age of 60 or with a disability and enrolled in daycare facilities, and children in emergency shelters

What governmental agency oversees CACFP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

SNAP

Supplemental Nutrition ASsistance Program

What was SNAP known as?

the Food Stamp Program

What does SNAP do?

provides low-income and no-income families and individuals with benefits on an EBT they can use to purchase eligible foods at certain retailers

What is an EBT?

electronic benefit transfer

What governmental program oversees SNAP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

What foods are eligible to be bought with SNAP?

fruits, veggies, breads, cereals, edible plants and seeds, meats, fish, poultry, dairy products, candy bakery cakes, ice cream, and soft drinks

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

What does TANF do?

provides grants to states and territories to provide families with financial assistance and related support services

What governmental agency oversees TANF?

USDA’s Department of Health and Human Services

What are the 4 goals of TANF?

assisting needy families so that children may be cared for in their own home, end the dependence of needy parents on government services by promoting job prep work and marriage, prevent and reduce the incidence of out of wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals, encourage the maintenance and formation of two-parent families

How to qualify for TANF?

be pregnant or responsible for/hold custody for a child under 19, be a US citizen, legal alien or permanent resident, be under-employed or working for a very low wage, unemployed or about to be unemployed

TEFAP

The Emergency Food Assistance Program

What does TEFAP do?

provides supplemental foods to low income individuals at no cost

What governmental agency oversees TEFAP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

What does TEFAP aim to do?

aims to improve nutrition status in individuals who have limited access to nutritious foods

FMNP

Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program

What does FMNP do?

provides fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, veggies, and herbs through farmers’ markets and roadside stands to WIC participants

How do eligible WIC participants use FMNP?

they are issued FMNP coupons in addition to their regular WIC benefits

What governmental agency oversees FMNP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

SFMNP

Senior Farmers’ Markets Nutrition Program

What does SFMNP do?

provides low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs

What governmental agency oversees SFMNP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

Who qualifies fro SFMNP?

low-income seniors, generally defined as individuals who are at least 60 years old and who have household incomes of not more than 185% of the federal poverty income guidelines

CSFP

Commodity Supplemental Food Program

What does CSFP do?

provides eligible individuals with healthy USDA foods to decrease nutrient deficiencies

What governmental agency oversees CSDP?

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

Who is CSFP designed to help?

low-income individuals over 60 years of age

Meals on Wheels

provides a hot meal in delivery route and out of area can receive a frozen meal

What nutrition service do Meals on Wheels provide?

home dining, congregate meal sites, transportation to congregate meal sites

Who qualifies for Meals on Wheels?

those at least 60 years of age and meals are provided on a sliding scale based on how much the senior can afford to pay

What if a senior can’t pay for Meals on Wheels?

a senior will not be turned down a meal because of inability to pay

The congregate meal site program

provides nutritionally balanced meals, nutrition education, nutrition screening, encourage socialization and better health through prevention and promotion programs, nutrition counseling

Who funds the Congregate meal site program?

the federal Older Americans Act (OAA), participant donations, aanddn local funds

Medicaid

the medical assistance program that provides access to health care for low-income families and individuals

Medicare

a federal health insurance program for people who are age 65 or older or disabled

Eligibiliity for Medicare

is not based on the person’s income or assets

What part of medicare covers medical nutrition therapy services?

Part B

Healthy People

a national effort that sets goals and objective to improve the health and well-being of people in the United States

Variable

a concept that is observable, measurable, and has a dimension that can vary

Dependent Variable

the effect, a response or behavior that is influenced by the independent variable, sometimes called the criterion variable

Independent

the cause or the variable that is thought to influence the dependent variable, in experimental research it is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher

Hypothesis

a statement of predicted or expected relationships between the variables of the research

Null Hypothesis (Ho)

a statistical hypothesis that predicts there is no relationship between variables, the hypothesis that is subjected to statistical analysis, researcher wants to disprove

Research Hypothesis (H1)

predicts the researcher’s actual expectations about the outcome of a study, also called scientific, substantive, and theoretical researcher wants to prove

Limitations

weaknesses in research, uncontrolled extraneous variables, that limit the generalizability of the findings

Validity

degree or extent to which the tool or instrument measures what it is supposed to measure

Reliability

degree or extent of consistency or dependability with which a study tool measures the variable over time, by different persons

Research Abtracts

brief summaries of research studies, generally contain the purpose, methods, and major findings of the study