Deck 4: Role of the Federal Agencies in Public Health Nutrition

Question 1

The purpose of the Food and Nutrition Service is to increase food security and reduce hunger.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program is the largest federal food assistance program since 1980.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is also abbreviated as SSNPWIC.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children spends ½ of its funding for education and counseling.

Question 5

The Health Eating Index was developed by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

Question 6

The Food Safety and Inspection Service is now an important element in homeland security.

Question 7

The Food Surveys Research Group created the assessment tool called the multiple pass method.

Question 8

The FDA developed the food composition databases.

Question 9

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service in partnership with the National Cancer Institute and the Produce for a Better Health Foundation created the 5-A-Day for Better Health program.

Question 10

The USDA does not include services in rural areas of the US.

Question 11

The purpose of the Food and Nutrition Service is to:

A) Increase food insecurity and reduce hunger
B) Increase homeland security and reduce hunger
C) Increase food insecurity and reduce costs
D) Increase food security and reduce hunger

Question 12

The Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program is the largest federal food assistance program since _______.

A) 1982
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1970

Question 13

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children is also abbreviated as:

A) SSNPWIC
B) SSNP
C) WIC
D) NPWIC

Question 14

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children spends _____ of its funding for education and counseling.

A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 1/6
D) All

Question 15

The Health Eating Index was developed by the:

A) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
B) USDA
C) FDA
D) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Question 16

The Food Safety and Inspection Service is now an important element in:

A) Environmental services
B) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
C) Agriculture
D) Homeland security

Question 17

The Food Surveys Research Group created the assessment tool called the:

A) Single pass method
B) Double pass method
C) Multiple pass method
D) None of the above

Question 18

The _____ developed the food composition databases.

A) USDA
B) FDA
C) WIC
D) ARS

Question 19

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service in partnership with the National Cancer Institute and the Produce for a Better Health Foundation developed the:

A) 5-A-Day for Better Health program
B) WIC program
C) Medicaid program
D) Medicare program

Question 20

The USDA does include services in _________ areas of the US.

A) City
B) Urban
C) Rural
D) Valley

Question 21

The Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Service has two major agencies:

A) Food and Nutrition Service and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
B) United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration
C) Health Index and the National Library of Agriculture
D) Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Healthy People 2020

Question 22

Which program(s) are supported by the USDA?

A) Food Stamp Program
B) National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program
C) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
D) All of the above

Question 23

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, participates in the creation of:

A) Healthy People 2020
B) Dietary Guidelines for Americans
C) MyPlate
D) Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate

Question 24

The National Library of Agriculture provides which online information center?

A) Index Medicus
B) Centers for Disease Control
C) Food and Nutrition Information Center
D) Center for Nutrition Policy

Question 25

The National Agricultural Library supports projects in having their own websites. Which project is included on the HYPERLINK "http://www.nal.usda.gov" www.nal.usda.gov website?

A) Child Care Nutrition Resource System (CCNRS) provides information to persons working in USDA's Child Nutrition Programs
B) Food Stamp Nutrition Connection is a resource system for Food Stamp Program nutrition education providers
C) Healthy School Meals Resource System (HSMRS) provides information to persons working in USDA's Child Nutrition Program
D) International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) are databases that provide access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international scientific literature on dietary supplements
E) All of the above

Question 26

Emphasis areas of the Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Services include:

A) Food safety and biosecurity
B) Food sciences and technology
C) Hunger and food security
D) All of the above

Question 27

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension's purpose is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations.

Question 28

The National Cancer Institute and the Produce for a Better Health Foundation developed the 5-A-Day for Better Health Program.

Question 29

The USDA partnered with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop Healthy People 2020.

Question 30

The founding of food and nutrition science policy was nurtured from the establishment of the Land Grant College of System by the Hatch Act of 1887, shortly after the creation of the Department of Agriculture in 1862.