Final Exam Review- Part 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Ms. Sullivan’s job title at TAMU? What are her responsibilities?

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  • She is a sports dietician
  • She stocks “fueling stations”
  • Educates athletes on proper nutrition
  • Comes up with meal plans for athletes
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What credentials are necessary to work in sports nutrition?

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-Ms. Sullivan is an RD, MS, CSSD, and an LD… So definitely one of those.

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What are the prime nutritional concerns among college athletes?

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  • Food first
  • Fuel frequently
  • Hydrate
  • Recover

An athlete’s diet needs to accompany these needs

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What are the biggest challenges when trying to provide nutritional guidance to college athletes?

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  • Getting the athletes to listen to you
  • It’s easy to educate one athlete, but hard to educate all of them
  • You have to “sell nutrition”
  • You have to stand in front of scam nutritionists on the internet
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What are common nutrition myths that athletes believe about athletic performance?

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Athletes try to follow these rigorous diets that they see on the internet for no particular reason. Diets like paleo, gluten free, juice cleanses, etc.

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If someone was interested in sports nutrition, what recommendations does Ms. Sullivan have for them?

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  • Volunteer for the sports nutrition dept at TAMU

- You can find volunteer tab on the TAMU sports nutrition website

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What professional organizations are recommended for individuals who would like to work in sports nutrition?

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CPSDA- Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietician Association

  • Inexpensive to be a part of
  • A lot of “informal interviews” occur
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What types of inspections are performed by Environment Health Specialists?

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  • Retail Food Service
  • On-Site sewage facilities
  • General sanitation
  • Temporary food events
  • General environmental
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What is required to obtain a license to perform retail food inspections in Texas?

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B.S. with 30 hours of applied science

A TCEQ license

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What license is required to perform on-site sewage inspections in Texas?

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A TCEQ license

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What rules are used for food establishment inspections in Texas?

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TFER (texas food establishment rules)

Based off the FDA food code

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Name at least 3 cross-functional groups that reside within a typical R&D dept? (Dr.Pepper)

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  • Regulatory group
  • Product development
  • Sensory science
  • -Flavor technology
  • Nutrition group
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13
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Name the 5 major cultural macro-trends identified by Dr. Pepper/Snapple research?

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  • Taste
  • Wellness
  • Value
  • Convenience
  • Sustainability
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Identify and describe 3 of the 6 behavioral attributes important to a successful career. (Dr. Pepper)

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  • Accountability
  • Customer centric
  • Transparent and honest
  • Inspect what you expect
  • Own the decision
  • No blame fixing
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Which function of R&D is responsible for analyzing vitamin C content in Mott’s Apple Juice?

a. Product development
b. Sensory science
c. Regulatory Group
d. Analytical group

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d. Analytical group

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What should you do if you forgot to add sweetener to your Diet. Dr. Pepper formula?

a. Nothing-Hope they don’t notice
b. Blame your colleague for distracting you
c. Remake the samples and reschedule the meeting
d. Quit your job. Mistakes like this are unacceptable.

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c. Remake the samples and reschedule the meeting

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Where does Blue Bell get its ideas for flavor development?

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Sales dept relays sales info to the developers

-Consumers help produce ideas as well

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What is Blue Bell’s number 1 flavor and what year was it created? What about its second flavor?

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  • # 1 Homemade Vanilla-1969

- #2 Cookies n’ Cream-1979

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19
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What are the allergens Blue Bell is concerned with while making its products?

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  • eggs
  • milk
  • soy
  • peanuts
  • tree-nuts
  • gluten
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What is Mrs. Kloeris’ job title at NASA? What are her responsibilities?

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  • Manager of the International Space Station Food Systems

- She manages the development and transportation of astronaut food

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What kinds of food are available to the ISS crew? (NASA)

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  • Cereals
  • “Bowl and Spoon” foods
  • Powdered drinks
  • Cubed fruits
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What is the anticipated shelf life required for food for the mission to Mars?

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Currently it needs to be non perishable for up to 5 years, but depending on the rocket type they may need to make it up to 7 years

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What is the Electron Beam Research Facility? What is it’s purpose?

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Processes thermostabilized pouch products

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What does a retort use to kill bacteria and produce a commercially sterile food?

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Heat and pressure and alight irradiation-via the electron beam.

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25
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What are Rhythm Food’s kale chip packaging claims?

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  • Excellent sources of Vitamin A&K
  • Certified USDA organic
  • Non-GMO certified
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Name 4 of the products that Rhythm Food’s currently produces.

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  • Kale Chips
  • Broccoli bites
  • Beet chips
  • Roasted Kale
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How did Mr. Johnson get the idea for the development of a company like Rhythm Foods?

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  • He wanted to develop a new company after his barbecue sauce company
  • He met a guy in Austin that dehydrated his own Kale and he wanted to capitalize on that idea
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What skills would be required to develop a company like Rhythm Foods?

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-Marketing and food science

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What percentage of Texans lack basic prose skills?

a. 15
b. 25
c. 19
d. 9

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c. 19%

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30
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Describe why it is important to know the health of a population when creating nutrition programs.

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You need to know what health problems your population might be dealing with.

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What percentage of people in Texas live below the poverty line?

a. 8
b. 18
c. 15
d. 32

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b. 18%

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32
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In Christy’s opinion, what is the best way to find a job and career you will like?

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Internships

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Name at least 2 challenges of getting food to astronauts?

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  • Shelf life
  • Nutritional content
  • Mass and volume of the food
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34
Q

Which if the following are requirements for Family Consumer Agents?

a. Master’s Degree
b. Strong service ethic
c. Ability to work with diverse audiences
d. All of the above

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d.All of the above

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35
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Which of the following programs facilitate both nutrition and food safety classes to texans?

a. Food protection management
b. Walk across texas
c. Better living for texans
d. Dinner tonight

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c. Better living for texans

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What is the definition of culture discussed in class and by that definition, would you say that the health care profession has its own culture?

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  • Culture- A set of common meanings, heirarchies, language, and behaviors of a specific group of people.
  • The profession does have its own culture b/c we have our medical terms, heirarchies, and practices.
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What is cultural competence? Why is it important to someone in health care/nutrition?

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  • Cultural competence-Set of congruent behaviors that will help you serve the cultures you service.
  • A congruent behavior can serve an entire population and improve the quality of your service
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38
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What is a cultural filter? How does it impact perception?

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-Cultural filter- We see other cultures through our own biased eyes based off our own culture

39
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Give examples of differences in cultural values. What are some implications of these differences?

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  • What we eat
  • World view
  • Relationships
  • Communication style
40
Q

How can differences in language and its implications impact healthcare and may lead to some misunderstandings?

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People may not be able to convey the nature of their illness to you

41
Q

List 3 ways to gain cultural competence.

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Learn the cultures

  • Customs and underlying values
  • Language
  • The non-verbal communication
42
Q

What services are provided by the OPSA? (Office of Professional School Advising)

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  • Advising
  • Helps you find volunteering opportunities
  • Connects you to physicians that you can shadow
43
Q

What benefits are there in seeing an OPSA Advisor early in your academic career?

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  • Gets you to lock in your career choice

- Helps you get quality volunteer hours

44
Q

If I am interested in seeing a representative of OPSA, how do I do that?

A
  • Schedule an appointment or walk-in(called office hours)

- You can also do “email advising”

45
Q

What can I be doing now to prepare myself for any plans I may have after TAMU?

A
  • Start volunteering early, but diversify your volunteer work. They wanna see you get out of your comfort zone.
  • Most importantly, intern in the field you are interested in.
46
Q

In a typical medical school, how many hours are typically dedicated to nutrition education?

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24 hours

47
Q

What important aspect of the patient does a physician need to know in order to influence their patients about nutrition?

A

Find out the motivation for why they do what they do and why they eat what they eat.

48
Q

List 3 nutrition topics deemed essential by American Medical Student Association.

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  • Body composition
  • Pregnancy
  • Obesity
  • Bohemia
  • Diet and wound healing
  • Allergies
49
Q

What is the #1 nutritional problem in America?

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Obesity

50
Q

How does obesity impact our society?

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  • Greater risk of depression
  • Discrimination
  • Increased average clothing size has grown
  • Accommodations have to be made on planes and buses
51
Q

What are the benefits of having a NUTR degree for a career as a PA? (think coursework)

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  • Emphasis on science
  • Practice on listening and counseling
  • Expanded education on community health
52
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How does the speaker use her background in nutritional sciences in her career as a PA? (That one PA who studied NUTR in undergrad)

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  • She understands the role of nutrition
  • She considers the appropriate referrals to dieticians
  • She appreciates a patients motives for and ramifications of diet changes
53
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How did the PA profession begin?

A
  • The first PA’s were navy corpsmen
  • Navy officers got out of the korean war with advanced medical training but no degree fit their skill set (not as advanced as a doctor but more advanced than a nurse)
  • Dr. Eugene Stead formed the first PA program at DUKE
54
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Describe further education a NUTR major might obtain if interested in applying for PA school.

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  • Shadow PAs
  • Challenge yourself in undergrad
  • Obtain paid medical experience
  • Maybe get an advanced certification (EMT, CNA)
55
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What is the national school lunch program?

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A federally assisted meal program operating in public nonprofit schools.

56
Q

What is the purpose of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids (HHFK) Act of 2010? What changes did the HHFK bring to the national school lunch program?

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-HHFK focuses on reducing childhood obesity
-Changes to NSLP:
All grains have to be 50% whole grain
Caloric restrictions

57
Q

What are some positions available for students with NUTR degrees within the Natl School Lunch Program?

A

Assistant director of nutrition

58
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Is it a requirement for schools to provide therapeutic diets for students? (meals for kids that have an allergy or are gluten free, etc.)

A

Yes

59
Q

What is done to increase student meal participation?

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  • social media
  • nutrition education
  • recycling
  • school gardens
60
Q

Are health and nutrition important n public schools in texas?

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Yes

61
Q

Do schools food service dept.s who operate under the NSLP rely on local tax dollars?

A

No, the program is federally funded

62
Q

Can you decide on a career change into education after freshman year and how long do you have to decide?

A

Yes. Until junior year.

63
Q

What can I teach once I graduate with my undergrad degree? (with a nutrition major)

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Chemistry, science composite, biology/life science, and physical science

64
Q

I have decided that I want to become a teacher but if I stay in AggieTEACH it will delay my graduation. What are my options?

A

To go into the graduate certification program

65
Q

Who do I contact about going into the Secondary Graduate Certification Program?

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Dr. Larry Kelly

lkelly@tamu.edu

66
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What are two of the requirements to get into the secondary graduate certification program?

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  • Min. GPR of 2.75

- Relevant coursework completed

67
Q

What is a probationary teaching certificate?

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  • Essentially, it is a paid internship

- Once you pass your tests, you automatically become a teacher

68
Q

Do I have to get a masters to get into the secondary graduate certification program?

A

No you do not

69
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Is it possible to get a Master’s while you are teaching?

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Yes

70
Q

What is aggieTEACH?

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An undergrad teacher certification program that only deals with STEM subjects

71
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List at leaast 3 majors that are a good fit with aggieTEACH.

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  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Nutrition
  • Biomedical Sciences
72
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What is the first step for students who are considering joining aggieTEACH.

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  • Enroll in SCEN 201

- Accumulate 10 hours of field observations

73
Q

What type of certification are most compatible with FUSC or NUTR majors?

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  • Physical sciences
  • Life science
  • Composite science
74
Q

What minor do AggieTEACH students have to complete?

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Applied learning in STEM minor

75
Q

What is the final step in AggieTEACH?

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-Each student completes the program with one full semester of clinical teaching or a 1 year paid teaching program

76
Q

How do I find out more about AggieTEACH?

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Contact direcor Jenn Whitfield (jwhitfld@tamu.edu)

77
Q

What brand is the only nutritional wellness brand in the US for kids?

A

HEB Buddy

78
Q

Which 3 texas cities contain HEB manufacturing facilities?

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  • San Antonio
  • Houston
  • Corpus Christi
79
Q

How do HEB products compare to the leading national brands?

A

HEB strives to keep their price index $1 cheaper than that of Walmart’s

80
Q

What are the qualifications for participating in an HEB internsip?

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  • Need to pursue a c\bachelors or masters
  • 3.0 GPA preferred
  • Long-term career interest in HEB
81
Q

Name 5 industry specific courses that HEB recommends to be an HEB partner.

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  • HACCP class
  • Food bacteriology
  • Food chemistry
  • Food processing
  • Meat science
82
Q

What is unique about HEB when compared to the other grocery stores?

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-No two stores are alike. The actual layout and architecture is different

83
Q

Name 3 different career paths at HEB.

A
  • Advertising/marketing
  • Dieticians
  • Finance and accounting
  • Loss prevention
84
Q

What is SORM?

A
  • The School of Retail Management at HEB
  • It’s a dept. manager training program
  • A 7-wk training program only available to HEB partners
85
Q

What is SORL?

A
  • The School of Retail Leadership at HEB
  • Gets you to upper management
  • Available to anybody
86
Q

What is the difference between SROM and SORL?

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SORM is only available to HEB partners and plus SORL gets you to a higher position

87
Q

What internships are available at HEB?

A
  • Corporate
  • Management
  • Manufacturing
88
Q

What are the criteria for applying for an internship?

A
  • Need to pursue a bachelors or masters
  • 3.0 GPA preferred
  • Long term career interest in HEB
89
Q

Which if the following are requirements for Family Consumer Agents?

A

a. Master’s Degree
b. Strong service ethic
c. Ability to work with diverse audiences

90
Q

What is WIC? What does WIC the acronym stand for?

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  • Women, Infants, and Children

- Program that helps families obtain nutritious food, nutrition education, and stay healthy.

91
Q

What populations are served by WIC?

A

Women, Infants, and children?

92
Q

What services are provided to WIC participants?

A
  • Promote optimal growth
  • Breastfeeding education
  • Support for single mothers
  • Nutrition counseling
93
Q

Is WIC a state or national program?

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National