Government Assistance Programs + Surveillance Programs + Needs Assessments

Question 1

TANF

Answer 1

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

DHHS

Helps needy family with monthly cash assistance
Especially families with children <18 years

Question 2

CSFP

Answer 2

Commodity Supplemental Food Programs

USDA

Provides USDA foods to low income elderly (>60 years), brings food to their house

Question 3

TEFAP

Answer 3

Emergency Food Assistance Program

USDA

Short-term hunger relief
Quarterly distributions to agencies, food banks, soup kitchens

Question 4

FDPIR

Answer 4

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

USDA

Provides USDA foods to low income households on Indian Reservations + American Indians in some areas in/around Oklahoma

Question 5

NSLP

Answer 5

National School Lunch Program

USDA**

Provides lunches to children of low income families; lunch must provide 1/3 of recommended intake of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C over five days

Question 6

NSBP

Answer 6

National School Breakfast Program

USDA**

Provides breakfast to children of low income families; breakfast must provide ¼ of recommended intake of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C over five days

Question 7

ASP

Answer 7

Afterschool Snack Program

USDA**

Provides afterschool snacks to children

Question 9

SMP

Answer 9

Special Milk Program

USDA

Provides milk to schools; not part of the NSLP

Question 10

SFSP

Answer 10

Summer Food Service Program

USDA**

Has the same eligibility as the NSLP; provides children school lunches during the summer months

Question 11

CACFP

Answer 11

Child and Adult Care Food Program

USDA

Supports food service programs for family day care centers, adult day care centers, neighborhood houses, and homeless shelters

Question 12

FFVP

Answer 12

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

USDA

Introduces children to fruits and vegetables
Free to children and schools who operate NSLP

Question 13

WIC

Answer 13

Women, Infants, and Children

USDA

Serves pregnant, post-partum, breastfeeding women and children/infants up to 5 years – provides EBT for food (formula, milk, cereal, etc.) and nutrition education/referrals

Question 14

EFNEP

Answer 14

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

USDA

Provides nutrition education and teaches skills to the public on food practices (how to shop, cook, budget, meal prep) to low income families with young children
Does not provide food

Question 15

SNAP

Answer 15

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

USDA**

Largest food assistance program; assists low-income individuals with monthly benefits through an EBT to afford food

Question 16

NETP

Answer 16

Nutrition Education and Training Program

USDA

Part of the NSLP; provides education to teachers and school food service personnel

Question 17

SFMNP

Answer 17

Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program

USDA

Gives low-income seniors (>60 years) coupons to exchange at farmer’s markets/road stands/CSA
Can also provide education on how to select/store/prepare foods

Question 18

MCH

Answer 18

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

DHHS – title V

Fosters public health nutrition programs at the state and local levels for women of child-bearing age, infants, and children who are low-income

Question 19

Healthy Start

Answer 19

DHHS

Finds programs in communities with high infant mortality rates; the goal is to decrease infant mortality and improve the health of low income women, infants, and children

Question 20

Head Start

Answer 20

DHHS

Introduces new foods and teaches food habits to low income children aged 3-5; prepares them to go to school

Question 21

OAA

Answer 21

Older Americans Act (part of Nutrition Services Incentive Program – NSIP)

DHHS – title III by AOA

For all older adults (>60) and their spouses regardless of income
Provides: meals on wheels, congretate meals, and/or nutrition counseling

Question 22

list out regulations for the NSLP

Answer 22

• 3/4 c veggies = 1 servings for K-5
• fruit juice can only be 1/2 weekly serving of fruit
• 1/2 grains must be whole grains (graham flour)
• snack must contain two of the following: meat/alternative, milk (unflavored) grains, f + v

Question 23

Medicare

Answer 23

health insurance for people over the age of 65, or any age with ESRD

part A: hospital insurance, SNF, hospice care
part B: optional insurance for supplementary benefits

DHHS**

Question 24

Medicaid

Answer 24

health insurance for all eligible needy
all ages/blind/disabled

based on income

Question 25

CHIP

Answer 25

Children’s Health Insurance Program DHHS** Children’s health insurance program for children whose families make too much for Medicaid but not enough for private health insurance

Question 26

TEFRA

Answer 26

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 DHHS** Medicaid for children with disability who were not eligible before – are now eligible

Question 27

NSI

Answer 27

nutrition screening initiative Identifies elderly at nutrition risk using DETERMINE checklist Level 1: needs more assessment, can be done by anyone; Level 2: RDN provides more information

Question 28

NNMRRP

Answer 28

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Programs

Question 29

PEDNSS

Answer 29

Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System DHSS Monitors growth and nutrition status of low income, high risk children from birth to age 17 (mostly birth to age 5)

Question 30

PNSS

Answer 30

Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System DHHS Identifies and reduces pregnancy-related health risk in low-income, high-risk pregnancies

Question 31

BRFSS

Answer 31

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System DHHS Telephone interviews adults (>18) about risk behaviors like smoking, alcohol, food frequency

Question 32

YRBSS

Answer 32

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System DHHS For youth in grades 9-12 to assess their risk behaviors such as smoking, alcohol, weight

Question 33

NHANES

Answer 33

National Health and Nutrition Examination USDA Ongoing survey to obtain information on health of Americans (ht, wt, hgb/hct, 24 hour recall)

Question 34

WWEIA or NFNS

Answer 34

What We Eat in America or National Food and Nutrition Survey USDA The food recollection aspect of NHANES that utilizes the multiple pass method of a 24-hour recall

Question 35

Health and Diet Survey

Answer 35

DHHS Random telephone survey to determine nutrition knowledge/awareness, supplement use

Question 36

steps to conduct a community assessment

Answer 36

1. find a nutrition problem 2. set parameters (purpose, target population, etc.) 3. collect data 4. analyze data 5. share findings 6. set priorities (which problems to target first)

Question 37

steps to developing a community program plan

Answer 37

1. review nutrition assessment 2. set goals and objectives 3. develop program plan 4. define/set management system 5. identify budget/funding 6. seek support 7. implement

Question 38

what is a policy change outcome

Answer 38

laws, regulations, rules, protocols, and procedures designed to guide/influence behavior

Question 39

what is a system change outcome

Answer 39

impacts the problem solving aspect a change that affects all community components including social norms of organizations and institutions

Question 40

what is an environmental change outcome

Answer 40

physical, social, or economic factors designed to influence people's practices/behaviors

Question 41

food insecurity

Answer 41

the lack of access, at times, to enough food for all household membersf

Question 42

food deserts

Answer 42

places that have no access (or limited access) to nutritious, safe food

Question 43

community food security initiatives

Answer 43

farmer's markets food recovery programs prepared and perishable food programs (PPFP)

Question 44

quasi-governmental program

Answer 44

receives both federal and private funds

Question 45

non-governmental program

Answer 45

private, non-profit; no governmental funds