Question

6. Most of the laws enacted that affect nutrition, food, and health are passed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for implementation in public health services.

True

False

7. Students enrolled in a community nutrition course were required to identify the government agency responsible for administering nutrition monitoring and other nutrition surveillance activities of the DHHS, which is known as:

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

B) U.S. Department of Treasury.

C) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

D) U.S. Department of Agriculture.

E) U.S. Department of Education.

8.The U.S. judicial branch:

A) interprets the laws and settles legal disagreements.

B) includes the president and presidential cabinet.

C) All of these are correct.

D) None of these is correct.

9. Nutrition research, nutrition monitoring, and which of the following are all intertwined by a complex set of interrelationships?

A) Nutrition education

B) Nutrition policy

C) Nutrition management

D) Nutrition lobbyists

10. Which of the following increases the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ visibility and access to public policymakers, consequently increasing the power of dietetics professionals’ views on important legislative issues?

A) Grassroots liaison committee

B) Legislative network coordinators

C) Political action committee

Answer 1

6-Most of the laws enacted that affect nutrition, food, and health are passed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for implementation in public health services.

Answer : false,because USDA only regulates US agriculture health,administer animal welfare and responsible for overseeing farming, ranching, and forestry industries, as well as regulating aspects of food quality & safety and nutrition labeling.While DHHS mainly involve in laws of public health services

7. Students enrolled in a community nutrition course were required to identify the government agency responsible for administering nutrition monitoring and other nutrition surveillance activities of the DHHS, which is known as:

Answer:C) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-HHS is the U.S. Government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services

Other options are all incorrect

A-CDC-Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and internationally

B-US.Department of treasury-The Department of the Treasury operates and maintains systems that are critical to the nation's financial infrastructure

D-US Department of Agriculture-overseeing farming, ranching, and forestry industries, as well as regulating aspects of food quality & safety and nutrition labeling.

E-US Department of education -administers education

8.The U.S. judicial branch:

Answer : A-interprets the laws and settles legal disagreements

other options are false B-it includes only Supreme Court and High court and doesn't include president cabinet and presidential cabinet. C & D are also false

9. Nutrition research, nutrition monitoring, and which of the following are all intertwined by a complex set of interrelationships?

Answer:B-nutrition policy-is a statement by an authoritative body (usually the government) of its intent to act in order to maintain or alter the food supply, nutritional status, or some other indicator in society

the other three options doesn't correlate with nutrition research and nutrition monitoring ​​​​​​

10. Which of the following increases the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ visibility and access to public policymakers, consequently increasing the power of dietetics professionals’ views on important legislative issues?

Answer:C-Political Action Committee-(PAC) is an organization with a specific political motive engaged in raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates and also pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.

Other options are false because A-Grassroots laison committee-is one which uses the people in a given district, region, or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.

B-LESN-LESN is a coordinated network of professional and knowledgeable legislative staff from across the country who work on education policy