Deck 11: Promoting Older Adult Nutrition

Question 1

By 2050, the US expects to have 2 million centenarians.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Baby boomers have a need to be educated about STDs.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A new concept for aging adults is called aging-in-place.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Elderly Nutrition Program allowed community centers to provide meals for older adults.

Question 5

Congregate or home-delivered meals to the elderly provide 15% of the RDA/DRI.

Question 6

The Elderly Nutrition Program is also called the Older Americans Nutrition Program.

Question 7

The Elderly Nutrition Program has yet to be evaluated.

Question 8

The Elderly Nutrition Program hopes to start a Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program by the year 2020.

Question 9

Persons aged 60 and over can attend the Adult Care Food Program.

Question 10

The most current prescription for good health throughout life is to:

A) Establish harmony among physical, psychological, and social status
B) Do whatever you wish, because you are an adult
C) Take a trip around the world
D) All the above

Question 11

Life expectancy is now estimated to be 74 years of age for men and almost 80 for women.

Question 12

One of the major reasons people are living longer is due to decreases in mortality from cancer.

Question 13

Government statistics reveal that heart disease is still the leading cause of death in America.

Question 14

Title VII of the Older Americans Act (OAA) established a program to provide meals to the elderly.

Question 15

Meals for the elderly are provided by home delivery only.

Question 16

The following are characteristics of the boomer generation except:

A) Non-ethnicity, diversity; fewer children than their parent's generation
B) Formal education; more formal education than today's senior citizens
C) Income; higher median family and household incomes than today's senior citizens
D) Employment; longer working hours than their parents' generation and more women working outside the home
E) Health condition; much more likely to smoke, be overweight and have a sedentary lifestyle than their parents' generation

Question 17

The health demands of baby boomers include:

A) Educational demands; boomers need health information online
B) Health insurance and screening demands; boomers need a comprehensive health package that meets their nutritional and physical needs by integrating medically sound, alternative and traditional medicine
C) Health package; should contain screening, education and private consulting, and intervention
D) Identifying appealing modes of exercise
E) All of the above

Question 18

The health demands of baby boomers include:

A) Balanced nutrition and motivation themes to help them to make changes in their lifestyles
B) Use of functional foods
C) Programs, classes, and facilities are needed that will attract boomers to engage in physical fitness
D) The use of probiotics, vitamins, and supplements
E) All of the above

Question 19

Due to the increased longevity of baby boomers, there will be more health needs related to a higher incidence of:

A) Arthritis
B) Obesity
C) Diabetes
D) All of the above

Question 20

Baby boomers will not demand more medical education and intervention than past generations.

Question 21

Congregate or home delivered meals to the elderly provide ____ of the RDA/DRI.

A) 15%
B) 10%
C) 12%
D) None of the above

Question 22

The Elderly Nutrition Program is also called the:

A) Older Americans Nutrition Program
B) Title 9 Program
C) Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
D) All of the above

Question 23

The Elderly Nutrition Program has been evaluated ______________.

A) Negatively
B) As only available to those below the poverty level
C) As only available to the homebound
D) None of the above

Question 24

The Elderly Nutrition Program also includes:

A) Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
B) Congregate meals
C) Home delivered meals
D) All of the above

Question 25

Persons age ____ and over can attend the Adult Care Food Program.

A) 55
B) 60
C) 65
D) 70