Many of the policy initiatives related to obesity address ____.
a. overweight pregnant women
b. middle-aged to older adults with hypertension
c. children rather than adults
d. Hispanics and African American families
Q. 2An evaluation of Hispanic health beliefs and practices indicates a greater emphasis on the power of ____ and less on preventive health care.
a. medication
b. God
c. surgery
d. exercise
Q. 3More effective worksite-based interventions include____.
a. financial penalties for NOT participating
b. linking salary to health status
c. behavioral modification strategies
d. providing catered meals for those who wish to lose weight
Q. 4Generational analyses of Asian Americans show significant ____ in succeeding generations as compared to first-generation residents of the United States.
a. decreases in height
b. increases in height
c. decreases in BMI
d. increases in BMI
Q. 5Recent research indicates that breastfed babies are ____ likely to be overweight as compared with formula-fed babies.
a. somewhat more
b. less
c. equally
d. much more
Q. 6Which group has a high prevalence of diabetes and a high death rate from cirrhosis?
a. Hispanics
b. American Indians/Alaska Natives
c. African Americans
d. Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
Q. 7What is an environmental strategy for a worksite weight-loss program?
a. an educational dietary intervention offered to all employees
b. a seminar about personal goal setting with mandatory attendance
c. encouraging physical activity during off-work hours
d. organizational practices that change the worksite physical environment
Q. 8Ethnocentric individuals _____.
a. value all cultures equally
b. are generally accepting of cultural differences
c. consider their beliefs, values, and customs to be the best
d. value other cultures more than their own