Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Achieve the Healthy People 2030 Goals

1. Eliminating health disparities and achieve health equity have been goals for the past three decades.

a) True
b) False

2. The vision of Healthy People 2030 is to support a society in which all people can achieve their full potential health and well-being across the lifespan.

a) True
b) False

3. Diabetes is listed as one of the Healthy People 2030 Topic Areas to address.

a) True
b) False

4. The Healthy People 2030 goals are designed to:

a) Identify topics that are public health priorities
b) Establish national science-based, measurable objectives
c) Set target goals to be achieved by the end of the decade
d) All of the above

5. The Healthy People 2030 guidelines are designed to be used as a framework for planning and developing local programs and partnerships.

a) True
b) False

6. The following is/are objective(s) in the Healthy People 2030 Report related to diabetes:

a) Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease who get ACE inhibitors or ARBs
b) Reduce vision loss from diabetic retinopathy
c) Reduce emergency department visits for insulin overdoses
d) Reduce the rate of hospital admissions for diabetes among older adults
e) All of the above

7. The Nutrition Facts Label has been around for almost 30 years and many patients still do not understand how to interpret it.

a) True
b) False

8. The following is/are pillars to address hunger and diet-related disease:

a) Improving good access and affordability
b) Empowering all consumers to make and have access to healthy food choices
c) Supporting physical activity for all
d) Enhancing nutrition and food security research
e) All of the above

9. A big change made to the Nutrition Facts label was to have the nutrient information be based on the serving size a typical individual would consume (ie: ice cream servings moving from ½ cup to 2/3 cup)

a) True
b) False