The Relationship Between Food and Nutrition Insecurity and Diabetes

1. Food security is defined as access by all household members, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life.

a) True
b) False

2. Nutrition security is defined as having access to healthy, safe, affordable foods essential to optimal health and well-being.

a) True
b) False

3. Native communities pay higher food prices than the average U.S. consumer.

a) True
b) False

4. The following factor(s) can be associated with a higher risk of food and nutrition insecurity:

a) Drug and alcohol dependency
b) Single-parent households
c) Elders
d) Seasonal bills
e) All of the above

5. Adults with diabetes are at a higher risk for food insecurity compared to those without diabetes.

a) True
b) False

6. The following influence(s) from food insecurity complicate diabetes self-management care:

a) Diabetes distress
b) Depression
c) Severe hypoglycemia
d) All of the above

7. Food is medicine is a practice rooted in traditional, ecological knowledge passed down for generations. Food is sacred, healing, connects all living beings, and should be provided through efforts supporting tribal food sovereignty in disease treatment and/or prevention.

a) True
b) False

8. The following are ways IHS is implementing strategies to address food insecurity in Native communities:

a) Increase access to nutrition services
b) Screening for food insecurity
c) Providing community referrals to services if people present as food insecure
d) Implementing a National Produce Prescription Pilot Program
e) All of the above

9. Goals of the Produce Prescription Pilot Program include: reducing overall food insecurity, improving overall dietary health by increasing fruits, vegetables, and traditional food consumption, and improving healthcare outcomes.

a) True
b) False