"Food is Medicine" Interventions to Improve Food & Nutrition Security and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes

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1. Almost half (45%) of deaths related to heart disease are due to poor diet.

a) True
b) False

2. People living in food insecure households had more than twice the risk of developing diabetes even after accounting for differences in age, gender, race, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, and diet quality.

a) True
b) False

3. The return on investment (ROI) on prevention-based programs are greater in the long run compared to treatment focused programs.

a) True
b) False

4. Nutrition counseling and education are a component of the following Food is Medicine approaches:

a) Medically tailored meal programs
b) Medically tailored food packages
c) Produce prescription programs
d) All of the above

5. Medicare Advantage, Medicaid 1115 waivers, and private insurers have been important funding mechanisms of the Food is Medicine movement.

a) True
b) False

6. Food security and nutrition programs are generally:

a) Better at prevention than at treatment
b) Expected to have an impact over a long length of time
c) Proven by their small effect on a large number of people, rather than their large effect on a small number of people
d) All of the above

7. More research is necessary to understand how best to deliver and scale a FIM intervention that will support food security and healthy dietary intake.

a) True
b) False

8. Challenges to show impact of Food is Medicine approaches are complicated by the fact that most programs:

a) Reach a subset of people
b) Offer a relatively small dose and duration of intervention
c) Are often only offered at one location/site
d) All of the above

9. Food insecurity is more common in people with diabetes and can make it harder to manage their condition.

a) True
b) False

"Food is Medicine" Interventions to Improve Food & Nutrition Security and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes

Quiz for CE Credit

1. Almost half (45%) of deaths related to heart disease are due to poor diet.

2. People living in food insecure households had more than twice the risk of developing diabetes even after accounting for differences in age, gender, race, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, and diet quality.

3. The return on investment (ROI) on prevention-based programs are greater in the long run compared to treatment focused programs.

4. Nutrition counseling and education are a component of the following Food is Medicine approaches:

5. Medicare Advantage, Medicaid 1115 waivers, and private insurers have been important funding mechanisms of the Food is Medicine movement.

6. Food security and nutrition programs are generally:

7. More research is necessary to understand how best to deliver and scale a FIM intervention that will support food security and healthy dietary intake.

8. Challenges to show impact of Food is Medicine approaches are complicated by the fact that most programs:

9. Food insecurity is more common in people with diabetes and can make it harder to manage their condition.