The School Nurse in a School District in Southwestern Texas

question 1

Multiple Choice

The school nurse in a school district in southwestern Texas is working with the school cafeteria to revise their healthy choices menus for the school year. They have used as their guide the 2012 national law that calls for school lunch programs to have larger portions of fruits and vegetables, less sodium, and no trans fats. To help increase the success of the program, the nurse conducted a survey of parents to learn more about the cultural aspects of food choices related to fruits and vegetables. Providing a culturally appropriate menu that meets federal guidelines for the school children represents:

• A)An upstream approach
• B)A tertiary prevention approach
• C)A socioecological approach
• D)A and C

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