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Brief Description

You will survey 1 person and write a report based on the findings. Data may be collected through informal interviews or questionnaires. You will post the data and summary of findings toDiscussion Board Forum 1.

Details

The first part of this assignment is the survey. Select someone to interview. The subject must not be related to you and must not live in the same household. Use either interview or questionnaireformat to gather answers to the following questions:

1. Does the subject eat fortified foods? Does he/she know what a fortified food is? Can he/shegive any examples of fortified foods?

2. Can the subjectlist foods that contain high amounts of or are good sources of each of the following: vitamin A, D, E, K, and B12?

3. Does the subjecttake a vitamin supplement? Why or why not? If he/she takes supplements,how much does he/she spend a month on vitamins?

4. What resourcesdoes the subjectuse to get most of their nutrition information?

5. How many times a week does the subjecteat vegetables? How many servings per day?

6. Does the subjectknow what a serving is? Have him/hershow you.

7. How does he/she cook vegetables?

8. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not valued much and 10 being highly valued), askthe subject to rate how valuablehealth is.

9. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being poor and 10 being great), ask the subjectto rate his/her current health status.

10. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being a weak match and 10 being a strong match), ask the subjectto rate how well his/hercurrent eating habits line up or match with the value placed on health. Have him/herexpand or explain the answer. In this discussion,ask if he/shecan identify any barriers to overall health. In other words, if the above scores do not match, why does he/she think that is the case?

11. What concerns does the subject have about diet or health, if any?

12. If the subjectwere to learn more about nutrition, what specifically would he/she like to learn about or what would be helpful to him/her in the present situation?

Thread

The second part of this assignment is the report. Must be a minimum of 600 words.

1. Discuss the demographic information of your chosen subject. Demographics include age, height, weight, and any other variables that you would like to add. Do not provide names or identify the subjects.
 
2. Provide the data anddiscuss the results from the survey.This mustinclude, but is not limited to:

• A discussion of why you think the subject's scores do or do notmatch. Be sure to provide specific examples to support your conclusions.

• Identify barriers that you perceive to be present and if you agree or disagree with the barriers the subject identified.

• Evaluate the responses you received and compare those to the recommendations of a healthy diet (cite your references).

• Does the subject appear to be using credible sources for nutritional information? Explain.

• Based on the responses, what do you believe has influencedthe subject's behavior (e.g., knowledge, education, background, family habits, etc.)?Explain.

• Discuss what role a public health nutritionist plays in the lives of people similar to those you interviewed.

• What were the subject'sconcerns and interests? Do you find these to be relevant to the individual? Why or why not?

• Be sure to citeat least 2 peer-reviewed resources in current AMA format. Be specific. This is your opportunity to demonstrate that you know the material. Specific examples earn points. General, sweeping comments do not demonstrate that you understand the material.

• Provide specific recommendations you have for your subject.

• If you suggest a nutritional supplement of any kind,you must justify it with research.

3. Report and adequately explain the data from the survey including knowledge of fortified foods, vitamin knowledge, supplements used, frequency of vegetable consumption, and cooking methods.