A nurse is looking at federal funding for the school lunch program and childhood obesity data for the kids in school.
The nurse found that despite the highest rate of federal funding for any local school in their district and increased nutrition standards to improve the quality of food, kids in the school also have the highest obesity rate. What conclusion can you draw from this information?
A. Even more funding is required to have an effect on the obesity rate.
B. The nutritional standards aren't sufficient and the school should revert back to the original ones.
C. Some policies aren't enough to change behavior, as many kids are still bringing unhealthy lunches in from home.
D. The school should begin a school breakfast program as well so that kids have increased access to healthy foods.
Question 2
A nursing student studying public health has asked the instructor where to find good sources of evidence-based practice to help formulate policy changes as part of a thesis project. Which resource would be most helpful for the student?
A. The New England Journal of Medicine
B. Medscape
C. The CDC
D. The Community Guide
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