Public health nutrition : rural, urban, and global community-based practice /
by Margaret M. Barth, & four others.
- New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, 2020
- 1 online resource (503, pages) : color illustrations.
I. Foundations of public health nutrition -- 1. Introduction to public health nutrition -- 2. Nutrition epidemiology principles -- 3. Nutrition epidemiology research methods --4. Behavioral aspects of public health nutrition -- 5. Public health and food policy : role in public health nutrition -- II. Cultural aspects of public health nutrition -- 6. Food and culture importance in public health nutrition -- 7. Promoting nutritional health, healthy food systems, and well-being of the community -- 8. Rural health : importance of interprofessional approach -- 9. Urban health and urbanization : acting on social determinants in urban settings -- 10. Global health : importance of interprofessional approach -- III. Community assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluation -- 11. Community assessments in public health nutrition -- 12. Public health nutrition program planning -- 13. Public health nutrition interventions and evaluation -- IV. Current and future challenges in public health nutrition and sustainability -- 14. Current nutrition-related health issues and challenges -- 15. Professional development needs and strategies in public health nutrition -- 16. Summary statements on sustainability and public health nutrition -- 17. Future challenges, trends, and opportunities
Public Health Nutrition is a comprehensive, practice-based textbook for graduate and upper undergraduate students and community nutrition and public health professionals. It provides readers with the principal understanding of how improving access to healthy foods at individual, local, regional and global levels as well as improving food security and sustainability can improve community health and combat noncommunicable diseases, infectious diseases, hunger and malnutrition, obesity, social injustice, and debilitating food environments. Across diverse communities, this book not only directs readers’ attention towards key public health nutrition-related challenges that affect rural and urban populations across the globe, it also adds critical thinking exercises, cases, and engaging discussion topics to advance application of evidence-based practice in the real world.
Using an interprofessional approach and supported with evidence-based research in public health, nutritional science, and behavioral economics, this textbook covers how to plan health promotion programs and interventions in diverse communities, how to analyze and influence food policy, sustainability, and security initiatives, and how to address cultural competency, nutritional monitoring, professional development, and many other practice-based skills out in the field.. All chapters are complete with learning objectives, detailed case studies, discussion questions, learning activities for beyond the classroom, and a review of core topics covered. Essential for public health students studying nutrition, public policy, social work, and other health science-related areas, the book presents a strategic context to real-world initiatives while employing an interprofessional outlook to tackle public health nutrition issues.