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Public Health and Community Nutrition.

By: Eilender, Elizabeth.
Series: Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Collection. Publisher: New York : Momentum Press, 2016Description: xix, 88p ; pbk.ISBN: 9781606508695.Subject(s): Community health services | Nutrition policy | diet | Food habits-United States | Nutrition Requirements | Public healthDDC classification: 362.1
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Assessing the Nutrition Status of Americans; Chapter 2: Food Insecurity in the United States; Chapter 3: Health Literacy; Chapter 4: Cultural Competence; Chapter 5: Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs; Chapter 6: Nutrition Education; Additional Resources; Key Terms; Index; Adpage; Backcover.
Summary: Poor quality dietary habits are one of the most pressing public health concerns of our time. As a society, we are faced with the paradox of malnutrition and overconsumption existing side-by-side. Many people in our communities deal with the stark reality of food insecurity coupled with a reliance on inexpensive, nutrient-poor calories that contribute to the nationwide prevalence of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic conditions. As a resource for both students and practitioners, Public Health and Community Nutrition provides an overview of how social determinants of health--socioeconomic factors that influence a population's or an individual's well-being--contribute to the existence of health disparities in the United States. Now more than ever, diet and health experts are needed to address these 21st-century public health challenges that require specific professional competencies related to nutritional assessment, knowledge of food assistance and support options, and nutrition education skills that are appropriate for targeted audiences.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU St Angela's McKeown Library Main Lending Collection 362.1 EIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T39688
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Assessing the Nutrition Status of Americans; Chapter 2: Food Insecurity in the United States; Chapter 3: Health Literacy; Chapter 4: Cultural Competence; Chapter 5: Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs; Chapter 6: Nutrition Education; Additional Resources; Key Terms; Index; Adpage; Backcover.

Poor quality dietary habits are one of the most pressing public health concerns of our time. As a society, we are faced with the paradox of malnutrition and overconsumption existing side-by-side. Many people in our communities deal with the stark reality of food insecurity coupled with a reliance on inexpensive, nutrient-poor calories that contribute to the nationwide prevalence of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic conditions. As a resource for both students and practitioners, Public Health and Community Nutrition provides an overview of how social determinants of health--socioeconomic factors that influence a population's or an individual's well-being--contribute to the existence of health disparities in the United States. Now more than ever, diet and health experts are needed to address these 21st-century public health challenges that require specific professional competencies related to nutritional assessment, knowledge of food assistance and support options, and nutrition education skills that are appropriate for targeted audiences.

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