Nutrition in Public Health: Principles, Policies, and Practice

Description

This book provides an overview of the field and focuses on the role of the Federal Government in determining nutrition policy and practice. Beginning with a review of the definition and principles of public health, the book examines trends in the US population and nutritional epidemiology. It considers programs to help reduce disparities in the prevalence of diet-related chronic diseases among various populations, as well as a detailed chapter on obesity with discussions on global impact and cost, pediatric obesity, and the impact of socioeconomic status and ethnicity. Specific information is included on breastfeeding mothers, HIV/AIDS, and prison inmates.

Features

• Overviews of the field of nutrition and focuses on the role of the Federal Government in determining nutrition policy and practice
• Provides an integrated view of nutrition needs and the policies and political mechanisms that affect the delivery of quality food and nutrition services
• Considers programs to help reduce disparities in the prevalence of diet-related chronic diseases among various populations, as well as a detailed chapter on obesity with discussions on global impact and cost, pediatric obesity, and the impact of socioeconomic status and ethnicity
• Includes specific information on breastfeeding mothers, HIV/AIDS, and prison inmates

Table of Contents

Nutrition in Public Health. Preventing Disease or Promoting Health?. Food Systems. Nutritional Epidemiology. Food and Nutrition Surveys for Monitoring the Public’s Health. Prevalence of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases: Disparities and Programs?to Reduce Them. Weight Control: Challenges and Solutions. Special Populations. Cultural Competence. Food and Nutrition Politics, Policy, and Legislation. Food and Nutrition Guidance. Food and Nutrition Assessment of the Community. Promoting Food Security. Social Marketing and Other Mass Communication Techniques. Food Safety and Defense. Grants to Support Initiatives in Public Health Nutrition.