Sari Edelstein

Nutrition in public health / edited by Sari Edelstein, PhD, RDN, Professor, Retired, Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts. - Fourth edition. - x, 487 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applying nutrition science to the public's health -- Nutritional epidemiology : an introduction -- Creating public policy and advocating for nutrition policies -- Role of the federal agencies in public health nutrition -- Community needs assessment -- Planning and evaluating nutrition services for the community -- Serving those at highest nutritional risk -- Intervening to change the public's eating behavior -- Growing a healthier nation : maternal, infant, child, and adolescent nutrition with an emphasis on childhood overweight -- Importance of public health nutrition programs in preventing disease and promoting adult health -- Promoting older adult nutrition -- Providing nutrition services in public health primary care -- Food security and adequate food access for the public -- Safeguarding the food supply and securing the food supply -- Grant writing in public health nutrition -- Staffing, managing, and leading public health nutrition personnel -- Leveraging nutrition education through the public health team -- Networking for nutrition and earning administrative support -- Marketing nutrition programs and services -- Striving for excellence and envisioning the future.

978-1-284-10469-1

2016048923


Nutrition--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Public health--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nutrition policy--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Needs Assessment
Nutrition Policy
Public Health Practice
Risk Factors


United States

RA601 / .N84 2018

362.17

QU 145