Chapter 2 Flashcards
community nutrition
strives to improve the health and well being of individuals and groups within the community
involves nutrition education, counseling, prevention, referrals
public health nutrition
improve health and well being of individuals and groups within the community at the macro level: assessments, advocacy, environmental change
risk reduction and disease prevention
preventative care, reduce risk of chronic diseases, preventing chronic illnesses
nutrition
science of food and its use by the body
community
unified body of individuals with common characteristics or interests who live in a particular area
3 arenas of public health nutrition
people, policy, programs
what public health nutrition focuses on
health of populations or targeted groups
what does community nutrition focus on
individuals, families, targeted groups in a community setting
individual
knowledge, attitudes, behaviors
education programs
relationships
family, peers
create walking clubs
community
rules, regulations, policies
establish farmers markets that accept food stamps
society
social networks, norms, and standards
advocate for elimination of high calorie snacks in schools
focus of public health nutritionist
nutrition issues affecting whole population
focus of community nutritionist
affecting whole population, not individual needs
emphasis
promoting health and preventing disease
target population of PHN
wide spectrum of people and needs
target population of CHN
local level that has similar groups
public health
societal efforts to promote/restore peoples health
practice
assessment, design, management, evaluation of nutrition programs
public health 1900s
sanitation, communicable diseases
public health now
chronic diseases, lifestyle, food, obesity, exercise
leading cause of dealth in 1900
pneumonia/influenza
leading cause of death in 2000
heart disease
2 definitions of health
absense of disease vs state of physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well being
