Community Nutrition Flashcards

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What is Nutrition?

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The Study of food and how the body uses it

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What is a community?

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A group of people living in the same place or have similar interest.

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What is community nutrition?

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combines the study of diet with the effort to promote healthy eating and to give community resources to learn about health eating and have access to healthy eating meals.

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What does a community nutritionist do?

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Speaks with groups about nutrition and health.
Create educational programs for public about nutrition.
Develop programs for specific demographics elderly, babies etc

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Importance of Community nutrition

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Promotes good health and hygiene behaviour.
Promotes nutrition education
Promotes dietary guidelines
ptovides nutrition and dietary counselling

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Organizations involved in community nutrition

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Health care providers
Voluntary Agencies
Social services
Food Industry

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Specific organizations

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UNICEF- United nation children fund
WHO- World health oganization

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What is another word for community nutrition?

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Public health nutrition

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