Community Nutrition Flashcards
What is Nutrition?
The Study of food and how the body uses it
What is a community?
A group of people living in the same place or have similar interest.
What is community nutrition?
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.
What does a community nutritionist do?
Speaks with groups about nutrition and health.
Create educational programs for public about nutrition.
Develop programs for specific demographics elderly, babies etc
Importance of Community nutrition
Promotes good health and hygiene behaviour.
Promotes nutrition education
Promotes dietary guidelines
ptovides nutrition and dietary counselling
Organizations involved in community nutrition
Health care providers
Voluntary Agencies
Social services
Food Industry
Specific organizations
UNICEF- United nation children fund
WHO- World health oganization
What is another word for community nutrition?
Public health nutrition