Life Cycle Nutrition for Public Health Professionals

Life Cycle Nutrition for Public Health Professionals is the first textbook to explore nutrition across each life cycle phase using a public health approach and population-focused lens. It covers optimal growth and development, health promotion and prevention topics, public health nutrition issues, social determinants of health, and examples of evidence-based public health nutrition programs and policies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 550 pages
Publication date: 28 November 2023
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc

Life Cycle Nutrition for Public Health Professionals is a groundbreaking textbook that takes a public health approach and focuses on nutrition across different life cycle phases. It provides a comprehensive overview of normal nutrition throughout each developmental stage, along with an understanding of the key determinants, challenges, and outcomes within communities and populations. The text utilizes the Public Health 3.0 framework to illustrate how evidence-based public health nutrition programs can enhance individual and population health. Spanning every major life cycle phase, from preconception and pregnancy to older adulthood, the book covers optimal growth and development, health promotion and prevention topics, public health nutrition issues, social determinants of health, and examples of successful evidence-based public health nutrition programs and policies in the United States and around the world.

Major public health nutrition themes are explored throughout the life cycle phases, including food security, life stage issues in vulnerable populations, maternal and child health, childhood obesity, chronic disease prevention, optimal aging, public health nutrition emergency management, health communication and education, and the economic impacts of poor public health nutrition. The book emphasizes evidence-based practice and cultural competencies, featuring case studies, discussion questions, and learning activities in each chapter.

Life Cycle Nutrition for Public Health Professionals is a unique, engaging, and essential resource for public health professionals, educators, and students interested in nutrition and its impact on health. It offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective on life cycle nutrition, equipping readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote optimal health and well-being throughout the lifespan.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780826186225