Community And Public Health Nutrition

By (author) Edelstein Sari
Description:
Every new print copy includes 365-day access to Navigate Advantage for Community and Public Health Nutrition which unlocks a complete eBook, assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Updated with the latest data in the field, Community and Public Health Nutrition, Fifth Edition explores the complex, multifaceted array of programs and services that exist in the United States today that are dedicated to bettering population and community health through improved nutrition. The Fifth Edition explores the subject by first considering how nutrition fits into public health practice and then by examining policymaking, assessment and intervention methods, special populations, food security, and program management.
Biographical note:

Dr. Edelstein is currently retired. ''Her previous position was of''Associate Professor in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Simmons College. She taught both Food Science and Food service classes.'' Before coming to Simmons College, Dr. Edelstein has previously been in private practice and has served as a hospital Food Service Director and Chief Dietitian.She is the author of many research articles, inclusive of topics on ethics, yoga, the glycemic index, and athletic performance as well as the author or editor of books, which include:The Healthy Young Child, Wadsworth Publishing, 1995;Nutrition in Public Health, Second Edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2005;Nutrition: Rapid References for Nurses, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007;Managing Food and Nutrition Services for the Hospitality, Culinary and Nutrition''Professions, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007;Life Cycle Nutrition: An Evidence-Based Approach, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008.Education BackgroundBS Florida State UniversityMS Florida International UniversityPhD University of Florida