Life Cycle Nutrition for Public Health Professionals is the first textbook using a public health approach and population-focused lens to explore nutrition across each life cycle phase.
It provides the basic principles of normal nutrition across each developmental phase in the life course, along with the foundational knowledge of key determinants, challenges, and outcomes among communities and populations within each nutrition phase.
Using the Public Health 3.0 framework as a guide, the text illustrates how evidence-based public health nutrition programs can improve individual and population health.
This comprehensive text contains chapters spanning every major life cycle phase—from preconception and pregnancy through older adulthood.
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 in the United States and around the globe. Major public health nutrition themes found in life cycle phases are discussed, 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, issues related to health communication and health education, as well as economic impacts of poor public health nutrition. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice and cultural competencies, and 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.
Key Features:
Presents life cycle nutrition through a public health and social-ecological lens
Emphasizes professional, evidence-based approaches to problem-solving in the field with a Public Health 3.0 focus
Highlights real-world examples of effective public health interventions with engaging case studies, “What Works” sections, and Resources for Further Learning
Integrates the social determinants of health and their impact on racial and ethnic health disparities throughout each chapter
Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers, and qualified instructors also have access to a full suite of instructor resources
Edited by:
Kyle L. Thompson DCN RDN LDN,
M. Margaret Barth,
PhD,
Melissa D. Gutschall,
PhD
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9780826186225
ISBN 10: 082618622X
Pages: 484
Publication Date: 28 February 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors Preface SECTION I. LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE Chapter 1. Life Cycle Nutrition from a Public Health Perspective: An Introduction to Foundational Concepts and Approaches Chapter 2. Public Health Nutrition Practice Throughout the Life Cycle SECTION II. LIFE STAGE NUTRITION WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH FOCUS Chapter 3. Nutrition in Pregnancy: Population Health Perspectives Chapter 4. Infant Nutrition Chapter 5. Toddler, Preschooler, and School-Age Child Nutrition Chapter 6. Adolescent Nutrition: A Public Health Approach Chapter 7. Young and Middle Adult Nutrition Chapter 8. Older Adult Nutrition: A Population Approach to Healthy Aging SECTION III. PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION: KEY TOPICS AND TRENDS Chapter 9. Food Insecurity Throughout the Life Cycle Chapter 10. Pediatric Overweight and Obesity: A Global Public Health Priority Chapter 11. Chronic Disease Prevention in Populations Across the Life Cycle Chapter 12. Public Health Nutrition Emergency Management Chapter 13. Public Health Nutrition Communications and Education: Demonstrating Cultural Competence Throughout the Life Cycle Chapter 14. Economic Aspects of Public Health Nutrition Across the Life Cycle Chapter 15. Public Health Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Future Trends Appendices Glossary Index
Kyle L. Thompson, DCN, RDN, LDN, CNSC is Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Public Health Nutrition at Appalachian State University. Margaret Barth, PhD, MPH is Professor and Chair of Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. Melissa D. Gutschall, PhD is a Professor in Nutrition and Foods and Director of Graduate Programs in Nutrition at Appalachian State University.
