Public Health Nutrition: Essentials for Practitioners

by Jessica Jones-Smith

Overview

This foundational textbook provides a thorough understanding of the role of nutrition in public health in communities around the world.

Nutrition is a fundamental building block for optimal health. In this essential textbook, Jessica Jones-Smith presents readers with a balanced introduction to the field of public health nutrition. Examining common nutrition-related problems in both high- and low-income countries, Jones-Smith allows students to draw connections between the principles and realities of public health nutrition. She also describes the fundamental tools of public health nutrition, from nutrition assessment to program monitoring and evaluation, as well as current and future solutions for public health nutrition's most pressing issues.

Covering fundamental topics while helping students build the knowledge and skills foundational to public health nutrition research and practice, the book addresses

• nutrition surveillance
• dietary assessment methods
• program planning and program evaluation
• environmental and underlying determinants of nutrition-related diseases in high-, middle-, and low-income countries
• monitoring and evaluation in nutrition programs
• nutrition epidemiology
• community health assessment
• nutrition-related policies and programs, with a particular focus on WIC in the United States and cash transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries
• leading causes of disease and death
• obesity
• stunting
• nutrition transitions

The text also provides a much-needed resource for established researchers and practitioners of public health nutrition. Each chapter is authored by preeminent experts in the field, and the book includes aids for classroom learning, including case studies, learning objectives, and review questions. A rigorous introduction to foundational knowledge, Public Health Nutrition concludes with a discussion of current and future solutions for pressing health issues.

Contributors: Jeanne Barcelona, Alexandra L. Bellows, Sara Bleich, Melissa Chapnick, Damien de Walque, Rachael Dombrowski, Jess Fanzo, Lia C.H. Fernald, Susan E. Filomena, Johannah Frelier, Valerie M. Friesen, Melissa Hidrobo, Paul Gertler, Lora Iannotti, Scott Ickes, Lindsay M. Jaacks, Jessica Jones-Smith, A. Gita Krishnaswamy, Noel Kulik, Mduduzi N.N. Mbuya, Kimberly Morland, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Vanessa Oddo, Cynthia Ogden, Colin Rehm, Scott Richardson, Sarah Ross-Viles, Marie Ruel, Julie Ruel-Bergeron, Garrison Spencer, Marie Spiker, Andrew Thorne-Lyman, Alison Tumilowicz, Kelsey Vercammen, Marissa Zwald

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421438504
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	08/04/2020
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.96(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jessica Jones-Smith is an associate professor of health services and epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

1 Introduction Jessica Jones-Smith 1

Part 1 Key Tools of Public Health Nutrition

2 Population Surveillance and Monitoring Marissa L. Zwald Cynthia L. Ogden 7

3 Nutrition Epidemiology and Assessment of Dietary Intake Jessica Jones-Smith Vanessa M. Oddo 33

4 Community Health Assessment A. Gita Krishnaswamy Sarah Ross-Viles 52

5 Program Planning Noel Kulik Rachael D. Dombrowski Jeanne M. Barcelona 80

6 Monitoring and Evaluation in Nutrition Programs Julie C. Ruel-Bergeron Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman Marie Ruel 102

Part 2 Major Nutrition-Related Disease Burdens

7 Nutrition-Related Disease Burdens in High-Income Countries Colin D. Rehm 129

8 A Deeper Look: Obesity Sara N. Bleich Johannah M. Frelier Kelsey A. Vercammen 164

9 Nutrition-Related Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Valerie M. Friesen Mduduzi N. N. Mhuya Alison Tumilowicz Lynnette M. Neufeld 196

10 The Nutrition Transition Lindsay M. Jaacks Alexandra L. Bellows 210

11 A Deeper Look: Stunting Lora L. Iannotti Melissa Chapnick 236

Part 3 Influences on Nutrition

12 Environmental Determinants of Nutrition-Related Health in High-Income Countries: Focus on the Neighborhood Food Environment Kimberly B. Morland 271

13 Underlying Determinants of and Solutions for Malnutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Marie L. Spiker Scott B. Ickes Jessica Fanzo 295

Part 4 Key Nutrition-Related Programs and Policies

14 Nutrition-Related Programs and Policies in High-Income Countries Sara N. Bleich Johannah M. Frelier Scott A. Richardson Kelsey A. Vercammen 323

15 A Deeper Look: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Julie A. Reeder 357

16 A Deeper Look: Cash Transfer Programs Garrison J. Spencer Melissa Hidrobo Damien de Walque Paul Gertler Lia C. Haskin Fernald 374

Glossary 401

Index 409

What People are Saying About This

Lisa M. Quintiliani

With its unique emphasis on community, environmental, and global trends as reasons underlying nutrition decisions, choices, and behaviors, this book would be a nice fit within schools of public health, especially ones that have dedicated nutrition departments or a concentration in nutrition. It may also find a home in courses related to global health.

Joyce A. O'Connor

This book takes a deep dive into the applied practice of public health nutrition, addressing the current and important needs in the field that would equip public health professionals in nutrition to enter needed workforce leadership careers. The content will incorporate well into the teaching of public health nutrition courses, presentations, and workshops.

From the Publisher

With its unique emphasis on community, environmental, and global trends as reasons underlying nutrition decisions, choices, and behaviors, this book would be a nice fit within schools of public health, especially ones that have dedicated nutrition departments or a concentration in nutrition. It may also find a home in courses related to global health.
—Lisa M. Quintiliani, PhD, Boston University School of Medicine

This book takes a deep dive into the applied practice of public health nutrition, addressing the current and important needs in the field that would equip public health professionals in nutrition to enter needed workforce leadership careers. The content will incorporate well into the teaching of public health nutrition courses, presentations, and workshops.
—Joyce A. O'Connor, DrPH, MA, RDN, New York University College of Global Public Health