A New Vision for Health Promotion and Nutrition Education

Increased integration and collaboration of health promotion and nutrition education professionals to effectively engage consumers, debunk nutrition and health information, and mitigate the effect of chronic diseases is the vision presented for success in the future. Current and optimal roles of educ...

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Published in:American journal of health promotion 2003-11, Vol.18 (2), p.186-191
Main Authors: Tuttle, Cynthia Reeves, Derrick, Brenda, Tagtow, Angie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic Disease
Collaboration
Cooperative Behavior
Education
Food Industry
Health Behavior - ethnology
Health Policy
Health professionals
Health promotion
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Health technology assessment
Humans
Integration
Interprofessional Relations
Nutrition
Nutritional Sciences - education
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Organizational Objectives
Professional Role
Socioeconomic Factors
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Increased integration and collaboration of health promotion and nutrition education professionals to effectively engage consumers, debunk nutrition and health information, and mitigate the effect of chronic diseases is the vision presented for success in the future. Current and optimal roles of educators are discussed in relation to societal trends and their inherent opportunities and barriers. Recommendations for strengthening the role of health promotion in settings where nutrition educators work are provided and include the need for strong academic preparation, field-based training, and continual professional development. The overall goal of these recommendations is to enable nutrition educators and health promotion professionals to advance their professions and develop effective strategies that support the achievement of improved health for all.
ISSN:0890-1171
2168-6602
DOI:10.4278/0890-1171-18.2.186