The Army dietitian in Panama : Military hospital feeding and humanitarian efforts during operation just cause

The delivery of nutrition during a military conflict creates added demands on food service operations. Dietitians in the United States Army assisted the civilian population in Panama by participating in humanitarian feeding efforts during Operation Just Cause from December 1989 to January 1990. They...

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Published in:Military medicine 1996-12, Vol.161 (12), p.723-725
Main Authors: CRAIG, M. J, MORGAN, W. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Dietary Services
Dietetics
Hospitals, Military
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Military Personnel
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
Panama
Refugees
Relief Work
United States
Warfare
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Summary:The delivery of nutrition during a military conflict creates added demands on food service operations. Dietitians in the United States Army assisted the civilian population in Panama by participating in humanitarian feeding efforts during Operation Just Cause from December 1989 to January 1990. They provided hospital nutrition under combat conditions and assisted in a displaced-persons camp by developing an Emergency Food Plan that incorporated indigenous foods. The Army Medical Specialist Corps instituted training programs to prepare Army dietitians for refugee feeding in the post-Cold War era as a result of the lessons learned during this and other humanitarian efforts.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.1093/milmed/161.12.723