Community Nutrition Community a community is a whole entity that functions because of the interdependence of its parts or subsystems Community Nutrition Exam 1 Study Guide o Eight Subsystems 1 Physical environment 2 Education 3 Safety and transportation 4 Politics and government 5 Health and social services 6 Communication 7 Economics 8 Recreation Community Nutrition is a discipline that strives to enhance health by improving the public s eating habits o Three Arenas of community nutrition 1 People are the individuals and groups who receive nutrition services in a multitude of community settings lifecycle groups socioeconomic groups and ethnic racial groups 2 Policy is the course of action chosen by public authorities to address a problem Community nutrition policies are designed to improve the public s eating habits through the provision of food knowledge skills and motivation dietary guidance and guidelines domestic food assistance programs national nutrition monitoring and related research 3 Programs food and nutrition education training and motivation Public Health is what we do as a society to make sure that all of the people are healthy o Public Health Nutrition is what we do as a society to make sure that all of the people are adequately nourished Community Nutrition Needs Assessment is an evaluation of the community in terms of its health and nutritional status its needs and the resources available to address those needs Assessment of Nutritional Status is systematically assessing nutrition related needs of the community and individuals within communities identifying and prioritizing needs and monitoring nutrition status of the population and at risk groups Policy Development and Advocacy is developing and advocating for policies programs and standards that address highest priority nutrition problems and needs Assurance is Implementing effective nutrition strategies by encouraging or enabling other entities requiring action through regulation or providing services directly Interventions a nutrition promotion activity aimed at changing the behavior of a target audience Nutrition Education is an instructional method for promoting healthful food related behavior Behavioral Change Theories readiness to change Social Cognitive Theory people and their environment interact continuously each influencing the other Page 1 of 6 Information Communication Technology the USDA s Center for Nutrition Policy and Research oversees the development of dietary guidance tools and nutrition education initiatives such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans the Food Guide Pyramid and nutrition facts labels Community Nutrition Informatics is the combination of nutrition assessment Counseling education management and other areas of the dietetics profession with the latest advancements in technology for enhanced individual and community outcomes Community Nutrition Exam 1 Study Guide Public Health is an applied form of social justice understanding that the spread of disease is not simply biological but it is largely social political an economic knowing that some of the most powerful influences on health such as education food supply environmental hazards and work conditions have little to do with the formal health sector recognizing that the benefits of modern medicine do little good if they are not affordable and accessible to those most in need Nutrition Education Nutrition education promotes healthy behaviors by imparting information that individuals can use to make informed decisions about food dietary habits and health 6 principles of nutrition education 1 Consonance degree of fit between a program and its objectives 2 Relevance degree to which intervention is geared to client 3 Individualization opportunities for clients to have their questions answered and needs met 4 Feedback provides mechanism for client to measure progress 5 Reinforcement designed to reward behavior 6 Facilitation measures taken to eliminate obstacles An effective nutrition intervention program will integrate good instructional design and learning principles as well as the use of media which facilitates a high degree of individualization People learn best when o they have pre requisite knowledge o the content is broken into small pieces o they have the opportunity to practice what has been learned o the content seems relevant o The needs of the target population o Goals and objectives for intervention activities o Program format Nutrition Education Plan is a written document that outlines the strategy and includes Page 2 of 6 Community Nutrition Exam 1 Study Guide o Lesson plans o Nutrition messages to be imparted to target group o Marketing plan o Partnerships that will support program development and delivery o Evaluation instruments Developing Lesson Plans o Focus on the learner and their interests needs and motivations o Relate learning to real life situations and give examples that relate directly to the learners lives and experiences o Actively involve the learners in the learning process because learn best by doing o Ask what am I trying to teach what are the key concepts and what teaching method will I use Format Components of a Lesson Plan o Title o Target audience o Duration o Goals for the class o Specific objectives o Procedures introduction learning experiences or activities materials needed and method of evaluation Effective Objectives o Concentrate on the learner Avoid describing the teacher s performance o Clearly communicate your intent using verbs such as write define list identify compare Avoid using broad terms such as grasp believe have faith internalize enjoy see o State objective in terms of the expected learning outcomes rather than in terms of differentiate realize procedure Avoid terms such as increase gain improve add develop o Include one learning outcome specific in describing the behavior of the learner as a result of the learning experience Avoid including two active verbs in one objective Learning Pyramid Page 3 of 6 Community Nutrition Exam 1 Study Guide Assessment of Nutrition Status their state of nourishment Nutritional status current physiological status of a population or a population group related to o It is determined by a complex interaction between internal and external factors Internal Factors age gender nutrition behavior physical activity diseases External factors food safety cultural social and economic circumstances o An ideal nutritional status occurs when the supply of