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The need to advance nutrition education in the training of health care professionals and recommended research to evaluate implementation and effectiveness.
- Source :
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; May2014, Vol. 99 Issue 5, p1153S-1166S, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Nutrition is a recognized determinant in 3 (ie, diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms, cerebrovascular diseases) of the top 4 leading causes of death in the United States. However, many health care providers are not adequately trained to address lifestyle recommendations that include nutrition and physical activity behaviors in a manner that could mitigate disease development or progression. This contributes to a compelling need to markedly improve nutrition education for health care professionals and to establish curricular standards and requisite nutrition and physical activity competencies in the education, training, and continuing education for health care professionals. This article reports the present status of nutrition and physical activity education for health care professionals, evaluates the current pedagogic models, and underscores the urgent need to realign and synergize these models to reflect evidence-based and outcomes-focused education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL education
HISTORY of medical education
CLINICAL competence
CURRICULUM planning
DENTAL education
DIETETICS
HEALTH promotion
INTERDISCIPLINARY education
INTERNSHIP programs
MEDICAL specialties & specialists
STUDY & teaching of medicine
NURSING education
NUTRITION education
PREVENTIVE health services
GRADUATE education
JOB performance
PHYSICAL activity
HISTORY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029165
- Volume :
- 99
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95669750
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.073502