PUBHLTH 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Epidemiological Transition, Nutrition Transition, Global Health
29 May 2016
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Growing global focus of public health nutrition results from globalization: * patterns of globalization include increase in migration. Alleviation of food insecurity, poverty, and nutrition-related health problems that affect population groups. To promote food security globally: reinforce core competencies from: Factors to consider: sociocultural norms, concepts about food systems, influences of traditional medicine. Concept of health is relevant to the epidemiological transition. Public health focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and well-being in population groups. Global health nutrition: gives priority to those most affected by malnutrition, food insecurity, and poverty. Social determinants of malnutrition and food insecurity: those conditions that affect the ability of societies and individuals to prevent malnutrition & food insecurity and promote health, include: conditions in which people are born, grow, and live. Constantly modified by political, social, & economic forces. The health, education, and housing, and environmental sectors impact social determinants. If social determinants of nutrition are unfavorable: poorer nutrition status.
