Public Health Nutrition Principles and Concepts PDF

28/09/2024 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Public Health collective action taken by society to protect and promote healt...

28/09/2024 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Public Health collective action taken by society to protect and promote health of entire populations art and science of preventing disease and prolonging life through organized efforts of society Gibney et al., 2004 …enables every citizen to realize his/her birthright and longevity Kaufman, 1990 2 3 Public Health Nutrition Public Health Nutrition theory and practice of nutrition as a Policy science through organized community course of action chosen by authorities to efforts – family as small unit address given problem transformation of government’s political aims to improve or maintain good health priorities and principles – deliver changes (maintenance of well-being and quality of life) through proper nutrition Plan a cluster of programs that is comprehensive, Ruiz, Lagua, Claudio, 2012 long-range in timeframe and includes defined Gibney et al., 2004 goals, strategies and guidelines for its implementation 4 5 Public Health Nutrition Public Health Nutrition Program Project instruments used to seek behavior changes a specific, time-bound set of tasks or activities – that improve nutritional status and health achieve a given objective according to set of interrelated projects where resources are available resources directed to accomplish specific goals and objectives Activities Boyle, 2003 short-term effort – one or several members of Public Health Nutrition Program project team planned nutrition activity in the community – objectives are clear and specific – targeted audience – methods are specific – changes are measured 6 7 1  28/09/2024 Public Health Nutrition Public Health Nutrition Epidemiology Community study of disease distribution within population – group of people situated in a particular space factors (protective and promoting) that with shared values and interacts within a social influence the occurrence system Edelstein, 2011 Community Nutrition Nutrition Epidemiology discipline which aims to prevent disease and application of epidemiological techniques to improve health by public’s eating habit understanding of disease causation – exposure to one or more nutritional factors Gibney et al., 2004 Boyle, 2003 8 9 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY In the field of public health, nutrition is PHN recognizes that there are defined as the way the human body primary factors within the reacts with the diet and the extent to which diet influences health. individual and secondary factors in the environment that The conditions brought about by a failure of supply of nutrients needed by determine the kind and amount groups of people are highly of nutrients that will be available preventable through organized to meet the body’s nutrient community actions. needs. 10 11 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 is a medium-term plan anchored GOALS OF PHN on the Ambisyon Natin 2040, consistent with To help people help themselves in Executive Order No. 5, S. 2016. obtaining the foods that will provide the nutrients needed by the body. The goal of the Ambisyon Natin 2040 is to To provide the environment that will enable Filipinos to attain a matatag, promote and maintain good maginhawa at panatag na buhay. nutritional health which is necessary for economic productivity and social development. 12 13 2  28/09/2024 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION BASIC CONCEPTS 1. Good nutrition increases people’s BASIC CONCEPTS productivity, promotes learning ability, 3. Certain population groups are more enables interactive participation and nutritionally-at-risk than others. involvement. NUTRITION 4. Malnutrition is multi-faceted and multi NUTRITION 2. Responsive nutrition programs are CONCEPTS CONCEPTS need-oriented, participative, provide -dimensional problem. those in need the access to the 5. The nutrition solution requires a multi resources they offer and develop people’s self-reliance in meeting their -disciplinary approach. own food needs. 14 15 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION BASIC CONCEPTS BASIC CONCEPTS 6. Strategy for solution demands coordination and integration. 9. Sound scientifically-based 7. Government and private sector nutrition information are available involvement and participation are NUTRITION as bases for action. NUTRITION CONCEPTS CONCEPTS necessary. 8. A comprehensive nutrition 10. Monitoring, evaluation and program should reach all segments surveillance assist in decision of population especially those who making. are in need. 16 17 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! 22 3