Dietetic Workforce Capacity Assessment for Public Health Nutrition and Community Nutrition

Capacity-building for a strong public health nutrition workforce in low-resource countries

Retirement intentions of the public health nutrition workforce.

BACKGROUND High retirement rates are anticipated throughout public health as baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) near retirement. Predicting retirement intention would aid workforce planning. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Participants were nutrition professionals/paraprofessionals 45 years and older in nutrition programs under official health agencies' authority who participated in a censu...

Competency development needs of the Australian public health nutrition workforce.

OBJECTIVES To assess factors affecting competency development of the Australian public health nutrition workforce and investigate competency development intentions, barriers and self-reported training needs. DESIGN Cross-sectional study using self-administered mail- or email-delivered questionnaire. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Two hundred and forty practitioners working in designated community and...

A capacity-building conceptual framework for public health nutrition practice.

OBJECTIVES To describe a conceptual framework to assist in the application of capacity-building principles to public health nutrition practice. DESIGN A review of the literature and consideration of the determinants of effective public health nutrition practice has been used to inform the development of a conceptual framework for capacity building in the context of public health nutrition pra...

The Essential Components of a Comprehensive Nutrition and Dietetic Portal

Education and information delivery is an integral part of an effective strategy to control the prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Nutrition and dietetic portals provide integrated access to a wide range of information resources for nutritionists, physicians and the public due. The nutrition and dietetic portals in selected countries was reviewed to gain insight into the essential elements of s...