Background and aims: The most important risk factors threatening health of young people include improper diet, inactivity, smoking, intentional and accidental damages, drugs, AIDS/HIV and psychiatric disorders. Considering increased risky behaviors among teens during 2 last decades, it was decided to evaluate the effects of education and consultation roles in relation to health...

Situation diagnosis using exploratory and descriptive scientific methodology (participant observation with descriptive statistical treatment) in order to identify nursing' practices in the area of health promotion during a nursing child health consultation. The 31 consultations observed (n = 31) showed that the majority of observations occurred in children younger than 2 years being the most di...

(Mrs. Tristram-Wellness has just received an automatic e-notification that her routine health check-up is due, and arrives at the entrance of the Digital Medical Centre. She proceeds to the patient identification booth, lays her thumb on the fingerprint scanner, and stares into the iris scanner. After identification confirmation, she enters the adjoining basic health parameter room and follows ...

Situation diagnosis using exploratory and descriptive scientific methodology (participant observation with descriptive statistical treatment) in order to identify nursing' practices in the area of health promotion during a nursing child health consultation. The 31 consultations observed (n = 31) showed that the majority of observations occurred in children younger than 2 years being the most di...

Personal and organizational performance is determined by commitment and both technical and general competencies, including leadership skills. Academia, however, mainly targets technical aspects in its curricular programs. On the other hand, the inter-disciplinary and multi-sector nature of Nutrition necessitates high levels of collaboration between stakeholders. Leadership development is theref...

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There has been an increase in non-communicable diseases Indonesia terms of morbidity and mortality. One the risk factors for is obesity, high blood sugar malnutrition children. The need public awareness knowledge regarding disease they have, because can cause a decrease activity human resources affect quality life. Usually are experienced by elderly, but now starting to threaten productive age ...

John Waterlow, who celebrated his 90th birthday in June last year, is one of the most influential nutrition scientists of all time. I also know from family experience and peer testimony that he is a generous mentor and inspiring leader. The 1985 FAO/WHO/UNU report specifying human energy and protein requirements, the product of a consultation which he chaired, is (remarkably) still current in t...

Sports nutrition is a constantly evolving field with hundreds of research papers published annually. For this reason, keeping up to date with the literature is often difficult. This paper is a five year update of the sports nutrition review article published as the lead paper to launch the JISSN in 2004 and presents a well-referenced overview of the current state of the science related to how t...

BACKGROUND The role of nutrition in public health is well established. This raises the need for reliable and up to date evidence and its ready accessibility for health professionals and consumers. OBJECTIVES The principal objectives are to evaluate whether nutrition-related Cochrane Systematic Reviews contain clear guidance on nutritional aspects that may be applicable to individual patient c...