TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation of the ways in which public health nutrition policy and practices can address climate change
AU - Sulda, Heidi
AU - Coveney, John
AU - Bentley, Michael
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Objective To develop a framework to guide action in the public health nutrition workforce to develop policies and practices addressing factors contributing to climate change.Design Action/consultative research.Setting Interviews - South Australia, questionnaire - Australia.Subjects Interviews - key informants (n 6) were from various government, academic and non-government positions, invited through email. Questionnaire - participants were members of the public health nutrition workforce (n 186), recruited to the study through emails from public health nutrition contacts for each State in Australia (with the exception of South Australia).Results Support by participants for climate change as a valid role for dietitians and nutritionists was high (78 %). However, climate change was ranked low against other public health nutrition priorities. Support of participants to conduct programmes to address climate change from professional and work organisations was low. The final framework developed included elements of advocacy/lobbying, policy, professional recognition/support, organisational support, knowledge/skills, partnerships and programmes.Conclusions This research demonstrates a need for public health nutrition to address climate change, which requires support by organisations, policy, improved knowledge and increased professional development opportunities.
AB - Objective To develop a framework to guide action in the public health nutrition workforce to develop policies and practices addressing factors contributing to climate change.Design Action/consultative research.Setting Interviews - South Australia, questionnaire - Australia.Subjects Interviews - key informants (n 6) were from various government, academic and non-government positions, invited through email. Questionnaire - participants were members of the public health nutrition workforce (n 186), recruited to the study through emails from public health nutrition contacts for each State in Australia (with the exception of South Australia).Results Support by participants for climate change as a valid role for dietitians and nutritionists was high (78 %). However, climate change was ranked low against other public health nutrition priorities. Support of participants to conduct programmes to address climate change from professional and work organisations was low. The final framework developed included elements of advocacy/lobbying, policy, professional recognition/support, organisational support, knowledge/skills, partnerships and programmes.Conclusions This research demonstrates a need for public health nutrition to address climate change, which requires support by organisations, policy, improved knowledge and increased professional development opportunities.
KW - Climate change
KW - Food supply
KW - Public health nutrition policy
KW - Public health nutrition practice
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U2 - 10.1017/S1368980009990334
DO - 10.1017/S1368980009990334
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 304
EP - 313
JO - Public Health Nutrition
JF - Public Health Nutrition
SN - 1368-9800
IS - 3
ER -