scholarly journals Forging just dietary futures: bringing mainstream and critical nutrition into conversation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Nichols ◽  
Halie Kampman ◽  
Mara van den Bold
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Global South ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Interventions ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Research Agendas

AbstractDespite decades of action to reduce global malnutrition, rates of undernutrition remain stubbornly high and rates of overweight, obesity and chronic disease are simultaneously on the rise. Moreover, while volumes of robust research on causes and solutions to malnutrition have been published, and calls for interdisciplinarity are on the rise, researchers taking different epistemological and methodological choices have largely remained disciplinarily siloed. This paper works to open a scholarly conversation between “mainstream” public health nutrition and “critical” nutrition studies. While critical nutrition scholars collectively question aspects of mainstream nutrition approaches, they also chart a different way to approach malnutrition research by focusing on politics, structural conditions, and the diverse ways people make sense of food and malnutrition. In this paper, we highlight the key research agendas and insights within both mainstream and critical nutrition in order to suggest spaces for their potential conversation. We ultimately argue that global public health nutrition interventions might achieve greater success in more equitable ways if they are informed by critical nutrition research. We aim for this intervention to facilitate more substantial crossing of disciplinary boundaries, critical to forging more socially and environmentally just dietary futures in the global South and beyond.

Strengthening public health nutrition research and training capacities in West Africa: Report of a planning workshop convened in Dakar, Senegal, 26–28 March 2009

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S1-S19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth H. Brown ◽  
Milla McLachlan ◽  
Placido Cardosa ◽  
Félicité Tchibindat ◽  
Shawn K. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
And Training

Where Is Disability in Global Public Health?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Krahn
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global South ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Individual

Accounting for about 15% of the world’s population, persons with disabilities constitute a critical population. Despite a substantial knowledge base in disability and public health, persons with disabilities have been remarkably invisible within general global public health. Public health’s view of disability is shifting from regarding disability only as an outcome to prevent, to using disability as a demographic characteristic that identifies a population experiencing a range of inequities. Alternative models of disability reflect how disability has been viewed over time. These models vary in their underlying values and assumptions, whether the locus of disability is the individual or the environment or their interaction, who designates “disability,” and the focus of intervention outcomes. The United Nations flagship report on Disability and Sustainable Development Goals, 2018 documents that, as a group, the lives of persons with disabilities are marked by large disparities in Sustainable Development Goal indicators. These include increased likelihood of experiencing poverty, hunger, poor health, and unemployment, and greater likelihood of encountering barriers to education and literacy, clean water and sanitation, energy, and information technology. Overall, persons with disabilities experience greater inequalities, and this is particularly experienced by women and girls with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters have highlighted the gaps in equality and consequent vulnerability of this population. Global disability data have improved dramatically during the decade from 2010 to 2020 with the advent of standardized disability question sets (Washington Group) and model surveys (Model Disability Survey). New studies from the Global South and North identify areas and strategies for interventions that can effectively advance the Sustainable Development Goals. This call-to-action outlines strategies for increasing visibility and improving wellbeing of persons with disabilities, particularly in the Global South. Increased visibility of the disability population within the global public health community can be achieved through active engagement of persons with disabilities. Improved collection of disability data and routine analysis by disability status can provide information vital to planning and policies. A twin-track approach can provide direction for interventions—inclusion in mainstream programs where possible, use of disability-specific and rehabilitation approaches where necessary. The article ends by outlining ways that multiple roles can increase the inclusion of persons with disabilities in global public health.

scholarly journals Connecting nutrition as a hard science and international knowledge networks: Proceedings of the Fourth International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjnph-2020-000090
Author(s):  
Eden M Barrett ◽  
Mhairi Brown ◽  
Luke Buckner ◽  
James Bradfield ◽  
Ali A Khalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Knowledge Networks ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Hard Science ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
International Knowledge ◽  
International Summit

IntroductionNutrition is a ‘hard’ science in two ways; the scientific rigour required for quality nutrition research, and equally, the challenges faced in evidence translation. Ways in which quality nutrition research can be synthesised and evidence effectively translated into practice were the focus of the Fourth Annual International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research.SettingWolfson College, University of Cambridge, and Addenbrookes Hospital at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, in July 2018.Key findingsOpen communication and collaboration across disciplines and systems, including transfer of knowledge, ideas and data through international knowledge application networks, was presented as a key tool in enhancing nutrition research and translation of evidence. Increasing basic nutrition competence and confidence in medical professionals is needed to encourage the implementation of nutrition therapy in prevention and treatment of health outcomes.ConclusionsA sustained focus on producing quality nutrition research must be coupled with increased efforts in collaboration and building of knowledge networks, including educating and training multidisciplinary health and medical professionals in nutrition. Such efforts are needed to ensure nutrition is both reliable in its messaging and effective in translation into healthcare.

scholarly journals The use of commercial food purchase data for public health nutrition research: A systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0210192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Bandy ◽  
Vyas Adhikari ◽  
Susan Jebb ◽  
Mike Rayner
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Food Purchase ◽  
Nutrition Research

scholarly journals World Nutrition 2012 – a global Public Health Nutrition opportunity

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-567
Author(s):  
Agneta Yngve ◽  
Marilyn Tseng ◽  
Allison Hodge ◽  
Irja Haapala ◽  
Geraldine McNeill
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nutrition

scholarly journals Balancing the benefits and risks of public–private partnerships to address the global double burden of malnutrition

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivica I Kraak ◽  
Paige B Harrigan ◽  
Mark Lawrence ◽  
Paul J Harrison ◽  
Michaela A Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Food System ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Double Burden Of Malnutrition

AbstractObjectiveTransnational food, beverage and restaurant companies, and their corporate foundations, may be potential collaborators to help address complex public health nutrition challenges. While UN system guidelines are available for private-sector engagement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) have limited guidelines to navigate diverse opportunities and challenges presented by partnering with these companies through public–private partnerships (PPP) to address the global double burden of malnutrition.DesignWe conducted a search of electronic databases, UN system websites and grey literature to identify resources about partnerships used to address the global double burden of malnutrition. A narrative summary provides a synthesis of the interdisciplinary literature identified.ResultsWe describe partnership opportunities, benefits and challenges; and tools and approaches to help NGO engage with the private sector to address global public health nutrition challenges. PPP benefits include: raising the visibility of nutrition and health on policy agendas; mobilizing funds and advocating for research; strengthening food-system processes and delivery systems; facilitating technology transfer; and expanding access to medications, vaccines, healthy food and beverage products, and nutrition assistance during humanitarian crises. PPP challenges include: balancing private commercial interests with public health interests; managing conflicts of interest; ensuring that co-branded activities support healthy products and healthy eating environments; complying with ethical codes of conduct; assessing partnership compatibility; and evaluating partnership outcomes.ConclusionsNGO should adopt a systematic and transparent approach using available tools and processes to maximize benefits and minimize risks of partnering with transnational food, beverage and restaurant companies to effectively target the global double burden of malnutrition.

scholarly journals New technology in nutrition research and practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Brennan ◽  
Breige McNulty
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Health It ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Nutrition Research

Recent technology advancements are aiding the development of scientific discoveries and changing the methods by which we perform research. In order to gain full benefits for human health, it will be important to embrace these new technologies in nutrition research while also acknowledging their limitations. The present issue covers a range of technological approaches that impact on public health nutrition and molecular nutrition. The critical appraisal of these approaches in the context of nutrition research makes this issue a timely and pertinent addition to the scientific literature.

scholarly journals Re-imagining the ‘social’ in the nutrition sciences

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 352-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Schubert ◽  
Danielle Gallegos ◽  
Wendy Foley ◽  
Claire Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Nutrition Science ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intervention Planning

AbstractObjectiveIn response to The New Nutrition Science Project's Giessen Declaration, we provide here a case for a more fully described and integrated ‘social’ dimension within the nutrition sciences.DesignThis paper explores what we mean when we argue for socially engaged nutrition sciences (SENS), and describes the disciplinary fields, epistemologies and methodologies that contribute to SENS’ potential rich diversity and value. Additionally, the current positioning of ‘social nutrition’ research within the nutrition sciences is critiqued.ResultsThere is fairly broad acceptance of the ‘social’ as an important contributor to successful public health nutrition situation analyses, intervention planning and implementation. However, we assert that the ‘social’ is not merely a contributor, the usual position, but is central. Implications for policy and practice that could follow from this shift in approach are outlined.ConclusionsWe call for researchers, educators, policy makers and practitioners alike to re-imagine the role and purpose of social science enquiry that could enable the delivery of more socially engaged nutrition sciences.

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