scholarly journals Meat Reduction in 5 to 8 Years Old Children—A Survey to Investigate the Role of Parental Meat Attachment

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1756
Author(s):  
Julia Erhardt ◽  
Annemarie Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Meat Diet

It is by now well established that a plant-based and meatless or reduced-meat diet is an important contribution to a sustainability and healthy diet. This work discusses important determinants for parents of implementing a meat reduced diet for their children. A questionnaire was conducted with 90 parents of children aged 5–8 years living in Germany, where they had to choose one out of three options of a dish, namely meaty, reduced meat and no meat, for their child. The results show that the parent’s attachment to meat and the associated attitudes and habits play a crucial role in their meal choice and therefore eating behaviour, including consumed amounts of meat, of their child. Moreover, perceived tastiness, healthiness and balanced serving style, as well as the child’s preferences influences the parent’s decision. The findings of this work provide valuable insights to the food industry and food producers, health professionals and public health, as it highlights the background, as well as some drivers and barriers for parents choosing a dish with less meat for their children.

scholarly journals Public Health Literacy for Lawyers

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy E. Parmet ◽  
Anthony Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Public Health Literacy

Public health professionals recognize the critical role the law plays in determining the success of public health measures. Even before September 11, 2001, public health experience with tobacco use, HIV, industrial pollution and other potent threats to the health of the public demonstrated that laws can assist or thwart public health efforts. The new focus on infectious threats and bioterrorism, starting with the anthrax attacks through the mail and continuing with SARS, has highlighted the important role of law.For lawyers to serve as effective partners in public health, they should have a basic familiarity with public health: how public health professionals see the world and the key issues they tackle. A practical grasp of public health can be acquired, and often is acquired, “on the job.”

scholarly journals Surface microbiology of the electronic menu in 
all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants in Toronto, Ontario

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Destiny Lam ◽  
Melissa Moos ◽  
Richard Meldrum
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Total Coliforms ◽  
The Public ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Peptone Water ◽  
Preliminary Study

The use of electronic menus within the food industry is rapidly expanding. Currently, the role of electronic menus as a vehicle for pathogens has not been explored within the restaurant setting. This preliminary study was conducted to assess the hygienic cleanliness of electronic menus and identify if their use in all-you-can-eat (AYCE) sushi restaurants may pose a public health hazard. Five AYCE sushi restaurants in Toronto, Ontario, with electronic menus were randomly selected and were visited twice by the researcher and a public health inspector. A total of 30 electronic menus were sampled using 3M hydrated sponges with buffered peptone water broth and tested for E. coli and total coliforms. All electronic menus tested negative for E. coli although four electronic menus showed presence of total coliforms. The findings from this study suggest the current use of tablets as electronic menus in AYCE sushi restaurants may be less threatening to the safety of the public than previously thought. However, it is important for restaurants to be aware of the potential for electronic menus to serve as a fomite, and proper sanitation procedures should be monitored and enforced to maintain cleanliness.

Fighting Big Soda at the Local Level

2019 ◽  
pp. 389-406
Author(s):  
Nikki Highsmith Vernick ◽  
Glenn E. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Western World ◽  
National Strategy ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Sugary Drinks ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Food And Nutrition

This chapter provides an example of focused work at the local level to achieve policy goals related to food and nutrition and discusses the role of philanthropy in leading a multi-sector partnership. Public health professionals, researchers, and advocates are calling for a comprehensive national strategy to fight the ongoing epidemics in the Western world related to the over consumption of sugar. The chapter uses the case of taking on what it calls Big Soda (sugary drinks) as an example of a success story so far.

scholarly journals Public health and tropical modernity: the combat against sleeping sickness in Portuguese Guinea, 1945-1974

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 641-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Jan Havik
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Human African Trypanosomiasis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Sleeping Sickness ◽  
Public Healthcare

Until the establishment of the “Commission for the study of and combat against sleeping sickness” (Missão de estudo e combate à doença do sono) in 1945, underfunded and understaffed health services had not been a priority for the colonial administration in Portuguese Guinea. The Commission not only implemented endemic disease control in the territory under the auspices of metropolitan institutions, but also provided preventive public healthcare to the local population. Its relative success in reducing the negative impact of Human African Trypanosomiasis turned the colony into an apparent model of tropical modernity. In the process, the local evolution of the disease was marginalized, despite the tacit but contested recognition by some health professionals of the role of popular healthcare.

scholarly journals Public health participation in alcohol licensing decisions in England: the importance of navigating “contested space”

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-335
Author(s):  
Linda Somerville ◽  
Betsy Thom ◽  
Rachel Herring
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Police Reform ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Contested Spaces ◽  
Public Health Departments ◽  
Contested Space ◽  
Public Health Professionals

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of Public Health in licensing following The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act of 2011, which added ‘health bodies’ as responsible authorities in licensing; in practice, Directors of Public Health undertook this role in England. Despite this legislation facilitating the inclusion of public health in partnerships around licensing, wide variations in involvement levels by public health professionals persist. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on the findings from interviews that explored the experiences of public health professionals engaging with local established partnerships around alcohol licensing. Qualitative data were collected through 21 interviews in a purposeful sample of London boroughs. These data were combined with analyses of relevant area documentation and observations of 14 licensing sub-committee meetings in one London borough over a seven-month period. Thematic analysis of all data sources was conducted to identify emerging themes. Findings This study highlighted the importance of successful navigation of the “contested space” (Hunter and Perkins, 2014) surrounding both public health practice and licensing partnerships. In some instances, contested spaces were successfully negotiated and public health departments achieved an increased level of participation within the partnership. Ultimately, improvements in engagement levels of public health teams within licensing could be achieved. Originality/value The paper explores a neglected aspect of research around partnership working and highlights the issues arising when a new partner attempts to enter an existing partnership.

The Role of Anthropology in Facilitating Community Health Initiatives

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Onjoro ◽  
Lisa Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Childhood Diseases ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Public Health Clinics ◽  
Complete Series

Immunization is widely recognized by health professionals as a tool for preventive medicine. However, large numbers of children in the United States do not receive the complete series of immunizations for childhood diseases (i.e., pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, smallpox) on schedule or at all. Reasons cited for this poor participation range from lack of awareness of the importance of timely immunizations, lack of transportation, long lines at public health clinics, and other realities posed by competing personal priorities.

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