Policy analysis provides a way for understanding how and why governments enact certain
policies, and their effects. Public health policy research is limited and lacks theoretical …

Renewed interest in nutrition during pregnancy has been generated by the hypothesis that
adult disease has origins in early life. Animal experiments clearly show that altering …

Objectives: To assess the level of consensus amongst an international panel of public health
nutrition leaders regarding the essential competencies required for effective public health …

The development of primary care trusts, the health protection agency, and non-medical
public health (PH) specialists' pathways requires a competent PH workforce to be in place …

ObjectivePoor dietary intake is the most important behavioural risk factor affecting health
globally. Despite this, there has been little investment in public health nutrition policy …

Objectives: To assess the level of agreement amongst a panel of public health nutrition
leaders regarding the key descriptors used to define the field of public health nutrition …

ObjectiveTo assess and develop consensus among a European panel of public health
nutrition stakeholders regarding the competencies required for effective public health …

ObjectiveTo evaluate a mentoring circle workforce development intervention among a group
of public health nutrition novices. DesignThe mentoring circle intervention focused on …

Aim: There are issues surrounding the apparent decline and devaluing of cooking skills in
the population, potential health impacts and the role of dietitians. The present paper aims to …

ObjectiveThe present paper describes a model for public health nutrition practice designed
to facilitate practice improvement and provide a step-wise approach to assist with workforce …