{"product_id":"nutrition-and-global-health-isbn-9781119779827","title":"Nutrition and Global Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eNUTRITION and GLOBAL HEALTH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNutrition and Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e began as a series of short literature reviews; since then, the work has become an authoritative and highly accessible resource on the vast and nuanced subject matter covered within. One of the major themes of the work is integrating nutrition into other disciplines: with its basis in biochemistry, human physiology, behavioural science, and even political studies, nutrition is a vital component in the success of interventions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will provide students and practitioners with a roadmap for interpreting the global health landscape and create links between nutritional physiology, policy, and action. Based on widely used practices in global health, \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e covers topics including:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessing nutritional status, nutrition surveillance, nutrition and infectious disease, and maternal and child nutrition \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMicronutrient deficiencies (including but not limited to iron, iodine, vitamin A, zinc, and folate), plus the nutritional double burden of disease \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFood security, sustainable food and agriculture, working in the global health environment, and nutrition in emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAnswers to the questions “How do I design an effective intervention?” and “How can I decide whether or not my intervention has done what I intended it to do? ” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike long and complex policy documents which rely on a solid foundation in basic sciences, \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible resource that allows clinicians, policy makers, and planners to better understand the global health landscape and stage better interventions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Assessing Nutritional Status 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nutrition Surveillance 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nutrition and Infectious Disease 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Maternal and Child Nutrition 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Childhood Malnutrition 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Micronutrient Deficiencies -- Iron, Iodine, Vitamin A, Zinc and Folate 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Nutritional Double Burden of Disease 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Food Security, Sustainable Food and Agriculture 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Working in the Global Health Environment 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Nutrition in Emergencies 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 234\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn W. McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e is a registered dietitian, who studied for a BSc and PG Dip in Dietetics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He completed an MSc by dissertation while working as a community dietitian in the Eastern Cape in South Africa, which resulted in a series of publications in scientific journals. He then worked for non-governmental organisations in rural communities, providing outreach education and training on identifying malnutrition among children. Shawn has also worked as a community dietitian in the NHS in London, providing enteral feeding support to patients. He is a lecturer in human nutrition and dietetics, leading the BSc in Human Nutrition with foundation year at London Metropolitan University, and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). His teaching interests include lifecycle nutrition, energy balance and nutrition support.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNutrition and Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e began as a series of short literature reviews; since then, the work has become an authoritative and highly accessible resource on the vast and nuanced subject matter covered within. One of the major themes of the work is integrating nutrition into other disciplines: with its basis in biochemistry, human physiology, behavioural science, and even political studies, nutrition is a vital component in the success of interventions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will provide students and practitioners with a roadmap for interpreting the global health landscape and create links between nutritional physiology, policy, and action. Based on widely used practices in global health, \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e covers topics including:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessing nutritional status, nutrition surveillance, nutrition and infectious disease, and maternal and child nutrition \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMicronutrient deficiencies (including but not limited to iron, iodine, vitamin A, zinc, and folate), plus the nutritional double burden of disease \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFood security, sustainable food and agriculture, working in the global health environment, and nutrition in emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAnswers to the questions “How do I design an effective intervention?” and “How can I decide whether or not my intervention has done what I intended it to do? ” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike long and complex policy documents which rely on a solid foundation in basic sciences, \u003ci\u003eNutrition and Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible resource that allows clinicians, policy makers, and planners to better understand the global health landscape and stage better interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989704982757,"sku":"NP9781119779827","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119779827.jpg?v=1761785179","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nutrition-and-global-health-isbn-9781119779827","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}