Highlighting public health dietitians during National Nutrition Month
March has been celebrated as National Nutrition Month for 50 years by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists work in a variety of settings including health care, education, industry, and government. Public health nutrition is the application of nutrition and public health principles to design programs, systems, policies and environments that aim to improve or maintain the optimal health of populations and targeted groups. Public health models incorporating policy, systems, and environmental initiatives that address social determinants of health allow Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to have a greater impact on the root causes of nutrition inequities.
To do this work, public health registered dietitian nutritionists strive to develop specialized skills that allow them to integrate dietetic knowledge and experience into broader efforts that meet the 10 essential services of public health. Using these skills, public health registered dietitian nutritionists aim for an asset-based community-engaged approach that promotes a culture of safety, empowerment, and healing.
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