Mapping of nutrition teaching and training initiatives in India: the need for Public Health Nutrition
Mapping of nutrition teaching and training initiatives in India: the need for Public Health Nutrition
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DOI：
10.1017/s1368980011003016
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Reddy, K. Srinath
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作者：
Khandelwal, Shweta;Dayal, Radhika;Reddy, K. Srinath
目标：印度的营养不足和营养过剩疾病种类繁多，而且比例很大。印度在几种慢性病的风险因素流行率方面也居全球首位。虽然公共健康营养（PHN）-作为一个学术领域以及改善健康的手段-在发达国家已经存在了两个世纪，但它只是现在才成为解决发展中国家营养相关疾病的渠道。鉴于这些问题，我们进行了一项工作，以映射现有的营养教育举措，特别是PHN，在India.Design：这在印度PHN的情况分析进行了使用互联网搜索，电话以及专家访谈相结合。收集到的信息汇总和制表使用雪球approach.Setting：印度。主题：不适用。结果：目前，有近190所机构在印度提供一个或多个营养课程，其中大多数提供全日制课程。其中，PHN提供了不到五个机构在印度和机会仅限于专业化选项/modules.Conclusions：这种情况分析揭示了现有的营养企业的巨大差距，并指出迫切需要进行更新的学术举措，特别是在PHN在印度的领域。需要在教育和就业部门进行改革，其中可能包括努力使营养领域对职业追求具有吸引力。这一学科的重点需要扩大，但不限于，跨越从营养学到研究和教学的整个范围。应鼓励与其他发达国家建立强有力的协同合作和学术伙伴关系，以促进找到解决新出现和/或现有公共卫生问题威胁的办法。
Objective: India spans the spectrum of under-and overnutrition disorders and does so in generous proportions. India also tops the charts globally in the prevalence of risk factors for several chronic diseases. Although Public Health Nutrition (PHN) - both as an academic field as well as a means to improved health - has been around for two centuries in developed countries, it is only now coming to the fore as a conduit for tackling nutrition-related disorders in developing countries. In the light of these issues, we undertook an exercise to map the existing educational initiatives for nutrition, and in particular PHN, in India.Design: This situational analysis of PHN across India was conducted using a combination of Internet search, telephone calls as well as interviews with experts. Information collected was pooled and tabulated using a snowball approach.Setting: India.Subjects: Not applicable.Results: Currently, there are nearly 190 institutes in India that offer one or more nutrition courses, with the majority offering full-time courses. Of these, PHN was offered in less than five institutes across India and opportunities were confined to specialization options/modules.Conclusions: This situational analysis reveals the huge gap in existing nutrition ventures and points towards the urgent need to undertake newer academic initiatives especially in the field of PHN in India. Reforms in the education and employment sector need to be brought in which may include working towards making the field of nutrition attractive for career pursuit. The focus of this discipline needs to be broadened to, but not limited to, span the entire spectrum from dietetics to research and teaching. Strong synergistic collaborations and academic partnerships with other developed countries should be encouraged to catalyse finding solutions to emerging and/or existing threats to public health problems.