Section: Module 3: Lesson 1: Nutritional Health Policy | Public Health Nutrition | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Recall the purpose and functions of evaluation in the context of public health nutrition.
- Describe common approaches to evaluate a nutritional public health program or agenda.
- Explain the significance of integrating evaluation in maintaining and regulating nutrition-related public health programs/agendas.
- Describe the process of policy formulation.
- Explain a set of interconnected principles to guide the formulation of public policies to improve health outcomes.
- Identify the meaning of "public policy advocacy".
- Explain the principles of responsible public policy advocacy and how they are implemented.
- Examine the current legislation and corporate governance role in relation to nutrition.
- Name examples of existing government policies and key organizations at the global, national, and local levels that are made to address food and nutritional health issues.
- Examine the significance of government policies and key organizations in addressing food and nutritional health issues.
- Discuss the impact of government policies and key organizations - barriers and opportunities to improve food and nutritional health at the global, national, and local levels.
- Summarize some country examples of public health nutrition policies and their respective provisions.
- Assess the impact of specific nutritional policies in public health across different countries/regions.
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (14 minutes)
NCBI - 2014
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Students mustView
Read the content under the headings "Principles" and "Consistent and Predictable Process Steps " in pages 3 to 7. (12 minutes)
Alberta Health Services - 2016
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Students mustView
Read the content under the heading "PART 1: DEFINING ADVOCACY" in pages 2 and 3. (3 minutes)
Winnipeg regional health authority - 2017
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Students mustView
Read the entire page. (10 minutes)
AALEP - 2022
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Students mustView
Read the entire page. (4 minutes)
U.S. Department of Agriculture - 2021
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Students mustView
Read the entire page. (2 minutes)
University of California - 2022
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (33 minutes)
The BMJ - 2018
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Students mustView
Read the entire document. (10 minutes)
WHO - 2014
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Students mustView
Read the "Executive Summary" in pages 1 to 3. (9 minutes)
World Food Programme - 2017
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Peer Activity 3 - Nutritional Health Policy (240 minutes) Forum
In this activity, you will conduct a search for specific food and nutrition policies in your home country and critique these policies.
Step 1: Research
Review the learning resource for this lesson. Conduct further research on the specific food and nutrition policies within your own country (at the national and local levels). You can find the respective government department in your country that handles national public health problems and health promotion on the web or contact them via phone or email.
Example: The webpage for Canada’s Department of Health, Health Canada, would be a good place to start research on Canadian food and nutrition policies.
Step 2: List
List the most current and credible set of food and nutrition policies in your home country.
Step 3: Write a Critique
Write a 500-700 word critique and summary paper that describes your country’s food and nutrition policies. Additionally, critique these policies using the following key criteria:
- Inclusiveness of the whole population
- Practicality (can realistically be carried out)
- Comprehensiveness
- Affordability and accessibility
- Food security and efficacy
- Other aspects
Step 4: Share
Share your work by clicking on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure that you have addressed all the required information. Please ensure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
Step 5: Interact
Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - D of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you provided, as well as comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:
Item A is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….OPTIONAL Step 6: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”