Revision of: Nutrition in public health / edited by Sari Edelstein, PhD, RDN, Professor, Retired, Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts. 2018. Fourth edition.

CHAPTER 1 Applying Nutrition Science to the Community and Public's Health -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Community and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Dietitians/Nutritionists -- Peer-Reviewed Literature and Evidence-Based Practice -- Finding Peer-Reviewed Literature -- Assessing Article Quality -- Nutrition Monitoring -- Nutrition Screening and Assessment -- Population Surveillance Study Designs and Uses -- Epidemiologic Studies -- Metabolic Diet Studies -- Clinical Trials -- Animal Studies -- Community and Public Health Services -- Healthy People 2030 -- Nutrient Requirements -- The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion -- Summary -- Learning Portfolio -- Key Terms -- Issues for Discussion -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Nutritional Epidemiology: An Introduction -- Introduction -- Overview of Epidemiology -- Overview of Nutritional Epidemiology -- Types of Study Designs Used in Nutritional Epidemiology -- Guidelines for Causality -- Incidence and Prevalence Measuring Dietary Exposure: Dietary Assessment Methods -- Validity of Dietary Data -- General Considerations in Nutritional Epidemiologic Studies -- The Role of Nutritional Epidemiology in Public Health -- Summary -- Learning Portfolio -- Key Terms -- Issues for Discussion -- Practical Activities -- Resources -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Creating and Influencing Public and Nutrition Policy -- Introduction -- Characteristics of Public Policy -- U.S. Public Health Policy -- Nutrition Policy: A Brief History -- Nutrition Policy: Goals and Methods -- Policy Formulation -- Agenda Setting Policy Formulation -- Policy Implementation -- Policy Evaluation -- Policy Creation at the Federal Level -- Policy Development at All Levels of Government: Federal, State, and Local -- The Role of the Federal Government in Policy Development -- The Role of Public Agencies in Policy Development -- The Role of State Government in Policy Development -- The Role of Local Government in Policy Development -- Leadership Roles for Nutritionists -- Advocating and Influencing Health and Nutrition Policies -- Influencing Legislation -- Importance of Building an Infrastructure of Support Advocacy Activities and Skills for Individuals -- The Future of Public Health -- Summary -- Learning Portfolio -- Key Terms -- Issues for Discussion -- Resources -- References -- CHAPTER 4 The Role of the Federal Agencies in Community and Public Health Nutrition -- Introduction -- Overview of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services -- Food and Nutrition Service -- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion -- Overview of the Food Safety and Inspection Service -- Overview of Research, Education, and Economics -- Agricultural Research Service -- National Agricultural Library.