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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applying nutrition science to the public's health -- Nutritional epidemiology : an introduction -- Creating public policy and advocating for nutrition policies -- Role of the federal agencies in public health nutrition -- Community needs assessment -- Planning and evaluating nutrition services for the community -- Serving those at highest nutritional risk -- Intervening to change the public's eating behavior -- Growing a healthier nation : maternal, infant, child, and adolescent nutrition with an emphasis on childhood overweight -- Importance of public health nutrition programs in preventing disease and promoting adult health -- Promoting older adult nutrition -- Providing nutrition services in public health primary care -- Food security and adequate food access for the public -- Safeguarding the food supply and securing the food supply -- Grant writing in public health nutrition -- Staffing, managing, and leading public health nutrition personnel -- Leveraging nutrition education through the public health team -- Networking for nutrition and earning administrative support -- Marketing nutrition programs and services -- Striving for excellence and envisioning the future.