| Content Provider |
World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
| Author |
Fanzo, Jessica C. Graziose, Matthew M. Kraemer, Klaus Gillespie, Stuart Johnston, Jessica L. de Pee, Saskia Monterrosa, Eva Badham, Jane Bloem, Martin W. Dangour, Alan D. Deckelbaum, Richard Dobermann, Achim Fracassi, Patrizia Hossain, Sm Moazzem Ingram, John Jerling, Johann C. Jones, C. J. Jap, Stefanus Indrayana Kiess, Lynnda Marshall, Quinn Martin, Keith Narayan, Anuradha Amuyunzu-Nayamongo, Mary Pepping, Fré West, Keith P. |
| Spatial Coverage |
United States |
| Description |
Author Affiliation: Fanzo JC ( School of Advanced International Studies and the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC); Graziose MM ( Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY); Kraemer K ( Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland); Gillespie S ( International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC); Johnston JL ( United Nations Special Envoy Office for the Millennium Development Goals, New York, NY); de Pee S ( United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy); Monterrosa E ( Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland); Badham J ( Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland); Bloem MW ( United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy); Dangour AD ( London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom); Deckelbaum R ( Institute of Human Nutrition, and.); Dobermann A ( Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom); Fracassi P ( Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland); Hossain SM ( Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY); Ingram J ( Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom); Jerling JC ( North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa); Jones CJ ( independent consultant, Nairobi, Kenya); Jap SI ( Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, Jakarta, Indonesia); Kiess L ( United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy); Marshall Q ( United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy); Martin K ( Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington, DC); Narayan A ( USAID Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING), Arlington, VA); Amuyunzu-Nayamongo M ( African Institute for Health and Development, Nairobi, Kenya); Pepping F ( Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.); West KP ( Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD) |
| Abstract |
Nearly all countries in the world today are burdened with malnutrition, manifesting as undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and/or overweight and obesity. Despite some progress, efforts to alleviate malnutrition are hampered by a shortage in number, skills, and geographic coverage, of a workforce for nutrition. Here, we report the findings of the Castel Gandolfo workshop, a convening of experts from diverse fields in March 2014 to consider how to develop the capacity of a global cadre of nutrition professionals for the post-2015 development era. Workshop participants identified several requirements for developing a workforce for nutrition, including an ability to work as part of a multisectoral team; communication, advocacy, and leadership skills to engage decision makers; and a set of technical skills to address future challenges for nutrition. Other opportunities were highlighted that could immediately contribute to capacity development, including the creation of a consortium to link global North and South universities, online training modules for middle managers, and practical, hands-on experiences for frontline nutrition workers. Institutional and organizational support is needed to enable workshop recommendations on education and training to be effectively implemented and sustained. The findings from the Castel Gandolfo workshop can contribute to the delivery of successful nutrition-relevant actions in the face of mounting external pressures and informing and attaining the forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals. |
| File Format |
HTM / HTML |
| ISSN |
21618313 |
| e-ISSN |
21565376 |
| Journal |
Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal |
| Issue Number |
6 |
| Volume Number |
6 |
| Language |
English |
| Publisher |
Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Date |
2015-11-01 |
| Publisher Place |
United States |
| Access Restriction |
Open |
| Subject Keyword |
Discipline Nutritional Sciences Nutrition Policy Nutritional Sciences Nutritionists Conservation Of Natural Resources Interdisciplinary Communication Malnutrition Prevention & Control Therapy Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't |
| Content Type |
Text |
| Resource Type |
Article |
| Subject |
Nutrition and Dietetics Medicine Food Science |
