Nutrition in public health / [edited by] Sari Edelstein.

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.