Food Systems, Health, and Well-being

Understanding Complex Relationships and Dynamics of Change

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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While the importance of food to health and well-being is clear, the specific ways in which food systems contribute to individual and community health are not well understood. This is a complex issue, which requires improving food systems as well as changing mindsets and behaviors of individuals within the food system.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-09-29
Mått155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieFood and Health
Antal sidor266
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031636721

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Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, a Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, Nutrition and Health Programs Director, and Certified Program Evaluator at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, holds a Doctorate in Biochemistry and Nutrition and a PhD in Dietetics and Nutrition. For 18 years, Dr. Zoumenou has provided leadership for several community engagement projects in the Tri-county area of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Her work includes directing the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, the Family and Consumer Sciences, a Childhood Obesity Project among Head Start preschoolers, the Well-Connected Communities initiative, the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching and Engagement projects, and the USDA AMS Project-Evaluating Successes and Challenges of Local Agriculture Market Programs for underinvested farmers, with a focus on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color producers. Dr. Zoumenou has received numerous honors, including being named one of The Daily Record's Top 100 Women Honorees in Leadership in Maryland.

Part 1: Food systems, health, sociodemographic and environment.- Food Systems, Subsystem, and Components, and Families.- Micro-Community Food Systems and Au-toethnographic Analysis.- Food Insecurity by Race, Ethnicity, & Dis-parities.- Food Insecurity and Safety Net.- Part 2: Food systems, food advertisements, community engagement.- Impact of the Well-Connected Communi-ties - A Culture of Health Initiative- on Fruitland, Maryland Food Systems.- Food Systems Food Advertisement and Food Quality.- Part 3 Applications/Research Papers toward a more Equitable Food System.- Partnerships to Improve Child Diet Quality and Reduce Food Waste in School Nutrition Pro-gram.- Team-Based Research Collaborations as Venues for Novel Health Interventions.- The Impact of the 1890 Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in the Tri-County Area of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland 2013-2017.- Head Start Preschoolers and Origin of Food: Empowering Preschoolers to Become Healthy Lifestyle Messengers Using Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Tools.