2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Objectives: To describe the US public health nutrition workforce and its
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future social, biological and fiscal challenges.
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Design: Literature review primarily for the four workforce Surveys
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conducted since 1985 by the Association of State and Territorial Public
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Health Nutrition Directors.
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Setting: The United States.
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Subjects: Nutrition personnel working in governmental health agencies.
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The 1985 and 1987 subjects were personnel in full-time budgeted
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positions employed in governmental health agencies providing
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predominantly population-based services. In 1994 and 1999 subjects were
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both full-time and part-time, employed in or funded by governmental
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health agencies, and provided both direct-care and population-based
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services.
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Results: The workforce primarily focuses on direct-care services for
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pregnant and breast-feeding women, infants and children. The US
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Department of Agriculture funds 81-7 \% of full-time equivalent
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positions, primarily through the WIC Program (Special Supplemental
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Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). Of those personnel
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working in WIC, 45\% have at least 10 years of experience compared to
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over 65\% of the non-WIC workforce. Continuing education needs of the
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WIC and non-WIC workforces differ. The workforce is increasingly more
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racially/ethnically diverse and with 18-2\% speaking Spanish as a second
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language.
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Conclusions: The future workforce will need to focus on increasing its
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diversity and cultural competence, and likely will need to address
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retirement within leadership positions. Little is known about the
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workforce''s capacity to address the needs of the elderly, emergency
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preparedness and behavioural interventions. Fiscal challenges will
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require evidence-based practice demonstrating both costs and impact.
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Little is known about the broader public health nutrition workforce
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beyond governmental health agencies.'
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affiliation: 'Haughton, B (Corresponding Author), Univ Tennessee, Dept Nutr, 1215
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W Cumberland Ave 229,Jessie Harris Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA.
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Haughton, Betsy; George, Alexa, Univ Tennessee, Dept Nutr, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA.'
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author: Haughton, Betsy and George, Alexa
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author-email: haughton@utk.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Haughton
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given: Betsy
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- family: George
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given: Alexa
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1017/S1368980008001821
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eissn: 1475-2727
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files: []
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issn: 1368-9800
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journal: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
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keywords: Public Health Nutrition; workforce; United States
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keywords-plus: 'WEIGHT-GAIN; STATE HEALTH; LOW-INCOME; OVERWEIGHT; FOOD; PREVALENCE;
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CHILDREN; OBESITY; ADOLESCENTS; DISPARITIES'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number: '8'
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number-of-cited-references: '68'
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pages: 782-791
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papis_id: 3172d56dc79af8eec9d02d43de4e8a85
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ref: Haughton2008publichealth
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times-cited: '21'
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title: 'The Public Health Nutrition workforce and its future challenges: the US experience'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000257951900005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '12'
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volume: '11'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Nutrition
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\& Dietetics
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year: '2008'
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