PHN: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Lesson 1: Public Health Nutrition	Basic Principles of Nutrition Science	Read under the headlines "Basic Principles of Nutrition Science" and "What you need to know about the science of nutrition". (5 minutes) Getsmarter- 2019
	Public Health and Community	Read the two first paragraphs under the title "Public Health and Community". (1 minute) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - 2021
	What Is Population Health?	Read the complete article. (3 minutes) Elmhurst University - 2021

Module 1: Lesson 2: The Human Body and Its Nutritional Needs	Human Body Organ Systems	Read the complete article. (13 minutes) Hill & Ponton, P.A. - 2018
	Body Functions & Life Process	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) National Cancer Institute - 2018
	What are Nutrients?	Read the entire webpage. (18 minutes) Libre Texts Libraries - 2020
	Classification of Nutrients	Read the entire content and see the videos. (25 minutes) Libre Texts Medicine - 2021
	Oxygen – a critical, but overlooked, nutrient	Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes) The Nutrition Society - 2021
	Food groups and sub-groups	Read the entire page. (28 minutes) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
	Nutritional Requirements throughout the Life Cycle	Read the complete article. (20 minutes) Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Unbound Medicine - 2020
	The relationship between lifestyle components and dietary patterns	Read the content under the heading "Other lifestyle components in relation to dietary patterns" to the end of the article. (24 minutes) The Proceedings of Nutrition Society - 2020
	Food and your life stages	Read the entire webpage. (17 minutes) Better Health Channel - 2021
	Metabolism .	Read from the beginning of the webpage to the end of the section, "The carrier of Chemical Energy", then read the content under the headings "Catabolism", "Anabolism" and "Integration of catabolism and anabolism". (27 minutes) Britannica - 2020
	Malnutrition .	Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) WHO - 2020
	Combined diet and physical activity is better than diet or physical activity alone at improving health outcomes for patients in New Zealand’s primary care intervention	Read the content under "Background," "Discussion," and "Conclusion." (9 minutes) NCBI - 2018
	Defining a Healthy Diet: Evidence for the Role of Contemporary Dietary Patterns in Health and Disease	Read the entire web page. (36 minutes) NCBI - 2020
	Digestion and Absorption	Read the entire web page. (14 minutes) Pressbooks - 2020
	Physiology of Intestinal Absorption and Secretion	Read the entire document. (50 minutes) NCBI - 2016
	The Functions of Carbohydrates in the Body	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) LibreTexts libraries - 2020
	Food Processing and Nutrition	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Victoria State Government - 2012
	Front-of-Package (FOP) Food Labelling: Empowering Consumers to Make Healthy Choices	Read the entire document. (25 minutes) Global Food Research Program - 2020
	Nutrition facts tables	Read the web page to learn about how to read a food label. Knowing how to read a food label is important in making informed dietary choices. (15 minutes) Government of Canada - 2019
	The Nutrition Source: Antioxidants	Read the entire web page. (11 minutes) Harvard School of Public Heath - 2019
	Dietary fibre	Read the entire web page. (12 minutes) Better Health Channel - 2021
	How alcohol affects your health	Read the entire web page. (3 minutes) Health Direct - 2020
	Alcohol and Nutrition	Read the entire web page. (5 minutes) Drug, Alcohol and Prevention Services Division, Mental Health Commission - 2021
	Sugar Substitutes & Non-Nutritive Sweeteners	Read the entire web page. (10 minutes) Cleveland Clinic - 2019
	American Heart Association Comments on the World Health Organization's "Guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children"	Students should read the entire article, which discusses the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on sugar intake for adults and children as a step toward reducing the mortality associated with non-communicable diseases. (10 minutes) American Heart Association - 2014
	9. List of Permitted Sweeteners (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)	Read through the page to learn about which sweeteners are permitted in Canada. (10 minutes) Government of Canada - 2018

Module 1: Lesson 3: Nutritional Epidemiology and Research Methods	Nutritional epidemiology: New perspectives for understanding the diet-disease relationship?	Read the entire content. (32 minutes) European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2013
	The Role of Biostatistics in Public Health	Read the entire webpage. (20 minutes) Regis College - 2021
	What is Health Research?	Read the entire article. (6 minutes) Harvard Countway Library - 2020
	Healthcare Research Methods	Read from "Research Paradigms" until end of chapter. (68 minutes) Jones and Bartlett Publishers - 2013
	The Health Research Process	Read from Section 1.1 to the end of Section 1.3. (7 minutes) JB Publishing - 2016
	Steps to Developing a Research Project: Resources to Help	Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - 2022
	Challenges in conducting clinical nutrition research	Read the entire article. (40 minutes) NCBI - 2017
	Biostatistics series module 5: Determining sample size	Read the entire web page. (38 minutes) Indian Journal of Dermatology - 2016
	Global Nutrition Report	Browse through the webpage and look at the different reports available on the site. (15 minutes) Global Nutrition Report - 2021
	Data & Statistics	Read the entire web page. (15 minutes) NCBI - 2016

Module 2: Lesson 1: Food Sources and Sustainability	Food Sustainability in the Context of Human Behavior	Read the entire article. (23 minutes) NCBI - 2018
	Cultural Considerations in Nutrition and Food Preparation	Read the entire document. (8 minutes) California Department of Social Services - 2013
	Food sustainability: problems, perspectives and solutions	Read the entire journal article. (50 minutes) Cambridge University Press - 2013

Module 2: Lesson 2: Food Systems and Security	Food Security and the 2015–2030 Sustainable Development Goals: From Human to Planetary Health	Read the entire journal article. (31 minutes) NCBI - 2017
	About Food Systems	Read the entire document. (25 minutes) Food Systems Dashboard - 2020
	Sustainable food systems—a health perspective	Read the entire journal article. (40 minutes) Springer - 2018
	Viewpoint: The case for a six-dimensional food security framework	Read from the beginning until the heading "4. From ‘de facto’ to ‘de jure’: The need to formalize the six dimensions of food security". (42 minutes) ScienceDirect
	Food Processing and Impact on Nutrition	Read the entire journal article. (38 minutes) Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences - 2015
	Big Food’s Ambivalence: Seeking Profit and Responsibility for Health	Read the entire journal article. (23 minutes) NCBI - 2017

Module 3: Lesson 1: Nutritional Health Policy	Measuring Success: Evaluation Article Types for the Public Health Education and Promotion Section of Frontiers in Public Health	Read the entire article. (14 minutes) NCBI - 2014
	Policy Development Framework	Read the content under the headings "Principles" and "Consistent and Predictable Process Steps " in pages 3 to 7. (12 minutes) Alberta Health Services - 2016
	Healthy Public Policy Toolkit: Advocacy	Read the content under the heading "PART 1: DEFINING ADVOCACY" in pages 2 and 3. (3 minutes) Winnipeg regional health authority - 2017
	Principles of Responsible Public Policy Advocacy	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) AALEP - 2022
	Food and Nutrition	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) U.S. Department of Agriculture - 2021
	Public Health Nutrition: Organizations and Associations	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) University of California - 2022
	Role of government policy in nutrition—barriers to and opportunities for healthier eating	Read the entire article. (33 minutes) The BMJ - 2018
	Successful nutrition policies - country examples	Read the entire document. (10 minutes) WHO - 2014
	Nutrition Policy	Read the "Executive Summary" in pages 1 to 3. (9 minutes) World Food Programme - 2017

Module 3: Lesson 2: The Social Determinants of Health	Social Determinants of Health	Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes) Healthy People 2030 - 2022
	Culture and its Influence on Nutrition and Oral Health	Read the entire page. (25 minutes) Biomedical and Pharmacology Jourmal - 2015
	Chapter 4: Individual, Household, and Environmental Factors Affecting Food Choices and Access	Read the entire chapter. (98 minutes) National Academy of Sciences - 2013
	Interventions promoting healthy eating as a tool for reducing social inequalities in diet in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	Read the content under the headings "Abstract," "Introduction," "Discussion," and "Conclusion." (16 minutes) International Journal for Equity in Health - 2016
	Report on Emerging and Ongoing Issues - Annual Report 2019	Read from the beginning of the article until the heading "Stakeholder engagement in emerging issues." (16 minutes) Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) - 2019
	EU Insights – Consumer perceptions of emerging risks in the food chain	Read the content under the heading "Conclusions" on pages 31-33. (14 minutes) ICF - 2018
	Economic globalization, nutrition and health: a review of quantitative evidence	Read the content under the headings "Abstract," "Introduction," "Discussion and interpretation," and "Conclusion and implications for policy and research." (22 minutes) Biomed Central- Globalisation and Health - 2019
	Social marketing-based interventions to promote healthy nutrition behaviors: a systematic review protocol	Read the content under the heading "Background." (8 minutes) BioMed Central Ltd- Systematic Reviews - 2021
	A Summative Evaluation of a Food Safety Social Marketing Campaign “4-Day Throw-Away” Using Traditional and Social Media	Read the entire article. (27 minutes) Katie J. James, Julie A. Albrecht, Ruth E. Litchfield, and Christopher A. Weishaa - 2013

Module 3: Lesson 3: Developing Intervention Programs Based on A Community's Nutrition Needs	Community Needs Assessment	Read section 2 "Plan for a Community Needs Assessment" in pages 12 to 26. (25 minutes) CDC - 2013
	Models and Theories to Support Health Behavior Intervention and Program Planning	Read the entire document. (15 minutes) Purdue Extension- Health and Human Sciences - 2015
	Section 1. Designing Community Interventions	Read the entire page. (25 minutes) Community Toolbox (University of Kansas) - 2013
	Six Components Necessary for Effective Public Health Program Implementation	Read the article to understand the 6-step approach to public health program implementation. (30 minutes) Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH - 2014
	At A Glance: The six steps for planning a health promotion program	Read the document to understand the 6-step approach to public health program planning. (7 minutes) Queen’s Printer for Ontario, Public Health Ontario - 2015
	Program Planning & Evaluation	Read the summary on Page 3. (2 minutes) AFHTO - 2018

Module 3: Lesson 4: Acquiring Funding for Nutrition Programs	Grant Lifecycle Timeline	Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes) Grants.gov
	Common Components of Grant Proposals	Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes) University of Southern Indiana
	Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal: The Basics	Read the entire article. (17 minutes) University of Wisconsin
	14. Applying for Grants	Read the web page. This resource belongs to this course because it provides students with grant writing skills which will enable them to seek funding for public health and food and nutrition programs and services. (28 minutes) The Community Tool Box, Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas - 2013

Module 4: Lesson 1: Ethical Issues and Codes of Conduct	Ethical issues for human nutrition in the context of global food security	Read the entire article. (43 minutes) Elsevier B.V. - 2015
	Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Revised 2017 Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists	Read the following sections: 1. Why Are the Standards Important for RDNs? 2. How Does the Academy’s Scope of Practice for the RDN Guide the Practice and Performance of RDNs in All Settings? (3 minutes) Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics home - 2017
	International Code of Ethics and Code of Good Practice for Dietitians-Nutritionists	Read the entire article. (3 minutes) International Confederation of Dietetic Associations - 2014
	Ethical issues in the development and implementation of nutrition-related public health policies and interventions: A scoping review	Read the entire article. (37 minutes) PLOS ONE - 2018
	Ethical Issues in Eating Disorders Treatment: Four Illustrative Scenarios	Read the entire article. (28 minutes) American Counseling Association - 2013
	Research Governance Framework	Read the entire article. (3 minutes) Department of Health WA \| - 2022
	Advancing health research through research governance	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) BMJ - 2018

Module 5: Lesson 1: Energy Balance and Nutritional Requirements	Energy balance and its components: implications for body weight regulation	Read the content under "INTRODUCTION," "QUESTION 1" and "QUESTION 2." ( 23 minutes) American Society of Nutrition - 2012
	Control of energy expenditure in humans	Read the entire article. (19 minutes) European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2016
	2.7: Understanding Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) LibreTexts - 2020
	DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals	Explore the webpage. This "Interactive DRI for Healthcare Professionals" is a useful tool to calculate individual Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values. Students can input their age, sex, height, weight, and activity level, and the tool produces personalized dietary intake levels. (5 minutes) Food and Nutrition Information Center
	Dietary Reference Intakes	Read and explore the resources associated with this to learn more about Dietary Reference Intakes. (10 minutes) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Module 5: Lesson 2: Methods of Nutritional Assessment	Nutrition, Metabolism, and GI Research in HIV	Read the entire web page. (20 minutes) CFAR - 2014
	Dietary assessment methods in epidemiologic studies	Read the entire article and analyze Table 1 and Table 2. (27 minutes) Epidemiology and Health - 2014
	Dietary Assessment Toolkits: An Overview	Read the following sections: "Introduction," "The case for toolkits to guide dietary assessment choice," "Overview of dietary assessment toolkits," and "Discussion." (42 minutes) Europe PMC Funder's Group - 2010
	Measuring diet in the 21st century: use of new technologies	Read the entire article. (24 minutes) Cambridge University Press - 2016
	Nutrition Assessment and Classification (NACS User's Guide)	Read the section "What are the different types of nutrition assessment? (pgs. 3-12). (26 minutes) USAID'S Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance - 2016
	ASA24 Demo	Explore the demo to learn more about the use of the ASA24 tool. (15 minutes) National Institute of Health - 2020
	ASA24 Register/Login	This page allows you to create a Researcher Account which is needed to register to use ASA24 in a study, clinical setting, or classroom. (5 minutes) National Institute of Health - 2020
	ASA24 .	Use this page to log in and use the tool. (15 minutes) National Institute of Health - 2020

Module 5: Lesson 3: Approaches for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	Defining Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	Read the entire article. (2 minutes) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):Rural Health Information Hub - 2018
	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Theories and Models.	Read the entire article. Click on the headings of "Ecological Models," "The Health Belief Model," "Stages of Change Model (Transtheoretical Model)," "Social Cognitive Theory," and "Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior." (9 minutes) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Rural Health Information Hub - 2018
	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies	Read the page including all the contents of the following hyperlinks: Health Communication Health Education Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change. (11 minutes) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):Rural Health Information Hub - 2018
	Strategies for Health Promotion: Healthy Dietary Habits	Read the section "Strategies to Promote Healthy Dietary Habits" on pages 6-13. (22 minutes) Memorial University - 2014
	Towards integrated food policy: Main challenges and steps ahead	Read Section 2: Five food policy integration challenges. (11 minutes) Science Direct - 2017
	Interventions promoting healthy eating as a tool for reducing social inequalities in diet in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	Read the content under the heading "Abstract", "Introduction", "Results", and "Discussion". (31 minutes) International Journal for Equity in Health - 2016
	Community Interventions to Improve Cooking Skills and Their Effects on Confidence and Eating Behaviour	Read entire article. (30 minutes) PMC Labs - 2016
	Nutrition Education in US Schools	Read entire article. (5 minutes) CDC - 2021

Module 5: Lesson 4: From Scientific Principles to Health Promotion	Functional components and medicinal properties of food: a review	Read the entire article. (38 minutes) Journal of Food Science and Technology - 2015
	Nutrient-Drug Interactions and Food	Read this fact sheet titled "Nutrient-Drug Interactions and Food" to learn about important interactions between common drugs and food. (15 minutes) L. Bellows and R. Moore - 2013
	General principles for all claim	Read the sections "Introduction', "General Principles for all claims," "Nutrition Claims," and "Health Claims" at the end of each section; click on the: "Next page" to access the next one. (13 minutes) Food Standards Agency - 2022
	Acceptable disease risk reduction claims and therapeutic claims	Read through the web page to learn about acceptable health claims in Canada. (30 minutes) Canadian Food and Inspection Agency - 2018
	Food law general principles	Read the entire page. (15 minutes) L. Bellows, R. Moore and A. Gross - 2013
	Food laws & regulations	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) FAO/UN - 2020
	Strategies for optimizing maternal nutrition to promote infant development	Read the section: Strategies for improving maternal nutrition. (16 minutes) Hambridge et al - 2018
	Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children	Read Section III, "Guidance Recommendations and their Rationale," on pages 7 -13. (27 minutes) World Health Organization - 2021
	Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition, and development	Read the introduction and the section named "What works for in adolescent nutrition?" (26 minutes) Hargreaves et al - 2021
	Improving nutrition to support healthy ageing: what are the opportunities for intervention?	Read the following sections: - Identifying opportunities for prevention - Lifecourse perspectives - Conclusion, (13 minutes) NBCI - 2018
	A Comparison of Strategies to Improve Population Diets: Government Policy versus Education and Advice	Read the entire page. (28 minutes) Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism - 2020
	Strategies for Healthy Eating Promotion and Behavioral Change Perceived as Effective by Nutrition Professionals: A Mixed-Methods Study	Read the entire article. (41 minutes) Frontiers in Nutrition - 2020

Module 6: Lesson 1: Cultural Sensitivity and nutrition	Food and health: individual, cultural, or scientific matters?	Read the following sections of the article: - Scientific and cultural approaches to food - Integrating scientific and cultural perspectives of food. (10 minutes) PMC lABS - 2013
	Cultural Considerations in Nutrition and Food Preparation	Read the entire document. (8 minutes) Department of Social Services - 2013
	Social modeling of eating: A review of when and why social influence affects food intake and choice	Read the content under the following sections: "Introduction", "Theoretical implications" and "practical implications." (15 minutes) T. Cruwys et al. - 2014
	Cultural adaptations of obesity-related behavioral prevention interventions in early childhood: A systematic review	Read the content under the headings "Abstract," "Introduction," "Results," "Discussion," and "Conclusion." (30 minutes) Obesity Reviews - 2021

Module 6: Lesson 2: Education for All Societal Levels	Moving Nutrition Social and Behavior Change Forward	Read the entire article. (22 minutes) USAID - 2018
	The need to advance nutrition education in the training of health care professionals and recommended research to evaluate implementation and effectiveness	Read the entire article. (46 minutes) NCBI - 2014
	Education of the Public: Strategies and Actions for Implementation	Read the entire article. (60 minutes) NCBI - 2016
	Implementing health promotion activities using community-engaged approaches in Asian American faith-based organizations in New York City and New Jersey	Read the content under the headings "Abstract," "Background," "Results," "Discussion," and "Conclusions." (36 minutes) Translational Behavioral Medicine - 2017

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