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Experiential Culinary, Nutrition and Food Systems Education Improves Knowledge and Confidence in Future Health Professionals.

ABSTRACT: The food system plays a crucial role in the relationship between environmental, population and individual health. While leading healthcare and environmental organizations call for urgent action to address climate-planetary-human health crises, it is often challenging for healthcare organizations to respond at a systems level to these concerns. Additionally, there is little consensus and limited research exploring how future health professionals should be trained in order to work at both the individual and systems level to address or prevent the negative health impacts related to the current food system. The intervention of a 6-week, hands-on cooking and nutrition course for graduate health professional students which examines these intersections and equips students with clinically applicable skills was examined using matched pre- and post-course surveys and thematic analysis of reflective assignments. Results indicate improved knowledge and confidence in areas including understanding the food system, guiding patients through dietary change, working interprofessionally, and applying basic nutrition concepts to clinical practice.

SUBMITTER: Shafto K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Experiential Culinary, Nutrition and Food Systems Education Improves Knowledge and Confidence in Future Health Professionals.

Shafto Katherine K Vandenburgh Natalie N Wang Qi Q Breen Jenny J

Nutrients 20230915 18

The food system plays a crucial role in the relationship between environmental, population and individual health. While leading healthcare and environmental organizations call for urgent action to address climate-planetary-human health crises, it is often challenging for healthcare organizations to respond at a systems level to these concerns. Additionally, there is little consensus and limited research exploring how future health professionals should be trained in order to work at both the indi ...[more]

PMID: 37764777

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Experiential Culinary, Nutrition and Food Systems Education Improves Knowledge and Confidence in Future Health Professionals.

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Experiential Culinary, Nutrition and Food Systems Education Improves Knowledge and Confidence in Future Health Professionals.

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