Includes bibliographical references

Community nutrition and public health -- Nutrition screening and assessment -- Nutrition epidemiology, and research methods -- U.S. nutrition monitoring and food assistance programs -- Private and government healthcare systems -- Public policy and nutrition -- Public health nutrition an international perspective -- Nutrition during pregnancy and infancy -- Nutrition in childhood and adolescence -- Adulthood: special health issues -- Promoting health and preventing disease in older persons -- Principles of planning effective community nutrition programs -- Grantsmanship skills and nutrition and ethics -- Principles of nutrition education -- Marketing nutrition programs and the role of food industry on food choice -- Cultural influences and public health nutrition