Health Professionals as Partners in Values-Based Food Procurement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15746375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Reinhardt (0000-0002-8145-376X, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, corresponding author), Ricardo Salvador (0000-0001-5985-1473, Union of Concerned Scientists) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | E974-978 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2018.974 |
| PMID | 30346925 |
| OpenAlex | W2892974693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Health professionals have the opportunity and responsibility to apply their expertise to address the current trajectory of chronic disease in the United States. Half of American adults have one or more preventable chronic diseases, many of which are diet related, so it is critical that health professionals engage in public health prevention strategies. These can take the form of public and private sector partnerships. Food procurement-the processes through which institutions such as hospitals and schools purchase and serve food-offers powerful opportunities for health professionals to partner with public institutions to prioritize accessibility to nutritious, sustainable, and fairly produced food and to generate sustained benefit to population health
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health professionals · Political science · Population · Procurement · Public health · Public relations · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |