The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations
To achieve individual and population health goals in Newfoundland and Labrador, people must have the capacity to take an active role in their personal nutritional health and wellbeing and to advocate for social, cultural, environmental, economic and political change that promotes nutritional health...
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ftmemunijournals:oai:ojs.journals.library.mun.ca:article/1768 2023-05-15T17:19:30+02:00 The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations Bowley, Claire Irene 2017-08-22 application/pdf https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/MP/article/view/1768 eng eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/MP/article/view/1768/1481 https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/MP/article/view/1768 Mapping Politics; Vol 8, No 2 (2017): Special Issue on Food 1920-5473 Community Health Nutrition and Dietetics food literacy nutrition literacy health promotion education info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftmemunijournals 2021-05-09T13:32:45Z To achieve individual and population health goals in Newfoundland and Labrador, people must have the capacity to take an active role in their personal nutritional health and wellbeing and to advocate for social, cultural, environmental, economic and political change that promotes nutritional health and wellbeing in their own, and others’, lives. This capacity is dependent on food and nutrition literacy. This article defines food and nutrition literacy and examines the need for education initiatives to better promote these literacies in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is argued that current initiatives do not address all attributes of these literacies and are therefore unable to effectively achieve health promotion outcomes. To correct for this gap in health promotion, it is recommended that cross-curricular food and nutrition education be introduced into primary and secondary school curricula, and that registered dietitians be keenly involved in the development of these curricula. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Electronic Journals Newfoundland |
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To achieve individual and population health goals in Newfoundland and Labrador, people must have the capacity to take an active role in their personal nutritional health and wellbeing and to advocate for social, cultural, environmental, economic and political change that promotes nutritional health and wellbeing in their own, and others’, lives. This capacity is dependent on food and nutrition literacy. This article defines food and nutrition literacy and examines the need for education initiatives to better promote these literacies in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is argued that current initiatives do not address all attributes of these literacies and are therefore unable to effectively achieve health promotion outcomes. To correct for this gap in health promotion, it is recommended that cross-curricular food and nutrition education be introduced into primary and secondary school curricula, and that registered dietitians be keenly involved in the development of these curricula. |
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The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations |
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The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations |
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The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations |
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The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations |
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The Dog Ate My Homework: An Examination of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador with Policy Recommendations |
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dog ate my homework: an examination of food and nutrition literacy in newfoundland and labrador with policy recommendations |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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Mapping Politics; Vol 8, No 2 (2017): Special Issue on Food 1920-5473 |
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