Greening the Curriculum to Foster Environmental Literacy in Tertiary Students Studying Human Nutrition

Innes, Sarahmarie; Shephard, Kerry; Furnari, Mary; Harraway, John; Jowett, Tim; Lovelock, Brent; Strack, Mick; Skeaff, Sheila

doi:10.1080/19320248.2016.1255693

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“…Innes et al . ( 32 ) and Rojas et al . ( 33 ) discussed topic-oriented courses (as opposed to programme curricula) to enhance food sustainability literacy.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Specifically, the call to action by Barrett et al ( 18 ) to include climate change health impacts in education curricula also extended to residency programmes which conduct PT. Among the nine articles discussing curricula recommendations for dietetic or nutrition programmes, six of these articles ( 17 , 20 , 24 , 28 , 29 , 32 ) included a reference to professional competencies and specific knowledge of ecosystem sustainability and food systems in internship training and competencies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nineteen articles were reviewed in depth. Overall, there was a consensus among authors for the integration of ecosystems, food systems and sustainability considerations within education, training and CPD to support current and future practitioners, with five articles noting it as a moral and professional obligation (16,18,19,24,32) . The recency of the articles is telling as more than half were published in the last 4 years, suggesting that SFS-related issues are garnering (2016) (25) Global X Food systems workers X X Barrett et al…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of these, seven provided specific recommendations (18,19,(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) , while others referred to curricular changes (17,20,(29)(30)(31) . Innes et al (32) and Rojas et al (33) discussed topic-oriented courses (as opposed to programme curricula) to enhance food sustainability literacy. These curricula and courses spanned a broad range of educational (programmatic) interests and disciplines, including medical and residency programmes (18,27,30) , nursing programmes (30) , dietetics and nutrition (17,19,20,24,(28)(29)(30)(31)(32) , veterinary programmes (27) , food service (25,30) , social work (26) , health science programmes (19,32) and a food systems programme (33) .…”

Section: University-level Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Education, practical training and professional development for public health practitioners: a scoping review of the literature and insights for sustainable food system capacity-building

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2018

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There is growing interest in SFS but guidance to support educators and preceptors is lacking. Updates to dietary guidelines to reflect issues of sustainability are a timely prompt to examine the education, training and development needs of trainees and PHP. Practical examples of emerging practices can empower PHP to promote SFS in all areas of practice. More research is needed to address identified gaps in the literature and to improve SFS-specific education, PT and CPD.

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“…Innes et al . ( 32 ) and Rojas et al . ( 33 ) discussed topic-oriented courses (as opposed to programme curricula) to enhance food sustainability literacy.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: University-level Educationmentioning

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Education, practical training and professional development for public health practitioners: a scoping review of the literature and insights for sustainable food system capacity-building

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“…Such workshops could be embedded within already existing problem-based learning activities (Du et al 2013). Innes et al (2016) looked at the integration of 'environmental literacy' in undergraduate nutrition programmes in the US and found that a 2-week food sustainability module improved students' sustainable literacy levels. This supports the 'transformative' 1 function of sustainability education (Sterling 2001) and the need to use a 'sustainability lens' through which to view the development of curricula that are fit for the future (Goodman & East 2014).…”

Section: Education For Sustainabilitymentioning

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Sustainable eating: Opportunities for nutrition professionals

Pettinger

2018

Nutrition Bulletin

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Increasing demand for food from a growing human population is leading to adverse environmental and health consequences. The emerging topical issue of sustainable eating and diets might offer new opportunities for the training of nutrition professionals. Ongoing research is uncovering synergies between how dietary patterns can meet both health and environmental goals. Yet this area is a challenge for the nutrition professions, as relevant education often involves politically driven, systems leadership‐style thinking, which is drawn from a less familiar evidence base than traditional nutritional sciences. As pressures mount to achieve sustainability agenda goals, new evidence appraisal and educational input are essential to support the potential role of nutrition professionals. This article appraises sustainable eating and diets, as well as considering the value of better education to be embedded more consistently within nutrition curricula and Continued Professional Development (CPD), to achieve sustainability literacy for nutrition professionals. The importance of stronger advocacy skills and collaborative leadership is also highlighted, as well as the need for more effective high‐level policy involvement. Recommendations for how nutrition professionals can be more effectively equipped for this emerging and dynamic area of professional practice are provided.

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Critical Dietetics and Sustainable Food Systems

2019

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In this chapter, we invite readers to consider a food system that is based on values where individual health, the health of the society (social system) and ecosystem health are of equal importance. With this as a lens, there is a clear need to move beyond the biosciences to consider transdisciplinary approaches as important for nutrition and dietetics in today and tomorrow's reality.This chapter begins by briefly highlighting historical engagement of the nutrition and dietetics community with food system sustainability, before moving to define foundational concepts of sustainability in food systems and diets, from a systems perspective. It then provides some examples of how some of today's pressing nutritional challenges are sustainability challenges and examples of the interface between today's dietetics and food system sustainability. This chapter ends with a discussion on the role of nutrition and dietetic practitioners in food system sustainability and the needs and challenges for dietetic education to support that role.At the end of this chapter, readers should be able to:(i) Clearly understand the concept of sustainable food systems (SFS).(ii) Describe some emerging roles for nutrition and dietetic professionals in contributing to food system sustainability.

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Greening the Curriculum to Foster Environmental Literacy in Tertiary Students Studying Human Nutrition

Cited by 20 publications

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Education, practical training and professional development for public health practitioners: a scoping review of the literature and insights for sustainable food system capacity-building

Education, practical training and professional development for public health practitioners: a scoping review of the literature and insights for sustainable food system capacity-building

Sustainable eating: Opportunities for nutrition professionals

Critical Dietetics and Sustainable Food Systems

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