Journal article
An assessment of public health nutrition workforce capacity in Australia: implications for obesity prevention
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol.63(1a), p.104A
2004
Abstract
Like many industrialised nations, Australia is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. Trend data suggest that the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increasing significantly over the last two decades, with a mean population weight gain of approximately 7 kg over this period (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004). The capacity of a nation to address a public health issue such as obesity in part depends on the capacity of the health workforce to organise societal efforts that prevent the development of obesity. The present paper interprets and reports data from a national study that investigated the determinants of public health nutrition workforce capacity in Australia to address priority issues such as obesity prevention. This assessment was conducted in order to identify workforce development and capacity-building needs at a national level, to support organised effort for obesity prevention. Data were derived from an interpretive study using multiple methods including literature review, advanced-level practitioner interviews (n 41), a national workforce survey (n 240, 87% response rate), position description analysis (n 46) and consensus development via a Delphi study. Interpretive analysis included the methodological triangulation of data, and a mix of quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The findings of this study suggest that five main categories of determinants currently limit the capacity of the Australian public health nutrition workforce
Details
- Title
- An assessment of public health nutrition workforce capacity in Australia: implications for obesity prevention
- Authors
- Roger Hughes (Author) - Griffith UniversityB Desbrow (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol.63(1a), p.104A
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2004
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0029665104000230
- ISSN
- 0029-6651
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2004 The Authors. Reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449497102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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