Community Health and Its Importance

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Public Health and Nutrition February 24
2020

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Introduction
Public health nutrition is the science and art of preventing diseases and help people
maintain their health. Public health nutrition provides information to the public (Pearson,
Palaniappan, & Artinian, 2013). Nutrition is the process of consuming foods that are easy to
digest for the body. Public health nutrition attempts to improve and sustain the nutritional health
of the whole population (Health, 2010). This report will discuss the essential components of
national and international public health nutritional program. This report will highlight global and
domestic causes, consequences, and solutions to obesity and metabolic diseases. Further, it will
discuss the health nutrition policies, principles, and frameworks to improve public health
nutrition. In last this repost will evaluate public health nutrition priorities and initiatives.
National and International public health nutrition program
Public health nutrition states information regarding the national and international
population. This program discusses improvements in food and nutrition. This program analyzes
about diet and public health nutrition. Public health nutrition intends to improve the nutritional
status of the population nationally and internationally (Hercberg, Castetbon, Czernichow, &
Malon, 2010). It also emphasizes disease prevention and promotes a healthy lifestyle. It focuses
on promoting health in society. This program works on the main basic elements that are health
promotion, capacity building, and public health policy. This program is handled by the
government. The government tries to strengthen the health information and research system.
Three main components of public health nutrition are assessment, action, and assurance
Assessment
It is essential to evaluate nutritional status nationally and internationally. The objective of
this component is to identify the health risks present in the population. This component allows
identifying the food gaps or food insecurities that exist in the population.
Action
After getting aware of the risk or disease present in the population this component allows
the government to take action or make policies regarding solving risk.

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Assurance
Assurance in public health nutrition is to safeguard appropriate nutritional care through
programs and services.
Increasing obesity in Australia
Obesity is a medical condition that can be identified if a person is carrying excess weight
or fat. Obesity causes many diseases such as heart disease, breathing problems, or knee pains,
etc. In Australia, the proportion of people that are obese has risen 27% in 10 years (News,
2019).
Major public health issue: obesity and overweight Australians
The major health-related issues determined by public health nutrition programs are
alcohol-related harms, packed food infections, lack of physical activity, obesity, and drug
overdose. In 2017-18, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' national health survey showed that
two-thirds of Australian adults were overweight, almost one-quarter of children aged 5-17 were
obese in 2017-2018 (Overweight and Obesity, 2019). The global cause of this health- issue
is overeating, high intake of calories, and physical inactivity (Probst-Hensch, 2011). Humans
always keep their work as their priority. Because of their work, their health gets neglected and
this also the major cause of weight gain in Australians.
Overeating
Adults and children both practice overeating. According to studies, 4% of males and
females have binge eating disorder. The food consumed during compulsive feeling is often very
sugary or salty that is high on calories and high-calorie foods can lead to weight gain. Improving
diet and eating habits can help cure obesity.
High intake of calories
Weight gain and obesity have become common, adults and kids have become less active
and more careless that have contributed to weight gain and obesity in kids and adults. The main
reason for the increase in calories in the human diet is the vast and easy availability of packed