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Nutrition Education: A Multicultural Perspective

Nutrition Education: A Multicultural Perspective focuses on nutrition education as a health promotion tool. The goal of health promotion
is to improve health and to delay diseases, disability, and death. The text stresses the importance of cultural competence, working
successfully with diverse populations, analyzing social and cultural determinants of eating patterns and behaviors, and identifying
appropriate methods of communication. Nutrition Education: A Multicultural Perspective uniquely bridges the gaps between nutrition
science, health education theory, and nutrition education principles.

Nutrition and Well-being: A-Z

Nutrition and Well-being: A-Z is a two-volume encyclopedia that examines the relationship between food and health on a
historical, national and personal level. It analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health and fitness in various countries
at different times in history. Historical as well as contemporary methods of treatment are presented from an international
viewpoint. Dietary trends within various cultures are also covered, ranging from the consumption habits of Asian-Americans to
those of Central Europe to those customary of Pacific Islanders. The set is rich in biographies of influential figures in the fields
of nutrition and medicine such as McDonald's founder Ray Kroc; Sylvester Graham, the creator of the now-famous Graham
cracker; and William Stark, a pioneer in early research into balanced diets. Profiles of major organizations such as UNICEF,
the National Academy of Sciences, and the World Health Organization complete this world guide to health and nutrition.

Reviews:

"Prepared for students and the general public, this two-volume reference presents fundamental, starting-point information on
various aspects of nutrition -- the type of information covered in general nutrition foundation courses."
--SciTech Book News (September 2004)

"A solid accessible resource for upper grades and adults."
--Library Media Collection, March 2005

"A no-nonsense, comprehensive encyclopedia that will be of use to students researching health and food-science topics...The
food pyramid is clearly explained and food labels are deciphered line by line...A global perspective is maintained throughout the
work, with articles provided on the diets of geographic and ethnic groups worldwide…Nutrition’s straight forward coverage offers
more information on disease and government oversight."
--School Library Journal (October 2004)

"The writing level is suitable for high school readers and up, and the sidebar glossaries of terms highlighted in the essays add to
the volumes' usefulness for students. A helpful topical outline organizes the entries by category, and the entries include cross-
references where applicable. There are also handy charts, such as the USDA Food Guide Pyramid...This is an excellent choice for
smaller public and college collections that can't afford the Human Nutrition set and a good addition for a large library looking to
build its consumer health reference collection."
--Library Journal (September 2004)

Temple Project

Keepers of the Temple is a spiritually based health and wellness book for ethnically diverse teen. It addresses issues from body
image to body odor, feelings to fitness, hormones to healthy eating, spirituality to sexuality, and everything else in between. It
provides information and advice that kids really want to hear and really can use. A $12,000 grant from the Florida Department of Health
was used to develop and test the concept for Keepers of the Temple. Focus groups were conducted with six groups of young adults to
receive input on content, layout, and learning activities.

                         Delores C.S. James, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., FASHA
                              Associate Professor
                                    Department of Health Education and Behavior
                              College of Health and Human Performance
                                PO Box 11820
                              University of Florida
                                     Gainesville, Florida 32611
                                      Office/Telephone:10 FLG (352) 392-0583 ext. 1276
                                    djames@hhp.ufl.edu

                                Updated: April 19, 2006