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Essay Instructions: The topic:
You are working as the chief nutritionist for the Australian Government Health Department. The current minister of health is interested in introducing the "Percentage Daily Intake" food labelling system in Australia. Your task is to prepare a briefing document assessing the effectiveness of the "Percentage Daily Intake" food labelling system. You can find more information on this food labeling system on the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand website http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/.

Criteria One:
Nutrition promotion can be implemented in a ?top down? or ?bottom up? approach.
Discuss which of these approaches is relevant to the "Percentage Daily Intake"
food labelling system and the strengths and limitations of this approach with regards
to nutrition promotion.

Notes for Crieria One:
In this section you need to briefly explain the top down and bottom up approaches, indicate which approach is most relevant to the % daily intake (which, in this case, is "top down") and then discuss the strengths and limitations of this approach with regards to the % Daily intake labelling system or more broadly with regards to front of pack labelling.

More info on top down approach: The percentage daily intake labelling system was implemented using a top-down approach without the consultation with the target group. The top-down approach is enables FoP labelling to be implemented nationally, with minimal the assistance of nutrition experts. The top-down approach enables the government to exert control over the accuracy of information being disseminated to the public, which leads to minimal error in delivering key nutiriotn messages.

Crtieria two: (675 words)
Discuss the relationship between nutrition knowledge and behaviour change. Citing
the literature, discuss if the "Percentage Daily Intake" food labelling system can
improve nutrition knowledge and result in positive changes in food behaviour with
regards to health.

There is a shortage of research specifically about Australian %DI and its effect on consumer behaviour so it is OK to include European evidence about the influence of %GDA label on consumer food behaviour as this system is quite similar to Australian %DI?

This section would typically focus on social marketing as a communication tool.


This essay needs to include:
Critical analysis the range of theories and methods used in nutrition promotion (see attached pdf document for clarification of nutrition theories/models)

Understand the ways in which social, psychological and environmental
factors can be used to influence food consumers.
Understand the nature of evidence in nutrition promotion and be able to
critically evaluate nutrition communication models.
Understand and critically evaluate examples of nutrition promotion in a
range of settings including the home, preschools and schools, work places,
hospitals, retail food outlets, the community and the mass media.

Essay Instructions: Topic: Mandatory Nutritional Food Labeling Policy
Include the answers to the following questions in the paper..
What Major issue does the policy address? Compare and contrast the values of those who were for the development of the policy and those where were against the policy. Was there a "lead goose" (leader) Identify and discuss the strategies used ot bring the issue to public view. Describe the effectiveness of the communication skills used and with whom. Discuss coalition involvement in the development of the policy? Identify the major two or three coalition members and the role that each played in the development of the policy. Also, email a copy of the articles used as references along with the paper.

Essay Instructions: Find a Policy on Nutritional Food Labeling (national, state-NC). Use this policy as a reference. Answer the following questions in the paper.

Has the policy solved or improved the problem and how do you know?
What suggestions do you offer to make the policy better at addressing the issue.

Essay Instructions: Follow the outline as much as possible (SOCIAL ISSUES PAPER)

African American Female Obesity in the United States

ABSTRACT

I. Overview of Obesity
a. Public health issue
b. Definition
c. Measurement/BMI
d. Population effected
e. United States versus other countries
f. Current Causes

II. Epidemic
a. Rates of Americans
b. Rates of African Americans
c. Rates of African American females
d. Rates of African American children

III. Co-Morbidities caused by Obesity
a. Diabetes
b. Hypertension
c. Hyperlipidemia
d. Heart disease
e. Stroke
f. Arthritis
g. Other diseases

IV. Perceived Barriers
a. Socioeconomic
b. Lack of education
c. Cultural
d. Decrease in exercise
e. Environmental

V. Practitioner Interventions and Management
a. Prevention
b. Early identification
c. Lifestyle/Behavior modification
d. Nutrition education
e. Community resources
f. Medication/Surgery

VI. Conclusion
a. Meaning of epidemic for the future
b. Social issues/response
c. CDC reports
d. Initiatives/future of America (Michelle Obama)
e. Food labeling/fast food/changes in school nutrition
f. Media
I will be submitting the guidelines for the Journal of Cultural Diversity

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