@article{de5b2a8352ec4bfaa38a016a839f27cd,
title = "Innovative Partnerships: Education That Bridges Cultures to Develop Globally Fluent Dietitians and Nutritionists",
abstract = "Nearly every country in the world faces a dual burden of nutrition-related diseases. Increased prevalence of these conditions is especially concerning in least developed countries. Training local health care professionals to administer medical nutrition therapy and apply behavior change counseling in hospital and community settings will reduce nutrition-related disease burden. We describe strategies used by Iowa State University and Oregon Health & Science University and their partners in Ghana, Africa, and Lao People's Democratic Republic, Southeast Asia, to build professional capacity in clinical and community nutrition interventions and provide US-based dietetic interns and graduate students experience in the international nutrition sector.",
keywords = "clinical dietetics, community nutrition, dietetic interns, education, global partnership, international, least developed country, malnutrition, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition, research, underserved populations",
author = "Joanna Cummings and Erin Bergquist and Laurene Boateng and Chandavone Phoxay and DIane Stadler",
note = "Funding Information: Interns are housed at the Nutrition, Re search and Training Centre (NRTC) located in Asesewa, Ghana, which was built in 2010. The NRTC is a collaboration involving Universities (UG, MU, and SU), nongovernmental institution (Plan Ghana), and local organizations (Asesewa Government Hospital, Upper Manya-Krobo District Assembly, Chief and Elders of Asesewa). Initial funding for building the NRTC was from a partial grant from the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program,4 United States Agency for International Development, and the land was donated by the Chiefs and Elders of Asesewa through the Asesewa Hospital. The NRTC has dorm rooms, a fully appointed kitchen, social rooms, a conference room, and a demonstration garden available to interns. There are plans and land available to build a hostel to accommodate 30 beds, once funding becomes available. Funding Information: There are no course fees and all participants receive complete financial support for travel, accommodations, and living expenses during the course. All students also receive course supplies including: a textbook from the World Health Organization on basics of nutrition, lecture slides, notes, and readings, measuring tape, pen light, uniform, digital food scale, and notebook. Student travel, accommodations, and expenses are supported by the Bangkok Dusit Medical System and OHSU Foundation. These supporters do not have any role in the planning, design, or conduct of the course. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1097/TIN.0000000000000233",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "67--80",
journal = "Topics in Clinical Nutrition",
issn = "0883-5691",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "1",
}