Maternal and child health nutrition training builds leadership skills

Citation
Sn. Letos et al., Maternal and child health nutrition training builds leadership skills, J AM DIET A, 101(5), 2001, pp. 567-571
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition","Endocrynology, Metabolism & Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
00028223 → ACNP
Volume
101
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
567 - 571
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8223(200105)101:5<567:MACHNT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
For more than 30 years, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) has fun ded specialized professional training in nutrition with an emphasis on the development of leadership skills. A survey was conducted of individuals who received Maternal and Child Health nutrition training at the Center for Hu man Development and Disability (CHDD) at the University of Washington. Thos e surveyed were asked to reflect on the impact of the training on their car eer pathway and to report on their leadership activities. Of the 91 respond ents, 83 (92%) indicated that the training supported a career pathway that emphasized maternal and child health or children with special healthcare ne eds. Eighty-five former trainees (93% of respondents) reported leadership a ctivities at the local level, 61 (67%) reported leadership activities at th e state level, and 46 (51%) reported leadership activities at the national level. The results of the survey indicate that specialized, intensive train ing in the field of nutrition develops and supports leadership skills.