Defining dietetics practice for today and tomorrow: An international perspective

Shronts, Eva P.

doi:10.1016/0899-9007(95)00052-6

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“…Although the profession of PHN and dietetics exists in most countries, the professional education, training, and function vary significantly from those in the United States and other Western countries (Calabro, Bright, & Bahl, 2001; Shronts, 1996). In the United Kingdom, nutritionists/dietitians are trained and function much like their counterparts in the United States (Shronts, 1996). However, in some Eastern European countries, nutritionists/dietitians are equivalent to dietetic technicians in the United States (Shronts, 1996).…”

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“…In the United Kingdom, nutritionists/ dietitians are trained and function much like their counterparts in the United States (Shronts, 1996). However, in some Eastern European countries, nutritionists/dietitians are equivalent to dietetic technicians in the United States (Shronts, 1996). Consequently, it is important to note that unlike in the other countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, where competent education performance and qualifications as a dietitian/nutritionist is based on formal training coupled with professional internship experience and satisfactory performance of registered examinations, no such standard regulation or enforced set of special academic and professional requirements currently exists in Egypt at present.…”

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Postsecondary Public Health Nutrition Programs in Egypt

Aboul‐Enein

Bowser

2015

Pedagogy in Health Promotion

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Background. Escalating obesity rates have become a major public health problem in Egypt. To address this concern, the education and training of a competent and culturally relevant public health nutrition (PHN) workforce is necessary. The aim of this study is to list and identify current PHN education and training programs offered in Egyptian colleges and universities. Method. An electronic review of websites, departmental homepages, and academic program web links of selected colleges and universities in Egypt (N = 63) was conducted to identify available training and education in PHN and nutrition-affiliated academic programs. Results. Of the 63 identified Egyptian colleges and universities, two universities, both located in Alexandria, offered education and training degrees in PHN, and 16 were identified as offering non-PHN degree programs, predominantly in home economics. Conclusions. The relative scarcity of PHN training programs in colleges and universities in Egypt coupled with the lack of nationally recognized professional nutrition associations as well as a regulatory standard by which to define the nutrition profession appears to be a gap within the allied health profession in Egypt. Greater cooperation between colleges and universities in Egypt and international collaboration with other colleges and universities outside Egypt may help facilitate the development of academic PHN programs in Egyptian higher education. This would serve the dual purpose of addressing the obesity prevalence and developing a sustainable congruent allied health workforce capacity that includes culturally relevant and competent public health dietitians/nutritionists for effective PHN action operating in Egypt.

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