Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One. Community Nutritionists in Action: Working in the Community. 1. Opportunites in Community Nutrition ; 2. Assessing Community Resources ; 3. Assessing the Target Population's Nutritional Status ; 4. Program Planning for Success ; 5. Principles of Epidemiology ; 6. The Art and Science of Policy Making ; 7. A National Nutrition Agenda for the Public's Health ; 8. Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: An Issue for Public Health Policy ; 9. Health Care Systems and Policy -- Section Two. Community Nutritionists in Action: Delivering Programs. 10. Food Insecurity and the Food Assistance Programs ; 11. Mothers and Infants: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs ; 12. Children and Adolescents: Nutrition Issues, Services, and Programs ; 13. Healthy Aging: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs ; 14. Global Food and Nutrition Security: Challenges and Opportunities -- Section Three. Community Nutritionists in Action: Planning Nutrition Interventions. 15. Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change ; 16. Gaining Cultural Competence in Community Nutrition ; 17. Principles of Nutrition Education ; 18. Marketing Nutrition and Health Promotion ; 19. Managing Community Nutrition Programs ; 20. Building Grantsmanship Skills.