Division of Community Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC (MDL), and the Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, DC (LL and LYZ).
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 May;99(5 Suppl):1194S-201S. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.073544. Epub 2014 Mar 19.
Nutrition and physical activity are key risk factors for a host of today's most prevalent and costly chronic conditions, such as obesity and diabetes; yet, health care providers are not adequately trained to educate patients on the components of a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of this article is to underscore the need for improved nutrition and physical activity training among health care professionals and to explore opportunities for how policy can help support a shift in training. We first identify key barriers to sufficient training in nutrition and physical activity. Then, we provide an overview of how recent changes in the government and institutional policy environment are supporting a shift toward prevention in our health care system and creating an even greater need for improved training of health care professionals in nutrition and physical activity. Last, we outline recommendations for additional policy changes that could drive enhanced training for health care professionals and recommend future directions in research.
营养和身体活动是当今许多最普遍和最昂贵的慢性疾病的关键风险因素，如肥胖症和糖尿病；然而，医疗保健提供者并没有接受足够的培训来教育患者健康生活方式的组成部分。本文的目的是强调需要提高医疗保健专业人员的营养和身体活动培训，并探讨政策如何帮助支持培训的转变。我们首先确定了营养和身体活动培训不足的关键障碍。然后，我们概述了政府和机构政策环境的最新变化如何支持我们的医疗保健系统向预防转变，并对医疗保健专业人员在营养和身体活动方面的培训提出了更高的要求。最后，我们概述了推动医疗保健专业人员加强培训的额外政策建议，并为研究提出了未来的方向。
Zotero 插件