Health-related Culinary Education: A Summary of Representative Emerging Programs for Health Professionals and Patients:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

RaniPolak¹ 

关键词: Health;    nutrition;    culinary education;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2015.128

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBeneficial correlations are suggested between food preparation and home food preparation of healthy choices. Therefore, there is an emergence of culinary medicine (CM) programs directed at both patients and medical professionals which deliver education emphasizing skills such as shopping, food storage, and meal preparation.ObjectiveThe goal of this article is to provide a description of emerging CM programs and to imagine how this field can mature.MethodsDuring April 2015, 10 CM programs were identified by surveying CM and lifestyle medicine leaders. Program directors completed a narrative describing their program's structure, curricula, educational design, modes of delivery, funding, and cost. Interviews were conducted in an effort to optimize data collection.ResultsAll 10 culinary programs deliver medical education curricula educating 2654 health professionals per year. Educational goals vary within the domains of (1) provider's self-behavior, (2) nutritional knowledge and (3) prescribing nutr...

【 授权许可】

CC BY