MN506M5
Health Policy Brief of Healthy Food and Nutrition
Department of Nursing, Purdue University Global
MN506M5: Advanced Practice Nursing-Policy and Advocacy Health Policy Brief of Healthy Food and Nutrition
In the last 20 years, global healthy eating patterns have changed in many ways, as eating
healthy is essential. Therefore, good nutrition is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle and leads to a decreased risk of chronic illnesses and promotes individuals' overall health. Also, providing healthy food to our young children is an important part of their mental, physical development and lifelong health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019). Ensuring all American families
with children to access healthy foods and nutrition is foundational for their children's mental and
cognitive development, educational, and overall health outcomes. Gorski & Roberto (2015) stated, millions of children around the world do not receive adequate access to healthy food and nutrition needed to fuel an active and healthy lifestyle to ensure a long life. This paper will address the health policy brief of healthy food and nutrition to many children in our nation.
This health policy brief of health food and nutrition states that many families with children do not have adequate nutrition. As stated above, eating healthy nutrition is an essential
part of a child's cognitive and physical development and lifelong health (Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, 2019). This policy brief also brings together evidence-based practice and local evidence to deliver health policies and programs to ensure each American child has access to healthy food essential to their health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019). The policy brief's research study presented one out of five children who live in their homes do not have adequate food access and are in unhealthy weight. The policy includes federal nutrition programs
such as supplemental nutrition assistance, childcare nutrition, and Women, Infant, and Children nutrition designed to help children and families to access healthy food and adequate nutrition (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019). These federal programs are designed to support and improve overall access to healthy nutrition and prevent lifelong complications, including child
obesity or chronic diseases. The programs aid breastfeeding mothers, nutrition assistance for
low-income families, and improve access to high-quality and healthy foods for women and children (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019).
As an advanced practice nurse in the family nurse practitioner field, I favor this healthy policy brief of healthy food and nutrition. I firmly believe I have a unique opportunity to advocate and help identify children at risk for policies that improve access to healthy food and adequate nutrition for young children (Ohlhorst et al., 2013). Family nurse practitioners could talk with families during medical visits and working with children at school settings to help students' unique nutritional needs. Working with patients closely will help identify food insecurity signs and feel hunger, not having access to adequate nutrition, unhealthy behavioral, and physical fitness (Ohlhorst et al., 2013). Family nurse practitioners need to be aware of available federal programs in patient's communities such as those mentioned above to refer to families and their children. Family nurse practitioners could become a resource and team member for community programs and school nutrition. Lastly, Family nurse practitioners have expertise and responsibility to ensure that their patients met nutrition screening and appropriate
nutrition essential to improving overall health and preventing unnecessary medical complications
that could lead to inadequate nutrition.
The Positive and Negative Impact of the Policy Brief on Stakeholders
Health Policy Brief of Healthy Food and Nutrition
Department of Nursing, Purdue University Global
MN506M5: Advanced Practice Nursing-Policy and Advocacy Health Policy Brief of Healthy Food and Nutrition
In the last 20 years, global healthy eating patterns have changed in many ways, as eating
healthy is essential. Therefore, good nutrition is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle and leads to a decreased risk of chronic illnesses and promotes individuals' overall health. Also, providing healthy food to our young children is an important part of their mental, physical development and lifelong health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019). Ensuring all American families
with children to access healthy foods and nutrition is foundational for their children's mental and
cognitive development, educational, and overall health outcomes. Gorski & Roberto (2015) stated, millions of children around the world do not receive adequate access to healthy food and nutrition needed to fuel an active and healthy lifestyle to ensure a long life. This paper will address the health policy brief of healthy food and nutrition to many children in our nation.
This health policy brief of health food and nutrition states that many families with children do not have adequate nutrition. As stated above, eating healthy nutrition is an essential
part of a child's cognitive and physical development and lifelong health (Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, 2019). This policy brief also brings together evidence-based practice and local evidence to deliver health policies and programs to ensure each American child has access to healthy food essential to their health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019). The policy brief's research study presented one out of five children who live in their homes do not have adequate food access and are in unhealthy weight. The policy includes federal nutrition programs
such as supplemental nutrition assistance, childcare nutrition, and Women, Infant, and Children nutrition designed to help children and families to access healthy food and adequate nutrition (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019). These federal programs are designed to support and improve overall access to healthy nutrition and prevent lifelong complications, including child
obesity or chronic diseases. The programs aid breastfeeding mothers, nutrition assistance for
low-income families, and improve access to high-quality and healthy foods for women and children (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2019).
As an advanced practice nurse in the family nurse practitioner field, I favor this healthy policy brief of healthy food and nutrition. I firmly believe I have a unique opportunity to advocate and help identify children at risk for policies that improve access to healthy food and adequate nutrition for young children (Ohlhorst et al., 2013). Family nurse practitioners could talk with families during medical visits and working with children at school settings to help students' unique nutritional needs. Working with patients closely will help identify food insecurity signs and feel hunger, not having access to adequate nutrition, unhealthy behavioral, and physical fitness (Ohlhorst et al., 2013). Family nurse practitioners need to be aware of available federal programs in patient's communities such as those mentioned above to refer to families and their children. Family nurse practitioners could become a resource and team member for community programs and school nutrition. Lastly, Family nurse practitioners have expertise and responsibility to ensure that their patients met nutrition screening and appropriate
nutrition essential to improving overall health and preventing unnecessary medical complications
that could lead to inadequate nutrition.
The Positive and Negative Impact of the Policy Brief on Stakeholders
