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Public Health Nutrition Experiences With The Louisiana State Department Of Health, Mamie Brown Davis

Masters Theses

This report describes and analyzes the observations and experiences of the student nutritionist during ten weeks of field training with the Nutrition Section in the Louisiana State Department of Health. The purpose of the training was to supplement academic training in public health nutrition at the University of Tennessee and the previous background of the student. The field experience was planned to increase her understanding of the function of the Institutional Nutrition Consultant as an integral part of the public health program in a state agency.

Information was obtained on the history, organization, and programs of the Louisiana State Department …

Training And Employment Needs Of Food Service Personnel In West Tennessee Hospitals, Carole Elizabeth Wilson

Masters Theses

The study of training and employment needs of food service personnel in 15 selected West Tennessee hospitals was accomplished by means of two questionnaires completed during personal interviews with hospital administrators and food service managers of hospitals in two groups by size. Specific weaknesses in the training of food service employees were noted. Hospital administrators reported inadequately trained employees as one of their major problems, and foodservice managers stated that lack of education and training was a major problem in the procurement of food service personnel. Other problems that administrators and feed service managers mentioned frequently regarding food service employees …

The Influence Of Dietary Sulfate On The Excretion Of 35S-Cysteine Sulfur As 35S-Taurine Sulfur By The Rat, Betty Ann Whittle

Doctoral Dissertations

The relationship of dietary sulfate to the efficiency of feed utilization, excretion of ³⁵S-cysteine sulfur as ³⁵S-taurine sulfur, and sulfation of lung tissue by the rat was investigated.

The feed efficiencies of animals fed diets from weaning that contained 0.10 per cent of inorganic sulfate and 0.47 per cent of organic sulfur as sulfate were significantly higher at the end of a six-week feeding period than were those of littermates fed diets that contained higher or lower levels of inorganic sulfate but comparable levels of total sulfur as sulfate. These findings showed that equivalent levels of sulfur as …

Field Experiences And Observations With The Nutrition Section Of The Louisiana State Department Of Health, Julia Ellen Furlow

Masters Theses

This thesis is a description and an analysis of the student's field experience with the Nutrition Section of the Louisiana State Department of Health. The purpose of the field experience was to develop a philosophy and an understanding of public health nutrition and to learn to function as a nutritionist in planning, developing, and evaluating nutrition programs.

The objectives of the field experience were accomplished through observation of and participation in nutrition-related activities and through interviews and conferences with personnel of the health department. Teaching classes, counseling patients, and writing an issue of the nutrition newsletter helped the student to …

Nutrition Education In Nursing Schools In Tennessee, Virginia Hicks Williams

Masters Theses

In order to investigate the present state of nutrition education in nursing schools and programs in Tennessee and the nutrition education responsibilities of nurses in general hospitals in the state, surveys were taken by means of questionnaires. Three different questionnaires were developed--one pertaining to the nutrition courses taught in schools of professional nursing, one pertaining to the nutrition taught in programs of Licensed Practical Nursing, and one attempting to ascertain the nutrition education responsibilities of nurses according to directors of nursing in general hospitals in Tennessee.

The data accumulated in this study indicate little variation in nutrition education in programs …

The Effect Of High Dietary Phenylalanine On The Concentration Of Brain And Liver Serotonin And Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide In Rats, Rose Mae Tindall

Masters Theses

Fifty-four weanling Long-Evans-Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a niacin-free, 12 percent casein basal diet for one week. At the end of the pre-experimental adjustment period each rat was assigned to one of seven groups so that the average weight per group did not differ by more than one or two grams. Three of the seven groups ("A," "B" and "C") were fed the experimental diets (basal supplemented with L-phenylalanine to 3, 5 and 7 percent levels). One group of rats ("BC") was fed the basal diet (0 .62 percent L-phenylalanine) ad libitum. Feed consumption of all rats fed the experimental diets …

Dietary Findings And Bone Densities Of Preschoolchildren In Selected Day Care Centers In Knoxville, Tennessee, Sara Edmundson Cummings

Masters Theses

The purposes of this study were to determine the contribution the food eaten at day care centers made to the Recommended Dietary Allowances of preschool children; to evaluate their nutritional status using seven-day records of food intake and measurements of height, weight, and bone density; and to study the correlation between selected nutrients and bone density.

Children from four day care centers in Knoxville, Tennessee, were participants in this study. Permission for participation was obtained by the signed consent of the parents. Complete dietary information (school lunch records and seven-day home records) and physical measurements (height, weight, and bone density) …

A Field Experience With The Section Of Nutrition, Division Of Health, Florida Department Of Health And Rehabilitative Services, Ann Miller Rowland

Masters Theses

This thesis describes and analyzes the author's eight-weeks of field observations and experiences with the Section of Nutrition in the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. The purpose of the field experience was to augment the academic program with practical experiences.

The field experience was planned to strengthen the author's philosophy and understanding of the principles of public health. The author observed and participated in nutrition programs within the health agency at various levels as well as with professional groups and community agencies. The author was provided the opportunity to develop her professional skills and competencies through practical application …

Observations And Experiences Within The Nutrition Department, Child Development Center, Memphis, Tennessee, Bonnie Riddell Bailey

Masters Theses

This report is based upon observations and experiences during eight weeks at the Child Development Center, a University-Affiliated Mental Retardation Training Center, Medical Units, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee. Additional experiences in a variety of community health agencies were planned to complement the experiences at the Child Development Center. The purpose of the field training was to supplement academic training in public health nutrition at The University of Tennessee. In addition to a planned orientation, information on the Child Development Center and additional community health agencies was obtained through selected references, conferences, consultations, and observations. Observation and participation in the …