on nutrition

on nutrition

UNSCN is the food and nutrition policy harmonization forum of the United Nations.


The mandate of the UNSCN is to promote cooperation among UN agencies and partner organizations in support of community, national, regional, and international efforts to end malnutrition in all of its forms in this generation. It will do this by refining the direction, increasing the scale and strengthening the coherence and impact of actions against malnutrition world wide, and raise awareness of nutrition problems and mobilize commitment to solve them at global, regional and national levels. Read more

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Training: The Leeds course in Clinical Nutrition

The University of Leeds is holding a course in Clinical Nutrition from Tuesday 6 until Friday 9 September 2011 at its Main Campus.

The course is intended to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of clinical nutrition and will appeal to clinicians, dieticians, hospital pharmacies, nursing staff, nutritionists and others with interests in patient nutrition.

For registration, please contact clinicalnutrition@leeds.ac.uk.

For further information, please consult the website: http://www.clinical-nutrition.co.uk/.


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Call for Papers: Special Issue "Malnutrition and Public Health" - International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health

The following Special Issue will be published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - IJERPH (ISSN 1660-4601, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/), and is now open to receive submissions of full research papers and comprehensive review articles for peer-review and possible publication:

Special Issue: Malnutrition and Public Health
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/si/ijerph/malnutrition/
Guest Editor: Dr. Kristina Norman
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2011

You may send your manuscript now or up until the deadline. Submitted papers should not have been published previously,nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors are encouraged to send their tentative title and short abstract by e-mail for approval to the editorial office at ijerph@mdpi.

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Conference: 11th FENS European Nutrition Conference: October 26th-29th 2011

The Federation of European Nutrition Societies is pleased to welcome you to the 11th European Nutrition Conference that will be held at the Conference Hall in the city of Madrid from October 26th to the 29th, 2011.

The aim of the Symposium is to maintain the scientific rigor and encouragement that is present in the European Nutrition Societies while also pledging commitment to relevant social topics.

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Conference: Call for abstracts: Food & Nutrition----From valid measurement to effective decision-making

International Scientific Symposium on Food & Nutrition Security Information: From valid measurement to effective decision-making
17-19 January 2012
FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
Deadline for abstract submission: 9 September 2011

Ten years after the noteworthy International Scientific Symposium on measurement and assessment of food deprivation and nutrition, this Symposium will focus on moving from valid food and nutrition security measurement to more effective decision-making and will look at progress made and challenges ahead. This event is timely as it puts FAO at the centre of the international debate on food and nutrition security related measurement and provides an opportunity for FAO to highlight and build on other relevant initiatives ongoing in-house (e.g. the CFS sponsored meeting on measuring undernourishment, The Food Security Information Network).

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Note: Accepted abstracts will be published in the website www.foodsec.org and in a book of symposium proceedings. See more information here


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Conference: 2011 DSA-EADI Conference: Rethinking Development in an Age of Scarcity and Uncertainty

Time and place: 19-22 September, DSA-EADI Conference York, UK Draft conference Programme: EADI's triennal general conferences are the Association's public forum for debate and research. The 13th General Conference will be held in co-operation with the Development Studies Association of the United Kingdom and Ireland (DSA). The EADI-DSA 2011 conference seeks to go forward by rethinking what are new universals in terms of ideas, and narratives that will allow humanity to reach some kind of adaptive and sustainable pathway or pathways by taking inter-cultural, inter-generational and inter-disciplinary forces into account. See more on DSA-EADI Conference website here.


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Up-to-date WHO evidence-based guidelines on vitamin A supplementation

The guidelines on vitamin A supplementation are now available on the WHO nutrition web site and soon in the WHO Guidelines section of the WHO home page.

Please consult the guidelines here

Note: Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian versions will be released within the next 3 months.


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Vacancy: Vacancy at Helen Keller International: Program manager

Organization: Helen Keller International
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Title/Description: Program Manager for Nutrition Communication Strategy.
Duration: 6 months with possibility of renewal
Closing Date: Please apply as soon as possible
Apply to: Interested candidates should submit:
(1) cover letter;
(2) current curriculum vitae in English;
(3) three referees and their contact information to kenyaresponse@hki.org with a copy to Human Resources at hkihr@hki.org.
Please note PM for Nutrition Communication Strategy in the header.

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e-LENA was launched: The WHO electronic Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions

The WHO electronic Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions - e-LENA - at www.who.int/elena is launched.
Please click here to enter e-LENA.

Malnutrition in every form is a significant threat to global health. This new web-based library is an instrument that consolidates and centralizes the latest evidence-informed guidelines, data and resources on the broad topic of nutrition. It is a cost-effective programme and policy design tool for scaling-up effective nutrition actions.

WHAT: e-LENA, electronic library of evidence for informed nutrition actions. An online encyclopaedia of the most up-to-date scientific evidence and nutrition recommendations in a user-friendly format

WHO: Community leaders, policy-makers, specialists and advocates in health, nutrition, food and agriculture

WHY: The need for a single point of reference to help design, implement and evaluate interventions for health and well-being

WHEN: NOW! Visit e-LENA at www.who.int/elena. There are windows of opportunity to protect and improve the health of mothers and their children through good nutrition. Learn more about global nutrition health challenges and the WHO response at: www.who.int/nutrition


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Vacancy: ILSI Europe: Vacancy for Scientifîc Project Manager

ILSI Europe would like to inform you that they have a vacancy for the position of Scientific Project Manager.
The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a non-profit, worldwide foundation established in 1978 to advance the understanding of scientific issues relating to nutrition, food safety, toxicology and the environment.

Qualifications:
-BSc, MSc or PhD in life sciences (dietetics, nutrition, biology, etc) . Experience in project management.
-Flexible, able to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks -Good oral and written communication skills -Excellent command of English.

How to apply
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to: Ms. Maryline Tubiermont - Reference SPMEAU2011 ILSI Europe, Avenue E. Mounier 83, box 6, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.E-mail mtubiermont@ilsieurope.be ; Tel. 32.2.771.00.14. Fax. 32.2.762.00.44

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