Data-driven approaches to address nutritional problems are emerging across the globe ranging from community interventions to nationwide policy making. Nutrition informatics (NI) is the effective retrieval, organization, storage, and optimum use of information, data, and knowledge for food-and-nutrition-related problem solving and decision-making. There is a growing opportunity to facilitate technology-enabled behavioral change interventions to support NI research and practice. Nutrition informatics specialists deal with a great deal of information related to health and nutrition. Nutrition informatics specialists are tasked with organizing and managing health information data.
The event will include national and international speakers with a wide range of expertise in the field of nutrition informatics, research, policy, practice and health communication.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss need of nutrition informatics information, education and communication to address nutritional challenges of the 21st century.
- Discuss role of population health informatics to address nutritional challenges.
- Training needs in the area of nutrition informatics.
Timeline
Mahima Kaur
Public Health Researcher
Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society
Professor Ann Gaba EdD
Assistant Professor,
Director, Nutrition and Dietetic Internship,
City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Dr. Ashish Joshi
PhD, MBBS, MPH
Senior Associate Dean Academic and Student Affairs, and Professor
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Dr. Ashoo Grover, MD
Scientist F
Indian Council of Medical Research
Dr. Meena Patangay
M.Sc., P.G.Dip in Dietetics
Head, Department of Nutrition
St. Ann’s College for Women, Hyderabad
Dr. SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu
Ph.D., Scientist ‘E’ & Head
National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
