Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students
Abstract Objective: The public health nutrition workforce is well placed to contribute to bold climate action; however, tertiary educators are seeking practical examples of how to adequately prepare our future workforce. This study examines the responses of university students engaged in a co-desi...
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Abstract
Objective:
The public health nutrition workforce is well placed to contribute to bold climate action; however, tertiary educators are seeking practical examples of how to adequately prepare our future workforce. This study examines the responses of university students engaged in a co-designed planetary health education workshop as part of their public health nutrition training.
Design:
A mixed-methods approach was used to collect and interpret student responses to four interactive tasks facilitated during an in-person workshop. Data were analysed using statistical tests, frequency counting and content analysis.
Setting:
The intervention was co-designed by students (n 5) and an educator over a 4-week period as part of a larger multi-disciplinary study at an Australian university.
Participants:
The workshop engaged nutrition and dietetics students (n 44) enrolled in public health nutrition coursework.
Results:
Students reported an increase in self-perceived knowledge about planetary health as a concept and how they can promote it within their future professional roles. Students’ descriptions of what planetary health means to them were focused on humans’ role in protecting and preserving the ecosystem, the responsible and sustainable use of natural resources and a need to sustain a healthy life for future generations. Students prioritised the values of ‘collaboration’ and ‘respect’ as being critical to guide personal and professional practice to promote planetary health.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrated that incorporating planetary health curricula designed by, and for, university students could be a feasible and effective way to prepare the future public health nutrition workforce to address planetary health challenges.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7673f5cadf5467883a75973cc1d04d02025-01-31T08:13:02ZengCambridge University PressPublic Health Nutrition1368-98001475-27272025-01-012810.1017/S1368980024002611Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with studentsKa Po Chau0Wing Chong1Raquel Londono2Beau Cubillo3Julia McCartan4Liza Barbour5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1047-4691Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education (MCSHE), Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Australia Abstract Objective: The public health nutrition workforce is well placed to contribute to bold climate action; however, tertiary educators are seeking practical examples of how to adequately prepare our future workforce. This study examines the responses of university students engaged in a co-designed planetary health education workshop as part of their public health nutrition training. Design: A mixed-methods approach was used to collect and interpret student responses to four interactive tasks facilitated during an in-person workshop. Data were analysed using statistical tests, frequency counting and content analysis. Setting: The intervention was co-designed by students (n 5) and an educator over a 4-week period as part of a larger multi-disciplinary study at an Australian university. Participants: The workshop engaged nutrition and dietetics students (n 44) enrolled in public health nutrition coursework. Results: Students reported an increase in self-perceived knowledge about planetary health as a concept and how they can promote it within their future professional roles. Students’ descriptions of what planetary health means to them were focused on humans’ role in protecting and preserving the ecosystem, the responsible and sustainable use of natural resources and a need to sustain a healthy life for future generations. Students prioritised the values of ‘collaboration’ and ‘respect’ as being critical to guide personal and professional practice to promote planetary health. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that incorporating planetary health curricula designed by, and for, university students could be a feasible and effective way to prepare the future public health nutrition workforce to address planetary health challenges. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980024002611/type/journal_articlePlanetary healthCo-designCapacity buildingTertiary education |
| spellingShingle | Ka Po Chau Wing Chong Raquel Londono Beau Cubillo Julia McCartan Liza Barbour Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students Public Health Nutrition Planetary health Co-design Capacity building Tertiary education |
| title | Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students |
| title_full | Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students |
| title_fullStr | Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students |
| title_short | Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students |
| title_sort | equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health a case example of tertiary education co designed with students |
| topic | Planetary health Co-design Capacity building Tertiary education |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980024002611/type/journal_article |
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