Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology: the foundation of community nutrition -- Nutrition in the United States -- The community nutrition professional -- Working with special groups in a complex environment -- Nutrition policy, healthcare reform, and population-based change -- Food-borne illness -- Healthy eating in early life: infants and preschoolers -- Nutrition for school-age children -- Adults and their nutritional needs -- Older adults -- Coronary heart disease -- Cancer -- Diabetes mellitus -- Hypertension -- Obesity -- Debilitating diseases: osteoporosis, alcoholism, arthritis, and renal disease -- Preventing single and cluster diseases.