What is community nutrition?

Community nutrition combines the study of diet with the effort to promote healthy eating and to give the community resources to learn about nutrients and access healthy meals. This area of nutrition study is sometimes called public health nutrition. The primary goal of community nutrition efforts is to reduce the instances of nutrition-related illnesses in the target population. The target group could be a neighborhood, city, state, or an entire country. The principles of community nutrition may also apply to single entities such as a nursing home or school.