Cape Food and Nutrition
Reliable Sources for Food & Nutrition Information
Institutions and their Website
•American Dietetic Association
Includes nutrition information, nutrition-related legislation, and how to locate a dietician by zip
code. [Link]
•American Obesity Association
Comprehensive web portal offering general information on obesity, current research and trials,
treatment, prevention and consumer protection against obesity. [Link]
•National Diabetes Education Program
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a federally sponsored initiative that
involves public and private partners to improve the treatment and prevention of diabetes.
[Link]
•The American Diabetes Association
Nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Teaches
about diabetes, treatments, and support systems. [Link]
•National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease
Reliable information about these diseases, nutrition, research and treatment.
[Link]
•The American Cancer Society
Dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives,
and diminishing suffering. [Link]
•The American Heart Association
Excellent diet, nutrition and lifestyle advice to prevent and treat heart disease.
[Link]
• A Celiac and Gluten free diet resource, by Shelley Case, RD. One of the best Celiac resources.
[Link]
•Osteoporosis & Related Bone Disease National Resource Center
Information for health care professionals, patients and the public about metabolic bone diseases.
[Link]
•Vegetarian Resource Group
Vegetarian recipes and nutrition information. The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public. [Link]
•Men’s Health
Daily tips and articles on fitness, nutrition, relationships, career and lifestyle.
[Link]
Educates kids, parents & teachers about nutrition and eating more fruits and veggies.
[Link]
•Healthy Choices for Kids Online
Nutrition education curriculum for teachers and day care providers. [Link]
•The Food Allergy Network
Dedicated to educating the public in food allergies and related issues.
[Link]
•Center for Science in the Public Interest
Publishers of the Nutrition Action Newsletter. Often contains comparisons of food items and
restaurant meals. [Link]
•The Food Guide Pyramid
The U.S. Department of Agriculture website that guides you through all aspects of the Food
Guide Pyramid and lets you personalize your pyramid.
[Link]
•Food Safety Website
Food Safety information and resources for consumers, educators, researchers and absolutely
anyone that wants to know more about preventing food borne illness.
[Link]/depts/foodsci/agentinfo
•Field to Plate
Dedicated to helping people improve their total relationship and to develop more meaningful,
informed and respectful experience with food. [Link]
•Slow Food
International movement opposing fast food and promoting dining as a source of pleasure.
Newsletter, events, and membership information. [Link]
•Nutritiously Gourmet.
Click on the Monthly Produce Calendar for a month-to-month guide for fruits and vegetables
that are in season all year round. [Link]
Agencies Involved in Nutrition –Related Research and
Education
Local
1. Diabetes Associations of Jamaica
The Diabetes Association of Jamaica was founded in 1976 by the Lions Club of Kingston &
St. Andrew. They are a charity that has the responsibility to develop and implement a
nationwide plan for diabetic treatment, education, and training and is set up to provide diabetes
prevention and care to the [Link] work of this Association goes beyond its main operation,
'the one stop shop', that undertakes the operation of seven branches and two chapters, conduct
outreach activities (health checks/screening) and diabetes educational workshops across the
island. In addition to offering secondary and primary care with the Ministry of Health through
diabetes education, there are also other services such as Eye Laser Treatment, Kidney Dialysis,
and Pharmaceutical services. Additionally, DAJ sponsor community projects for a minimal
donation. It is hoped that if and when resources are available regional clinics may be
established, and assistance developed for distribution of all diabetes products and [Link]
Diabetes Association of Jamaica functions through the work of volunteers and has been
providing diabetes care for the past 30 years. Our team consists of Endocrinologist,
Ophthalmologist, General Practitioner, Nutritionist, Psychologist, Chiropodist, Education
Officers and Medical Technicians.
2. Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica was incorporated in 1971 as a voluntary
organization sponsored by the Lions Club of Kingston. A few years before,
the health and welfare committee of the Lions Club of Kingston with its
members, Professor Mike Wooming, Dr. Jeffery Humfries, Dr. Junior Wong,
Dr. Bernard Benjamin and Peter Bangerter felt that something had to be done
to help heart patients in Jamaica, and to reduce the high incidence of heart attacks.
Various fundraising efforts took place and, with the regular help, especially financial, a small
start was made. The Foundation soon became a member of the International Society and
Federation of Cardiology (ISFC), now The World Heart Federation located in Geneva,
Switzerland. A part-time secretary was then hired, Mrs. Elenor Grant. A few years later, a
Manager Mrs. Jeanne Shearer, was employed and an office was rented at 30 Beechwood
Avenue, in Kingston. The Governor General at that time Sir Clifford Campbell was asked to be
the Patron.
3. Jamaica Cancer Society
The Jamaica Cancer Society is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization which was
established in 1955 with a mandate to fight
and defeat cancer in all its form. Through its
mission “to eliminate cancer as a major
health problem in Jamaica” the Jamaica
Cancer Society provides the Jamaican public
with a range of cancer control and prevention services which includes fixed and mobile
screening for cancer of the breast, cervix uteri, and prostate at a highly subsidized user fee. Its
public health education programmes on cancer of the breast, cervix uteri, prostate, lung, and
colon are offered free of charge to corporate organisations, churches, schools, service and
community groups. The Society also offers to the medical community, CME credits to
participate in its medical symposiums. Provision of counselling and support for newly diagnosed
cancer patients and their families extends to hospital and home visits. Through its fundraising
efforts, the Society offers financial aid to its most vulnerable customers to access diagnostic
checks, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy services.
Regional
1. Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI)
CFNI is a specialized Centre of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health
Organization (PAHO/WHO), which was established in 1967 to forge a regional approach to
solving the nutrition problems of the Caribbean. It serves a total population of about six (6)
million, a third of who live in Jamaica.
The institute aims to attain food security and achieve optimal nutritional health for all peoples of
the Caribbean through collaboration with Caribbean countries to enhance, describe, manage and
prevent the key nutritional problems and to increase their capacity in providing effective
nutritional services.
CFNI collaborates closely with CARICOM secretariat in on-going efforts to improve the quality
of life in the Caribbean. This is achieved through the implementation of activities emanating
from the Regional Food and Nutrition Strategy (RFNS), particularly through activities in health
care delivery system and the training programmes in food economics and food and nutrition
policy and planning
2. Caribbean Association of Nutrtitionist
The Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians is the professional Association
for all Nutritionists and Dietitians in the English Speaking Caribbean. The Association
promotes excellence in the practice of Nutrition & Dietetics thereby contributing to the
improvement of the nutritional status and overall health of the peoples of the Caribbean
Region
3. Caribbean Association of Home economics
The Caribbean Association of Home Economists Inc (CAHE), founded in 1972 is a non-
governmental organisation of over five hundred (500) members from the Anglophone Caribbean,
Guyana, Belize and to a lesser extent North America. CAHE is affiliated to the International
Federation for Home Economics that is over one hundred year old. The association works in
close alliance with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
formerly the American Home Economics Association (AHEA), and is twinned with the Toronto
Home Economics Association (THEA). CAHE has also worked closely with Ministries of
Education, Health and Agriculture around the region as well as with the Caribbean Public Health
Agency (CARPHA). As professionals and educators alike we share a common vision for the
improvement of the quality of life for Caribbean citizens and for the development of Home
Economics in the region. CAHE offers a system professional certification for its members.
4. Caribbean Public Health
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Foundation is a legally
registered non-profit company dedicated to supporting and facilitating the
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to implement its works,
initiatives and operations through the building of strategic alliances with
regional and international partners., the Foundation can mobilize financial
and non-financial resources to help CARPHA fulfil its public health mission
of preventing disease, promoting and protecting health, and conducting
educational, public health and social welfare activities within Caricom member
states.
5. Healthy Caribbean Coalition
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition is a civil society alliance established to combat non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) and their associated risk factors and conditions.
It is an inclusive Caribbean civil society network providing opportunities for civil society and
public, private organizations both nationally and regionally, and their members, with core values
of transparency and integrity, to come together in response to the pandemic of NCDs. The HCC
focuses on population-based public health programmes. It is an alliance that upholds and pursues
the strongest democratic principles and it gives significant consideration to equity issues,
favouring the more vulnerable and disadvantaged. It provides encouragement towards the
exchange of experience and knowledge through the provision of an environment that enhances
personal and professional development that empowers people.
International
1.
Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts – to make sure people have regular
access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.
Our three main goals are: the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; the
elimination of poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the
sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate
and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations.
2. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN)
that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948,
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO is a member of the United Nations Development
Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations. The
constitution of the World Health Organization had been signed by 61 countries on 22 July 1946,
with the first meeting of the World Health Assembly finishing on 24 July 1948.
3. Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United
States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive
departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the
regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription
and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood
transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics,
animal foods & feed[5] and veterinary products.
4. United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), also known as the Agriculture
Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing
federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry, and food. It aims to meet the needs
of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety,
protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and
abroad. It inspects processing plants, equipment and processors. The agency test for chemical
and drug residue including exogenous hormones.
5. National Marine Fisheries Service
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a United States federal agency, informally
known as NOAA Fisheries. A division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) which is in the cabinet-level Department of Commerce, NMFS is responsible for the
stewardship and management of the nation's living marine resources and their habitat within the
United States' Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends seaward 200 nautical miles from the
coastline (about 370 kilometers). NMF services include boat inspection and processing plant
sanitation inspection, product laboratory analysis and review of fish product labels.
6. Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the public health regulatory agency responsible for
ensuring that that United States' commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe,
wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. The FSIS draws its authority from the Federal
Meat Inspection Act of 1906, the Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 and the Egg Products
Inspection Act of 1970. The FSIS also acts a national health department and is responsible for
the safety of public food-related establishments as well as business investigation.
Food products that are under the jurisdiction of the FSIS, and thus subject to inspection,
are those that contain more than 3% meat or 2% poultry products, with several exceptions,[1]
and egg products (liquid, frozen or dried). Shell eggs, meat and poultry products that are not
under the jurisdiction of the FSIS are under the jurisdiction of the United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Food-related establishments or public restaurants are also under the
jurisdiction of the FSIS, to ensure that the said businesses follow USDA regulations.
7. United States Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency[2] (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an
agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human
health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by
Congress. The agency develops regulation pertaining to air and public water quality and solid
waste disposal. The EPA regulates manufacture, use and regulation of pesticide and monitors
their presence in the environment.
8. State and Municipal Food Safety Agencies
States, countries, cities and township primarily through their department of health and
agriculture, develops and enforce regulation pertaining to foods that do not enter into interstate
commerce. Usually the standards are developed in corporation with the respective federal
agencies.
Scientific Reliable Sources
1. Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From
one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books,
abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online
repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant
work across the world of scholarly research.
2. Ebscohost
EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS) is your gateway to thousands of e-journals
containing millions of articles from hundreds of different publishers, all at one web site.
3. Scientific Journals
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further
the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of
scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in
the past (see list of scientific journals
4. Newspaper Articles
A news article discusses current or recent news of either general interest (i.e. daily
newspapers) or of a specific topic (i.e. political or trade news magazines, club
newsletters, or technology news websites). A news article can include accounts of
eyewitnesses to the happening event. It can contain photographs, accounts, statistics,
graphs, recollections, interviews, polls, debates on the topic, etc. Headlines can be used to
focus the reader’s attention on a particular (or main) part of the article. The writer can
also give facts and detailed information following answers to general questions like to.|
5. Encyclopaedias
Encyclopedias can be general, containing articles on topics in every field (the English-
language Encyclopædia Britannica and German Brockhaus are well-known examples).
General encyclopedias often contain guides on how to do a variety of things, as well as
embedded dictionaries and gazetteers.
6. Textbooks
A textbook or course book (UK English) is a manual of instruction in any branch of
study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions.
