title: Educating and training a workforce for nutrition in a post-2015 world.
abstract: Nearly all countries in the world today are burdened with malnutrition, manifesting as undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and/or overweight and obesity. Despite some progress, efforts to alleviate malnutrition are hampered by a shortage in number, skills, and geographic coverage, of a workforce for nutrition. Here, we report the findings of the Castel Gandolfo workshop, a convening of experts from diverse fields in March 2014 to consider how to develop the capacity of a global cadre of nutrition professionals for the post-2015 development era. Workshop participants identified several requirements for developing a workforce for nutrition, including an ability to work as part of a multisectoral team; communication, advocacy, and leadership skills to engage decision makers; and a set of technical skills to address future challenges for nutrition. Other opportunities were highlighted that could immediately contribute to capacity development, including the creation of a consortium to link global North and South universities, online training modules for middle managers, and practical, hands-on experiences for frontline nutrition workers. Institutional and organizational support is needed to enable workshop recommendations on education and training to be effectively implemented and sustained. The findings from the Castel Gandolfo workshop can contribute to the delivery of successful nutrition-relevant actions in the face of mounting external pressures and informing and attaining the forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals.
authors.affiliation: School of Advanced International Studies and the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC; jfanzo1@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fanzo
authors.affiliation: Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY;
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Graziose
authors.affiliation: Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD;
authors.forename: Klaus
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authors.lastname: Kraemer
authors.affiliation: International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC;
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.affiliation: United Nations Special Envoy Office for the Millennium Development Goals, New York, NY;
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy; Tufts University, Boston, MA;
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Pee
authors.affiliation: Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland;
authors.forename: Eva
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authors.lastname: Monterrosa
authors.affiliation: Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland;
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Badham
authors.affiliation: United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD;
authors.forename: Martin W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bloem
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom;
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Dangour
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Nutrition, and.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deckelbaum
authors.affiliation: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom;
authors.forename: Achim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dobermann
authors.affiliation: Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland;
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fracassi
authors.affiliation: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY;
authors.forename: Sm Moazzem
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.affiliation: North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;
authors.forename: Johann C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jerling
authors.affiliation: independent consultant, Nairobi, Kenya;
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, Jakarta, Indonesia;
authors.forename: Stefanus Indrayana
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jap
authors.affiliation: United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Lynnda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kiess
authors.affiliation: United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Quinn
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington, DC;
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: USAID Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING), Arlington, VA;
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.affiliation: African Institute for Health and Development, Nairobi, Kenya; and.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amuyunzu-Nayamongo
authors.affiliation: Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Fré
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pepping
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD;
authors.forename: Keith P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000639:trends; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D064686:Nutritionists / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States
keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; capacity development; malnutrition; training; workforce