The Mechanism of Agriculture and Health Exploration of Links Between Agricultural Practice and Human Nutrition in Rural China

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dc.contributor.advisorNuha Lackan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRobert Kaman
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSejong Bae
dc.creatorCampos-Bower, Monica Haydee
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:50:42Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:50:42Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-06-27T15:00:08-07:00
dc.description.abstractCampos-Bower, Monica Haydee, The mechanism of agriculture and health-Exploration of links between agricultural practice and human nutrition in rural China Doctor of Public Health (Health Management and Policy), May 2008, 73 pp, 9 Tables, 5 Figures, bibliography, 23 titles. Health consequences of nutritional deficiencies remain a concern for more than half of the global population. Agriculture improvement has helped to alleviate nutritional deficiencies, especially among the rural developing world, where populations are more susceptible. In China, approximately 80% of the population lives in rural areas with close to 40% suffering from at least one nutrient deficiency. Current agricultural development projects in China are geared toward enhancing crop nutrition, but more research is needed to determine the relationship between food practices, agricultural diversity and the nutritional health in rural areas. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the direct relationship of agriculture on human health through assessment of agricultural practices and agricultural policy on human health symptoms in rural populations in China. A comparative study was performed on data from the University of North Carolina Population Center-China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) and a case study based on field research in western China. The study demonstrated relationships between agricultural practices with human health symptoms. In addition, agricultural and environmental policies adopted in rural areas did impact ability to engage in agricultural practices as well as diet and human activity among rural households. Future agricultural and environmental policies should consider repercussions of policy effects on community social infrastructure, economy and health and create measures to address these issues.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27091
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectAgricultural and Resource Economics
dc.subjectAgricultural Science
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectAsian Studies
dc.subjectBioresource and Agricultural Engineering
dc.subjectChinese Studies
dc.subjectFood Science
dc.subjectHuman and Clinical Nutrition
dc.subjectInternational and Community Nutrition
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectNutritional Epidemiology
dc.subjectOther Food Science
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjecthealth-exploration
dc.subjecthuman nutrition
dc.subjectrural China
dc.subjectagricultural practice
dc.subjectnutritional deficiencies
dc.titleThe Mechanism of Agriculture and Health Exploration of Links Between Agricultural Practice and Human Nutrition in Rural China
dc.typeDissertation
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth Management and Policy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Public Health

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