Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Developing Job Description for Dietitians Working in Public Health Nutrition Areas

보건소 영양사를 위한 직무 기술서 개발

  • Cha, Jin-A (Department of culture and tourism, Jeonju university) ;
  • Park, Hae-Ryun (Department of food and nutrition, Myongji university) ;
  • Lim, Young-Suk (Department of food and nutrition, Myongji university) ;
  • Lim, Seung-Hee (Department of food and nutrition, Myongji university)
  • 차진아 (전주대학교 문화관광학부) ;
  • 박혜련 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 임영숙 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 임승희 (명지대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2008.12.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a standardized job description for dietitians working in the public health nutrition area. Work-oriented job analysis methodology was employed for the study purpose. Subjects of 38 dietitians currently working at health centers in 2002 were recruited. Based on the focus group interview with 7 public health nutritionists and 7 professors, information about task elements was collected. Questionnaires measuring work performance and self-perception of importance of the selected task elements were administered. Reliability and validity of this instrument were tested by Chronbach's alpha and factor analysis. SAS PC package program was used for the statistical analysis. The final developed job description for public health nutritionists included 5 duties, 20 tasks and 93 task elements. The results of this study can be summarized as follows; 1) 5 duty areas are A. plan and evaluation of public health nutrition services, B. developing nutrition education materials, C. implementing nutrition services, D. networking community, and E. self development. 2) Each duty area from A to E was composed with 6, 2, 6, 4, 2 tasks, respectively. 3) Each duty area from A to E was composed with 24, 8, 38, 14, 9, and 2 task elements, respectively.

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