Helen Vidgen is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Queensland University of Technology. This is Part One of a Two-part episode. In this first episode we go through Helen’s incredible career journey in public health and community nutrition and dive deep into various topics including the lack of diversity in our workforce, how the public health nutrition workforce has evolved over the years, and how individuals can pursue and construct opportunities in this space.     For further information, check out Helen's researcher profile at the Queensland University of Technology; and Linked In and Twitter pages.    Key links related to this episode Rise and demise: a case study of public health nutrition in Queensland, Australia, over three decades (Lee et al., 2022)Pathways into the health workforce for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Dr. Mark Wenitong, NATSIHC, 2008)CONTACT US Send us your thoughts or questions about the episode or the podcast in general Via Instagram @fromfoodiesinthefield Via Twitter @foodies_field Via email [email protected] And we’d love it if you left a review of the podcast   CREDITS Host: Sophie Wright-Pedersen With thanks to Associate Professor Helen Vidgen for her time and thoughts   The Foodies in the Field podcast would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was made, the Turrbal and Yuggera people of Meanjin, as well as the lands from where you may be listening from today. We pay respects to elders both past and present and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the first foodies of this nation where food systems, knowledge and practices have always been deeply embedded in this country long before colonisation.