Courses Details
NUTR642: Community Nutrition
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Cole, Suzanne (Residential);
- Prerequisites: EHS 630
- Description: This course is a discussion of the principles and programs developed to improve the dietary intake and the nutritional status of individuals and groups within a community. Primary topics covered include: government and nongovernment nutrition-related programs, groups at nutritional risk, nutritional issues/concerns across the lifecycle, and an introduction to developing community-based nutrition intervention programs (needs assessment, intervention, and evaluation). Didactic lectures and guest presentations accompanied with an in-depth needs assessment and intervention project and a community service-learning component will provide students the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge through a hands-on approach.

Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | NUTR | MPH | Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions | NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633 | NUTR | MPH | Explain dietary influences on health outcomes, and identify population-based strategies to improve nutritional health | NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677 |
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