Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the nutritional requirements of pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Main topics include: physiologic and metabolic adaptations of pregnancy and lactation, maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, composition of human milk and formula, feeding practices of infants and toddlers, and the nutrient requirements of infants, children, and adolescents. At the conclusion of this course, students will have gained a sufficient foundation in maternal and child nutrition to better understand the relevant scientific literature. Didactic lectures and guest presentations accompanied by class discussions will provide a breadth of maternal and child nutrition knowledge.
Description: This course provides a foundation for advanced study and practice in maternal and child health. Students will explore how Title V MCH policies and programs at federal and state level shape health outcomes and service delivery across the life course. NUTR 615 is required for students completing the MCH Certificate.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe key theoretical frameworks relevant to human growth, development, and major life-course transitions across maternal and child health (MCH) populations, including women, infants, children, adolescents, and children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).
2. Identify typical patterns of growth and development and explain how these relate to health outcomes across the life course, from the prenatal period through adulthood.
3. Describe the major social, cultural, biological, and environmental factors that influence health status and contribute to differences in health outcomes across MCH populations.
4. Describe key health indicators, data sources and surveillance systems used to assess the health of MCH populations and track progress toward national and state goals.
5. Describe major U.S. policies, programs, systems, and services designed to promote the health and well-being of MCH populations and their families.
6. Articulate the role of the federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program in improving health outcomes across MCH populations.
7. Identify major federal public programs and financing mechanisms that support the health of women, infants, children, adolescents, CYSHCN, and their families.
Description: Medical nutrition therapy and disease pathophysiology taught for malnutrition, starvation, metabolic stress, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetes and neoplasm. Current controversies are briefly introduced. Clinical nutrition screening, assessment, use of clinical laboratory data, and physical assessment are also introduced.
Description: Applies nutrition support principles to various clinical disease states. Covers topics such as regulation of fluid and electrolytes in nutrition support, acid-base balance, and other aspects of parenteral nutrition. In addition, the pathophysiology and medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, renal and liver disease is taught.
Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the Department of Nutritional Sciences MPH or MS (Clinical Nutrition or Nutritional Sciences) Dietetics program.
Description: This course will provide Supervised Experiential Learning hours for students enrolled in the Dietetics, Path to RDN training program. The course will integrated experiential learning each semester, relevant to the didactic content.
Learning Objectives: See syllabus for list of competencies that are specific to each course section.
Description: In the fall semester, you'll learn to define and investigate a public health issue using evidence-based approaches, including epidemiological measures and statistical analyses in R. You'll explore factors like nutrition, environmental, healthcare access, and social determinants, using frameworks like the social ecological model, with support from formative assessments.
