NUTD3205 Population Nutrition and Health

2017

4.5

1 x 2-hour lecture weekly
3 x 2-hour seminars per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly

1 1 of NUTD1106, NUTD1000
2 1 of NUTD2101, NUTD2001
Must Satisfy: ((1) or (2))

NUTD3202 has been successfully completed

Students are assumed to have an understanding of the fundamental principles of nutrition science and would benefit from having an understanding of the nutritional requirements across different life stages.

Assignments; Seminar; Tests.

This topic will introduce students to the key concepts and principles of population nutrition and health. A number of key processes will be reviewed including basic health demography, impact of food insecurity and under-nutrition in the developing world, the nutrition transition, nutritional surveillance, and the communication and promotion of nutrition at a population level. Students will be exposed to a wide range of Australian and international population and community-based nutrition interventions targeting key public health nutrition problems in a variety of settings. Through this students will gain an understanding of the public health nutrition cycle and the key components of nutrition intervention program design, delivery and evaluation.

This topic aims to:

• introduce students to the key concepts and principles of population-based nutrition promotion

• provide students with the opportunity to identify and evaluate indicators of population nutritional status

• expose students to international aspects of public health nutrition

• expose students to a wide variety of population-based nutrition intervention strategies

• encourage and foster independent learning skills

Upon completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

• discuss the causes and consequences of malnutrition in the developing world

• identify and justify a list of indicators of population nutritional status for use in nutritional surveillance and monitoring

• apply their knowledge to independently conduct a nutrition-related situational analysis and needs assessment

• work collaboratively to critique a population-based nutrition intervention and present their findings to their peers using appropriate communication strategies.