Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to address food and nutrition issues at the population level. It offers a comprehensive perspective on public health issues in food and nutrition, and familiarises students with strategies used to improve the health of populations.
| Objectives | By the end of this course students should be able to: 1.Explain the links between the food supply, nutrition and health; 2. Apply epidemiological principles to the assessment of dietary intake at the population level; 3. Demonstrate an understanding of food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance; 4. Critically appraise current issues in the food and nutrition system; 5. Evaluate the evidence base for public health nutrition strategies in terms of potential health impact; 6. Describe the process of food and nutrition policy and strategy development. |
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| Content | 1. Nutritional epidemiology and how that applies to nutrition assessment of populations; 2. Epidemiological evidence for the contribution of food and nutrients to patterns of health and disease; 3. Application of nutritional epidemiology to monitoring and surveillance of the food and nutrition systems; 4. The process of development, implementation and evaluation of food and nutrition policy at all levels of government; 5. Application of national, state and local nutrition initiatives to promote health; 6. Critical evaluation of the evidence base for public health nutrition; 7. Discussion of current issues in the food and nutrition system. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | This is not replacing a course, but has been moved from year 4 to year 3 which means that it has to be recoded. | ||||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | PUBH1080 Studies in population health and health promotion NUDI2110 Community Nutrition NUDI2200 Nutrition 2 |
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| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for NUDI3310 |