Public Health Nutrition

On successful completion of the course students will 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.

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.

This course is a compulsory program requirement for students in the following program(s):

• Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) (12339)

In addition to meeting the University's overall requirements for academic progression, students enrolled in these program(s) must satisfactorily complete this course in order to progress in their program.

This course is only available to students enrolled in the B Nutrition & Dietetics (Honours) program. Pre-requisite - successful completion of NUDI2110

PUBH1080 Studies in population health and health promotion NUDI2200 Nutrition 2

Written Assignment: Assignment 1 (individual) Critical Appraisal

Written Assignment: Assignment 2 (group based) Strategy Development

Formal Examination: Exam

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