Available in 2024
Course code

NUDI3310

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course builds upon the knowledge and skills obtained in Community and Public Health Nutrition 1. The course will provide students with knowledge and skills in adopting an evidence-based approach to planning, implementation, and evaluation of community and public health nutrition interventions. The course will also build the professional and communication skills relevant to community and public health nutrition practice, and further expand students understanding of the roles and functions of the community and public health nutrition workforce.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Apply best practice frameworks for the planning, implementation and evaluation of community/public health nutrition interventions.

2. Critically appraise nutrition epidemiology and use the best available evidence to inform community and public health nutrition intervention planning and implementation

3. Identify and select appropriate research methods to evaluate community and public health nutrition interventions.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of core functions of the public Health Nutrition workforce, including advocacy, capacity building and collaborative action/partnerships.

5. Demonstrate an ability to adapt and co-create communication messages for specific audiences within community and public health nutrition practice.

6. Demonstrates professional practice skills including safe, ethical and legal practice, leadership, management and cultural safety and responsiveness.


Content

  1. Core roles and functions of the Community/Public Health Nutrition workforce, with a focus on advocacy, capacity building and collaborative action/partnerships.
  2. Best practice frameworks for planning, implementing and evaluating community/public health nutrition interventions, with focus on planning post needs assessment, implementation and evaluation. 
  3. Epidemiological methods for informing the planning and evaluation of community/public health nutrition interventions.
  4. Adapting and co-creation of communication messages for specific audiences, including culturally appropriate, safe and sensitive communication.
  5. Professional practice skills including safe, ethical and legal practice, leadership, management and cultural safety and responsiveness.

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

To enrol in this course students must have successfully completed NUDI2110, NUDI2200, STAT1070 and be active in the B Nutrition & Dietetics (Honours) (12339) program.


Assumed knowledge

PUBH1080


Assessment items

Written Assignment: Written Assignment 1

Written Assignment: Written Assignment 2

Professional Task: Professional task


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Workshop-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline