Course Description
Critical examination of multiple nutrition intervention strategies used in clinical and community settings. Emphasis is placed on systematic analysis of nutrition-related health problems and interventions designed to address them. A major focus will be on developing a comprehensive nutrition intervention program for a selected target group.
Athena Title
Nutrition Intervention
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in NUTR 4660, NUTR 6660, NUTR 4660E, NUTR 6660E, NUTR 4660S, NUTR 6660S
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Identify basic nutrition intervention principles. 2. Discuss the philosophical, ethical and scientific issues in nutrition intervention. 3. Select and/or design interventions for individuals, groups and populations. 4. Provide defensible rationale, orally and in writing, for choosing strategies and making recommendations related to intervention principles.
Topical Outline
1) Nutrition Intervention: A Systems Approach. 2) Understanding Nutrition Intervention. 3) Community Asset Mapping. 4) Listening to the Client/Community. 5) Creating the Intervention. 6) Quality Assurance in Interventions Scientific Rationale. 7) Quality Assurance in Interventions Behavioral Rationale. 8) Projecting the Future. 9) Adapting Programs for Culturally Diverse Populations. 10)Evaluating Intervention Approaches: Clinical, Group, and Population Approaches.
Syllabus
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