Food As Medicine: Addressing Diet-Related Illnesses Affected by Poverty (4 to 8 Credit Hours)

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Students gain a first-hand understanding of the barriers to health - especially as they influence diet - in an impoverished urban neighborhood. Attend nutrition education lectures, help conduct and attend nutrition-based cooking classes with a professional chef during the month, attend a bariatric information session with a health psychologist, work with members of the American Culinary Federation and the Augusta District Dietetic Association, and conduct a home-based study of one or two families to analyze the connections between poverty and diet-related illnesses. Lecture Hours: 7 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine Schedule Type (Primary): Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.