Dietetics and Nutrition

Catalog description

Theoretical and applied issues in health behavior counseling. Students will learn the theories of behavior change and how to apply these to health care issues. Specific health behaviors (i.e., dietary changes, smoking cessation, exercise adherence) will be discussed in the context of chronic disease for children, adults, and the elderly. Effective methods of counseling patients and promoting changes on an individual and small group basis will be presented.