Advanced Nutrition and Health Program Planning

Catalog description

This course provides an opportunity for students to become proficient in the skills essential for successful nutrition education programming, dissemination, and evaluation through development and implementation of a nutrition education intervention with a target audience in their respective communities. We will examine current theories, models, and state-of-the-art strategies, and discuss how to apply them to a variety of settings including clinical, community, and other workplaces, as well as the home. Various behavioral and environmental factors, which may contribute to the maintenance of poor nutritional outcomes, will be critically assessed. Focus will be on how to plan interventions that address multiple components within the target populations environment. Students will gain proficiency by working in groups and using best practices to design, implement, and evaluate an educational program within their chosen community.