NUTR 509 Public Health Nutrition 3 units
This course is an introduction to nutrition concepts related to public health. It covers key nutrition issues for particular populations and the most important nutrition related conditions throughout the life cycle and their prevention.
Learner objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the successful student will be able to:
- 1. Discuss and evaluate current dietary recommendations aimed at preventing nutrition-related diseases.
- 2. Assess dietary patterns of individuals and populations to frame policies and interventions to reduce the burden of diet-related diseases in the general population.
- 3. Describe the health impact of nutrition among infants, children, and pregnant women.
- 4. Examine diet-related diseases that are public heath problems among adults and design micro ecological interventions to prevent them.
- 5. Evaluate current nutrition topics from a public health perspective.
- 6. Design a dietary intervention to reduce the burden of diet-related diseases in particular populations.
Textbooks
Public Health Nutrition. Edited by: Michael J. Gibney, Barrie M. Margetts, John M. Kearney and Lenore Arab. Blackwell Publishing. 2004. ISBN: 0-632-05627-4
Introduction to Human Nutrition. Edited by: Michael J. Gibney, Hester H. Vorster, and Frans J. Kok. Blackwell Publishing. 2002. ISBN: 063205624X
Preventing Chronic Diseases A Vital Investment. World Health Organization, 2005.
Course registration
If you would like to join this class in winter 2008, please email Rafael Molina or call (909) 558-7762, on-campus extension 87762. Please provide your last name, first name, and LLU student ID.
Registration Deadlines
Registration begins – November 26, 2007.
Registration for online courses ends – December 20, 2007.
Class starts – January 7, 2008.
Blackboard tutorial required
Blackboard is the software used by Loma Linda University to manage online courses. If this is your first online course through Loma Linda University School of Public Health, please take the Blackboard tutorial. This is required before registration can be processed. For more information please contact Rafael Molina.
Tuition
School of Public Health Tuition & Fees† |
|
| Fees | $500.50* |
| Tuition (per unit) |
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| --BSPH | $325 |
| --Master's & doctorate | $610 |
| --Audit | $305 |
| --Online |
$610 |
* Students accepted and registered in the SPH remote/distance and online programs are exempt.
† These costs are for the 2008-09 school year and are subject to change without notice. Please consult the University Catalog under which you were admitted or contact the financial aid office.