Postgraduate - UnitMPH5254 - Nutrition in developing countries

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Offered	Alfred Hospital Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor M Toole

Synopsis

Food security & nutritional issues in developing countries, emphasising causal factors, field programs addressing famine & under nutrition.

Outcomes

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

identify and classify the major nutrients required for good human health and well-being;
analyse the major global and local determinants of adequate human nutrition;
assess the nutritional status of individuals and populations;
diagnose and manage acute malnutrition in children and adults;
identify the causative factors in the evolution of population nutrition emergencies;
plan programs to rehabilitate malnourished communities and to maintain and strengthen household food security;
understand the impact of rapid social, economic, and behavioural change on human nutrition in the form of chronic, non-communicable diseases.

Assessment

Short answer examination (50%)
Written assignment (50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Professor M Toole

Contact hours

3 x 2 weekday contact hours and 3 x 7 weekend contact hours

Prerequisites

Basic computer proficiency

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad