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MPH5254 - Nutrition in developing countries

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Coordinator(s)

Professor Mike Toole

Offered

Alfred Hospital

Term 3 2016 (On-campus block of classes)

Synopsis

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

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should 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.
Understanding the determinants and different elements of household and community food security.

Assessment

Group presentation based on case study (20 minutes) (20%)
Exam (1.5 hours) (30%)
Annotated bibliography (4,000 - 4,500 words) (50%) (Hurdle)

Workload requirements

6 day block mode.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Mike Toole

Prerequisites

Basic computer proficiency.

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

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