Overview
Description
Programs, policy, nutrition assessment, planning and evaluation in the community setting.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the roles, responsibilities and work settings of community nutrition professionals.
- explain how to assess the nutrition needs of individuals and communities.
- explain how federal nutrition programs meet the unique needs of individuals across the lifespan with particular emphasis on food insecurity.
- evaluate the role of environment, food and lifestyle choices to develop interventions to affect change and enhance wellness in diverse individuals and groups.
- demonstrate effective and professional oral and written communication and documentation and use of current information technologies when communicating with individuals, groups and the public.
- explain the impact of a policy position on dietetics practice.
- explain how advances in food science and technology alter the food system in ways that affect health disparities related to food insecurity.
- demonstrate an advanced ability to assess the nutrition needs of a specified community.