5596 (v.5) Advanced Specialisation - Nutrition for Developing Countries 591
| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The diagnosis, epidemiology and ecology of nutrition problems, including protein-energy malnutrition, nutritional anaemia. The epidemiology of iron, folic acid, vitamin A, iodine deficiency. The planning and management of nutrition surveys. The development of nutrition policy, including nutrition plans, dietary guidelines and recommended nutrient intakes. The newly emerging chronic diseases. Child growth and development, anthropometry. The nutrition system, nutrition interventions. Aid and development policies. Global climate change and nutrition. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of the unit the student will be able to - Describe the epidemiology of the major nutritional disease in developed and developing countries, both acute and chronic. Describe the diagnosis, epidemiology and ecology of major nutrition problems - protein-energy malnutrition, nutritional anaemia, iron, folic acid, vitamin A, iodine deficiency. Understand the scientific principle involved in the formulation of Recommended Dietary Intakes and Dietary Guidelines for developing countries.Understand the "nutrition system" in countries at different stages in development. Plan a nutrition survey. Describe the epidemiologic and nutrition transitions. Describe the emerging epidemics of obesity and chronic disease in developing countries. Describe the development of national nutrition policies/goals from a legislative, economic, agricultural as well as nutritional point of view. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | World Health Report 2002, WHO Geneva 2002. World Development Report 2002, World Bank, Washington 2002. The Sate of the World's Children, UNICEF New York, 2002. Recommended Dietary Intakes for Australians. Dietary Guidelines for Australians. Dietary Guidelines for Children and Infant Feeding Guidelines. Acting on Australia's Weight. Eatwell Australia. All above are available on the various United Nations, NHMRC and Department of Health and Aging websites. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Current as of: February 2, 2004
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