5596 (v.7) Nutrition for Developing Countries 591
| Area: | School of Public Health |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| 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 and nutritional anaemia. The epidemiology of iron, folic acid, vitamin A and iodine deficiency. The planning and management of nutrition surveys. The development of nutrition policy, including nutrition plans, dietary guidelines and recommended nutrient intakes. Newly emerging chronic diseases. Child growth and development, and anthropometry. The nutrition system and nutrition interventions. Aid and development policies. Global climate change and nutrition. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 069901 Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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