303721 (v.2) International Nutrition 700

Area:

Centre for International Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

8.0

Individual Study:

1 x 8 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Global food and nutrition issues, nutrition problems from an international perspective, importance of maternal, infant and child nutrition in development, nutrient-disease interactions with a medical, social, economic and agricultural viewpoint, the global food system, genetically-modified foods, disaster and famine management, international community food interventions, nutrition promotion programs and strategies in developing countries.

Unit Outcomes:

Critically review current food and nutrition issues globally including famine. Evaluate the impact of world food policy and urbanisation on the nutritional status of populations. Critically review the importance of nutrition for women, infants and children in developed and developing countries. Explain diet-disease synergism and the interaction between infection and malnutrition. Distinguish some of the food and nutrition problems in developing countries including the nutritional impact of commercial agriculture. Critically analyse and evaluate current and historical world food systems (production, distribution and availability). Examine the application of culturally appropriate and socially viable nutrition programs in developing countries using selected case studies.

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:

DeRose, L., Messes, E. and Millman, S. (1998). Who's Hungry? And How do we Know?: Food Shortage, Poverty and Deprivation. Tokyo, The United Nations University Press.

Unit Texts:

Essential readings contained in the unit reader (comprehensive compilation of at least 30 readings from journals, books, reports, electronic references etc.).

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Review Paper 40%. Assignments 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y		Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Term 4		Y