9321 (v.7) Public Health Nutrition 382

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Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	9318 (v.7) Nutritional Status 381 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Definitions and job descriptions in public health nutrition. The Australian health care system. Current organisation of nutrition services at a Commonwealth level. Role of public health nutrition. The national public health partnership. Food and nutrition systems. Food and nutrition policy. Implementing the Dietary guidelines for Australians. Nutrition education through the lifecycle and implications for research and policy development. The 'systems' approach to planning community nutrition projects. Assessment of needs, identification of priorities, project planning, implementation strategies and techniques, evaluation of projects.
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:	Woods, J. (1996). Defining Public Health Nutrition and Community Nutrition. Victoria: National Specialty Program in Public Health and Community Nutrition. Deakin University. Palmer, G.R. and Short, S.D. (1994). The Australian Health Care System. Chapter 1 in Health Care and Public Policy. (2nd edn.) Melbourne, MacMillan Education. Commonwealth Department of Health. (1987). Towards better Nutrition for Australians: Report of the Nutrition Taskforce of the Better Health Commission. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service. Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and Community Services. (1993). Goals and Targets for Australia's Health in the Year 2000 and Beyond. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service. Crowley, S. et al. (1992). The cost of diet related disease in Australia. Canberra, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Jones, G.P (1997). Food supply systems in Walqvist, M.L. (Ed.) Food and Nutrition Australasia, Asia and The Pacific. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. Harvey,, P. Marks, G., Bain, C and Heywood, P. (1990). Are Dietary Goals and Guidelines Good Enough ? The Medical Journal of Australia. 153:442-443
Unit Texts:	O'Connor-Fleming, M. and Parker, E. (2001), Health Promotion. Principles and practice in the Australian context. (2nd edition). Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Nutbeam, D. and Harris, E. (1998), Theory in a nutshell: A practitioners guide to commonly used theories and models in health promotion. Sydney, National Centre for Health Promotion, University of Sydney. Riddell, R. Teaching Nutrition. Nutrition Australia. Victoria, The Australian Nursing Foundation Inc. School of Public Health. (2003), Guide to assignment presentation. Perth, Curtin University of Technology: Perth.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Background Paper - Justification of need for Public Health Nutrition for Australia 25%, Nutrition Education Presentation- (a) Adults 15%, (b) Children 15%, Community Nutrition Critique 5%, Final Examination 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y