Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Rationale for nutrition promotion. The Australian food system and its relationship to the health care system. Designing nutrition promotion programs - community assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs. Innovative nutrition promotion strategies - individual and small group, schools, worksites, restaurants, supermarkets, local nutrition policies. Use of case studies to illustrate intervention and evaluation strategies. |
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Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1998), National Nutrition Survey: Nutrient Intakes and physical measurements, Australia 1995. Catalogue No.4805.0 Commonwealth Department of Health. (1992), Food and nutrition policy. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service. National Health and Medical Research Council. (1992), Dietary guidelines for Australians. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service. National Health and Medical Research Council. (1995). Dietary guidelines for children and Adolescents. Canberra. Australian Government Publishing Service. Nutbeam, D. and Harris, E. (1998), Theory in a nutshell: a practitioners guide to commonly used theories and models in health promotion. Sydney, Sydney University. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 50%, Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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