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NUT505 - Public Health Nutrition

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nutrition & Dietetics

Unit Description

Public Health Nutrition provides students with an overview of the key concepts, principles and theories underpinning public health approaches to improving health and reducing diet-related disease at the community and population level. Students will develop their skills in planning, implementing and evaluating public health nutrition initiatives. A critical appreciation of food policy-making, and the role of food and nutrition policy in shaping food systems and protecting and promoting public health will be developed.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse population level food and nutrition issues in Australia and globally by applying principles of public health nutrition.
2.	Critique policies, strategies, and advocacy practices influencing food and nutrition in Australia and globally
3.	Critically evaluate approaches for addressing public health nutrition issues and priorities for at risk groups within the population in Australia and globally.
4.	Design evidence based programs to address nutrition issues and priority areas affecting populations and at risk groups in Australia and globally.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Case scenarios (3 x 800 words)Case scenario 1a (800 words)Case scenario 1b (800 words)Case scenario 1c ( 800 words)	30%	1 - Analyse population level food and nutrition issues in Australia and globally by applying principles of public health nutrition. 2 - Critique policies, strategies, and advocacy practices influencing food and nutrition in Australia and globally 3 - Critically evaluate approaches for addressing public health nutrition issues and priorities for at risk groups within the population in Australia and globally.
2.	Mock senate inquiry submission (1500 words)	20%	1 - Analyse population level food and nutrition issues in Australia and globally by applying principles of public health nutrition. 2 - Critique policies, strategies, and advocacy practices influencing food and nutrition in Australia and globally 3 - Critically evaluate approaches for addressing public health nutrition issues and priorities for at risk groups within the population in Australia and globally.
3.	Nutrition program plan (2500 words)	50%	1 - Analyse population level food and nutrition issues in Australia and globally by applying principles of public health nutrition. 3 - Critically evaluate approaches for addressing public health nutrition issues and priorities for at risk groups within the population in Australia and globally. 4 - Design evidence based programs to address nutrition issues and priority areas affecting populations and at risk groups in Australia and globally.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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