Nutrition and Food Sciences: Nutrition for Global Health

An upper-level course designed to expose students to contemporary issues in public health nutrition in a global setting, with an emphasis on maternal and child nutrition in low and middle-income countries. The course has a particular focus on the interplay between demographic, nutritional and epidemiologic transitions. Use of case studies from different countries and world regions to explore public health nutrition issues of importance, and efforts to control and prevent hunger, malnutrition, and diet-related problems Prerequisites: NFS 1043, NFS 2143, NFS 3243; Senior Nutrition and Food Sciences majors and minors only.

Senior standing only; NFS majors and minors only. Prereqs enforced by the system: NFS 1043, NFS 2143, NFS 3243 Open to degree and PACE students

Nine years ago, the United Nations declared a Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) as a strategy to focus attention on eradicating hunger and malnutrition worldwide. As governments and donors step up their efforts to address nutrition challenges, they also increasingly demand evidence that the programs and policies in which they are investing will work. This is an upper-level course designed to expose students to contemporary issues in public health nutrition in a global setting, with an emphasis on maternal and child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries. The course has a particular focus on the interplay between demographic, nutritional, and epidemiologic transitions. We will use case studies from different countries and world regions to explore public health nutrition issues of importance, and efforts to control and prevent hunger, malnutrition, and diet-related problems.

Preparation for class meetings, as well as attendance and participation in class are expected.

The final course grade will be based on results from quizzes and a final paper that is written progressively through the semester.