Nutrition and Public Health (a Global Perspective)

University College London

Short course

In London

£ 850 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    30h

  • Duration

    2 Weeks

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Nutrition is one of the major determinants of the health and wellbeing of children in all societies.
In order to design effective programmes to alleviate malnutrition (along with its adverse effects on health and developmental outcomes), it’s essential to understand the causes, prevalence and severity of nutritional problems.
This short course will give you an overview of global nutrition epidemiology and policy.
You’ll learn about the causes and impacts of malnutrition, as well as approaches to nutritional intervention in developmental and emergency contexts.
You’ll also gain hands-on experience of anthropometry and survey analysis software.
This course is run by UCL’s Institute for Global Health (IGH).

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

On completing this course you'll be able to:
outline the global prevalence of malnutrition, trends and future projections, and the main stakeholders and players in international nutrition
describe how nutrition interacts with other aspects of maternal and child health and gain awareness of the social, economic and cultural factors which impact on nutritional status
describe current global initiatives aimed at addressing malnutrition
interpret dietary requirement reference data with respect to populations and individuals
explain the basic nutritional physiology of key micronutrients and methods for their assessment
critically review current policy and practice relating to HIV/AIDS and nutrition/food security interventions
describe the range of nutrition interventions that are used in development and humanitarian contexts for preventing and treating different forms of malnutrition

This course is suitable for professionals working for relevant organisations, including NGOs, UN agencies, the public sector and universities.

For the short course you’ll need:
professional work experience in a relevant area and/or a first or second-class honours degree in a relevant subject
a good standard of English proficiency

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Public Health
  • Perspective
  • Healthcare
  • Health Care
  • Care Management
  • Healthy Eating
  • Healthcare Policies
  • Healthcare and Public Health
  • Health Economics

Course programme

This course provides a concise and field-orientated overview of public health nutrition in development and emergency contexts.

You’ll learn about enduring problems caused by undernutrition, as well as the obesity epidemic and the emerging challenges of the double burden of malnutrition.

Topics covered include:

  • the importance of nutrition in public health
  • the main determinants of malnutrition
  • methods of nutritional assessment
  • approaches to nutritional intervention

You’ll also learn about more practical field issues, such as conducting surveys and running treatment programmes for severe acute malnutrition.

Teaching, structure and assessment

This course is taught on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays over two weeks.

It involves lectures, group work, practical hands-on training sessions on anthropometry and software tools, and independent learning.

Lecture notes and reference materials are provided via Moodle (a virtual learning environment), which you’ll also use to access regular online quizzes to help monitor your progress.

As a short course student you won't be formally assessed, but you're expected to fully participate in group work. You'll receive a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.

This course can also be taken as a taster course, allowing you to earn UCL credits.

The taster course is assessed by a 2,000 word essay (80%) and a one-hour unseen MCQ exam (20%).

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