COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION C

DTN5CPC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

Community and Public Health Nutrition C builds on prior learning from DTN4CPA and DTN4CPB. In this subject you will be able to put your knowledge and skills in food and nutrition policy, nutrition education, and food and nutrition program planning, into practice. You will critically evaluate community and public health organisations involved in the delivery of health care. You will develop skills to enable you to actively participate, as a health professional, within such organisations. Through understanding client/consumer needs and rights, you will be able to strategically plan to address food and nutrition issues, through policy and programs that incorporate a safe, adequate and nutritious food supply, nutrition education and advocacy. You will undertake a five-week placement practical, within a community and public health organisation, where you will complete a project related to the points above.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Kathryn Toohey

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted into one of the following course codes: HZNDP, HZHSDP, HMDP; and must have passed all subjects in: [DTN4ECN or DTN4CPA] and DTN4CPB and DTN4DPA and DTN5FSM

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Nutrition counselling and education skill development.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Bauer, KD, Liou, D & Sokolik, CA

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: 2ND EDN

Publisher: WADSWORTH, CENGAGE LEARNING, CA.

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Public health nutrition: from principles to practice.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Lawrence, M & Worsley, T

Year: 2007

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Publisher: ALLEN & UNWIN, CROW'S NEST, NSW.

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Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced

Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject

Total hours/days required: 25 days

Location of WBL activity (region): Domestic - regional
Domestic - metro

WBL addtional requirements: Immunisations, Police Checks, Working with Children Checks, travel and accommodation for non-metro placements.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically compare community and public health service settings for influencing health, and particularly food and nutrition decisions, made by community members.
02. Critically evaluate community and public health programs for tackling food and nutrition issues, making and justifying ethical and socially responsible recommendations for change (this could be in policy, program needs assessment, resource inventory and allocation, planning, delivery or evaluation).
03. Successfully participate in the assessment of need, planning, delivery or evaluation of a food and nutrition program within a community or public health setting.
04. Communicate effectively with a range of audiences within the community and public health workplace setting.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.