PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
PHE3PHN
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will develop an understanding of the key public health nutrition topics; how the complex interactions between social, cultural, economic, environmental and political factors affect dietary choices, and what is being undertaken to improve current and future nutritional health status of all Australians. Students will use a public health framework to become familiar with fundamental nutritional needs and their relationship to health outcomes. Students will explore current evidence of the nutritional health status of the Australian population; the social determinants of nutrition; and the settings in which practitioners can work to assist communities address nutritional needs. Examples of nutrition and physical activity strategies that aim to address current and future health issues such as chronic conditions, food security and food safety, will be examined.
School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Nicole Johnson
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: PHE2PHP or equivalent, or enrolled in EBPOEB or enrolled in EBOEXB or enrolled in EBPHEB or enrolled in LBBSB or Subject Coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Public health nutrition: from principles to practice
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Lawrence, M and Worsley, T
Year: 2007
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Allen and Unwin
ISBN: N/A
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Promoting health: the primary health care approach
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Talbot, L and Verrinder, G
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: N/A
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 100
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicole Johnson
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour tutorial per week.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1.5 hour examination | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Group oral presentation (10 minutes per member) | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Individual report (2,000-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |