FN677 Program Design & Management in Community Nutrition
This course provides the student with core skills in planning and developing community nutrition and health-related interventions for behavior change at the individual, family, and social levels. Assists the student in program planning, including needs assessment, goal setting, establishing objectives, program implementation and evaluation to measure outcomes. Examines nutrition and health education models to design educational and community-based programs. Discusses issues and problems influencing delivery of nutritional care: access, resources, urbanization, socioeconomics, and health values. Students will select a community-based site to complete 80 hours of experiential learning in community nutrition education (for MS/DI students). Students will critically evaluate their programs and summarize outcomes.