HSC 2577 Health and Nutrition for Disease Prevention (3)

PRESENTS CORE NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION AND WELLNESS CONCEPTS AS REQUISITE TOOLS AND SKILLS FOR ENTERING HEALTH PROFESSIONS. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO UTILIZING THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE MODEL AS OPPOSED TO A PURELY BUSINESS OR HOSPITAL-BASED APPROACH IN PROMOTING OPTIMAL HEALTH AND PREVENTING DISEASE. THIS COURSE CONSIDERS THE INCREASED RELEVANCY OF PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES EMPHASIZING PREVENTION EFFORTS AND THE APPLICATION OF COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCED-BASED TECHNIQUES. THIS COURSE FURTHER FRAMES AND EXAMINES PREVENTION EFFORTS WITHIN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS ALONG WITH CULTURAL INFLUENCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY