Course

Instructor

When

Credits

Title

Description

INHL 605

Mason

Spring, Period 1; period 2 online version

Fall Period 1

Principles for Policies and Programs in Population, Health and Nutrition in Developing Countries

An integrated introduction to the principles of designing large-scale programs in the fields of population, health, and nutrition in developing countries. Provides an introduction useful for more detailed study of one or more of the health, population, and nutrition fields in other courses, as well as familiarity with basic concepts and terminology required for effective intersectoral team work.

CHSC 669

Inserra

Fall

Periods 1&2

2 cr hrs

Thurs 1710-1900

Introduction to Nutrition

Recommended for students in the master of public health program who have not

had any prior nutrition courses.  Provides an introduction to the basic principles of nutrition.  Subjects covered include: the basic nutrients with special emphasis on their sources, function and metabolism in the human body; digestion and absorption; and planning a healthy diet.

CHSC 675

Rose

Fall

Periods 1&2

3 credits

Thurs 0900-1200

Nutrition Assessment and Monitoring

Designed to acquaint students with a wide set of tools used in the assessment

of nutritional status of populations.  Topics include:  methods for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of dietary data; assessment of household food security; and the use of data from nutrition monitoring and surveillance sources.  Includes a special focus on anthropometry, growth monitoring, and biochemical indicators in low-income countries.   Hands-on analysis of nutrition data with examples drawn from domestic and international sources.

INHL 615

Mock

Fall

Period 2

2 cr hrs

Thurs 1700-1900

Public Nutrition and Health in Complex Emergencies

Designed to familiarize students with methods and approaches for coping with public nutrition and health problems in complex emergencies and large-scale emergencies that result in population displacement. It addresses the control of malnutrition (general and micronutrient) through general ration distribution and selective feeding programs; emergency public health measures; and key policy issues.

INHL 613

Mason

Spring

Period 1

2 cr hrs

Public Nutrition: Policies and Programs

Deals with the design of policies and programs to accelerate improvement of general and micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries.  Explores community-based programs, micronutrient deficiency control programs, and national strategies, using case studies from six developing countries, with lectures, group work and discussions.  Links to I709.

INHL 709

Mason

Spring

Periods 1&2

3 cr hrs

Public Nutrition: Assessment and Advanced Analysis

Covers the process of acquiring, handling, and analyzing data required for nutrition policy and program. Conceptual and data analytical tools are discussed.. The course emphasizes data required for decision-making at different levels of organization for policy and program planning programs in poor countries. Students get extensive hands on data analysis experience from several datasets, focussing on anthropometric and socio-economic data.  Based on the PANDA CD/web package (see ~PANDA2). 

CHSC 677

Rose

Spring

Periods 1 & 2

3 cr hrs

Food and Nutrition Policy

Surveys domestic policies and programs that affect nutrition at the population level.  Subjects include policies for: diet; food labeling; food access, including US food assistance; food safety and supply; the obesity epidemic, including the role of the food industry; environmental determinants of nutrition; actors and agencies; and nutrition advocacy.

INHL 622

Mock

Spring

Period2

3 cr hrs

Program Skills in Crisis and Transition Settings

Covers selected topics in preparedness, response, and transition in complex emergencies.

INHL 788/2

Mason

Fall/Spring

Either period

1-2 cr hrs

Introduction to Basics of Malnutrition

Self instruction from CD-ROM on 11 topics in malnutrition (PEM, micronutrients, basic pathophysiology, principles of assessment and intervention, etc).  Useful for those with limited background in human biology, or those converting to developing country interests. Students can do PEM only, micronutrients only (1 cr hr each), or both, as independent study

INHL 648

Mason/

Samuda

Summer

2 weeks, approx 15-28 May 2005

Field Methods for Nutrition Programs in Poor Communities [Jamaica]

Improving health and nutrition in developing countries results largely from local programs, based in communities and health facilities.   Students have learned about such programs in class, and this course is aimed at giving experience of their reality in one developing country, Jamaica, which while relatively nearby has many features widely relevant.  The course is run in collaboration with the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI: PAHO/WHO regional institute), Kingston, Jamaica. The activities emphasize field visits, interacting with people in community programs, health centers, food plants, official and NGO projects, labs, etc.  Topics include: area and community assessments (of extent, characteristics, and causes of malnutrition problems); community- and facility-based programs (including growth monitoring); micronutrient, ante-natal, and fortification programs.  Students (in groups) research a priority problem (e.g. child malnutrition, anemia, diet related chronic disease including obesity) covering causes, extent, consequences, current programs, intervention needs and gaps, planning new interventions – similar to a rapid assessment while on a mission – and report  back in a final workshop.