To: Saudia Muhammad

Spring, 2006

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; F&N 530 Public Health Nutrition

Lo= cation: Beering B222 = &nb= sp; Instructor:

M/= W: 1:30-2:20PM = &nb= sp; Olivia Bennett Wood

= &nb= sp; = = Associate Professor

Objectives: At the completion of F&N 530 the student will be able to:

De= scribe the role of public health in the U.S. and the U.S. Public Health Service's mandate for primary health care of U.S. ci= tizens and relate health care policy to the Health Objectives for the Nation

Li= st basic principles of epidemiology and types of epidemiological methodology u= sed in the study of community health.

Li= st and explain common biostatistical data unique to the reporting of public he= alth data, with emphasis on rates and ratios used to report data with nutritional relevance.

Gi= ve an overview of the laws and regulations which affect public health nutrition programs and services.

Id= entify organizations, agencies, and programs that deliver nutritional health care services to the public.

Re= view WWW sites of importance to public health nutrition.

Ex= plain how to monitor nutrition legislation and list strategies to impact legislat= ion on nutrition issues/concerns. Write a letter to a federal legislator on a t= opic of current impact.

Li= st principles (social, cultural/diversity, psychological, economic, biological, communication, etc.) useful in solving public health nutrition issues/conce= rns.

Li= st and access the body of literature (research, professional) related to public health nutrition and the delivery of services.

Di= scuss the role and responsibilities of the nutritional professional in the public health setting. Write a final project paper detailing a job description including all activities relevant to a public health nutrition educator in a selected state.

Id= entify methodology appropriate for nutritional assessment (ABCD) and surveys in the community (public) setting. Describe how current monitoring tools of national significance are collected and evaluated (HNANES, CFSI, etc.)

Ex= plain how to assess the need for and the methodology related to nutrition educati= on in the public health setting.

Li= st "at risk" populations, explaining their unique needs for public health programs in general, and nutrition, in specific.

Pr= epare an analysis of a selected at risk population complete with educational mate= rials designed for the population.

Li= st general counseling approaches which would work with different cultures.

Ap= ply financial costing methodology and other evaluation methods to public health nutrition services.

Ex= plain the role of quality assurance in managing public health nutrition services.=

Ex= plain issues related to food and nutrition security, including programs designed = to alleviate hunger with potential resources. Describe an overview of world hunger issues/concerns. <= /span>

Course Grade: = &nb= sp; February 13

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‑ Project Assignments = &nb= sp; = DUE

I WWW Site information: 10 points = 1/23

= II Population at risk analysis: 35-40 points 3/27

= III Legislative Letter: 20-25 points = 3/6

= IV Final project: 100 points = 4/28 1:30 PM

- Final course grade will be deter= mined by percent of total possible points: = A: 90 and above

B: 80‑89

C: 70‑79

D: 65‑69

F: Below 65

Responsibilities:

Attendance in this cla= ss is expected. It is possible that attendance will be taken on selected days with a loss of 5 points if not in class. You are responsible for all materials presented in lecture and assig= ned in required reading. Work ass= igned in the class as projects must be an individual effort. It is expected that any communication with guest lecturers in the course will be professional and courteous.

Course Reading= : = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp;

Re= quired readings from the text and journals are listed with the course outline. In most cases, the required readin= g from journals is duplicated in the syllabus.&nb= sp; There are additional syllabus materials which supplement lecture that are required reading, and there are syllabus materials for reference only.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Required text and journal reading = will be evaluated via exam questions. To assist you in reading journal articles, study questions for the articles ar= e in the syllabus. Additional read= ings from texts and journals are available for those students who desire further study.

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Required Text and Supplementary Course Materials:

C= ommunity Nutrition in Action: An Entrepreneurial Approach

Mari= e A. Boyle and David Holben. 4th Edition. Thomson/Wadsworth

Publishing. 2006.

Wood, O. F&N 530 Syllabus, 200= 6, University Printing.

Avai= lable at BoilerCopyMaker in room 57 in the Union.

Pe= rmission was received from the Journal of The American Dietetic Association a= nd The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior to reproduce articles in the course syllabus.

Sy= llabus materials are all required reading and are often templates for lecture and discussion. Please bring them with you to lecture.

2006 COURSE OUTLINE

Ma= ny lecture topics will carry over into the next class, but will even out by the end of the semester.

DATE CLASS LECT= URE TOPIC = REQUIRED READING =

Jan 9 Course Introduction = Chapter 1

*What is Public Health Nutr.= Appendix A (not to learn)

What does the Community R.D. &n= bsp; JADA: Johnson, D. et al

do? Project I/Project = IV assigned

Jan 11 *Populations at Risk= : = Chapter 16: pp 500-502

Who are they and why at risk? Appe= nd C

Project II Assigned = JADA: Hampl and Sass

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Jan 18 *Cultural Awareness = Chapter 16

in the community =

Jan 23 *Epidemiology Concepts in = Chpt 4

Community Nutrition = JADA: Slattery et al

Project I due = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; =

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Jan 25 *Communication/Educa= tion in Chpt 14, 15, 17, 18, 19

community settings and to = JADA: Carbone et al

limited resource audiences

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Jan 30 Complete lectures to date/Begin = Hunger readings are for next

Hunger lectures = 3 classes as listed below

Feb 1 *Hunger: realities/solutions<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Chpt 5

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Position Paper

= &nb= sp; = CNPP, May 2000 = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = JADA: Kempson et al

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Holden et al

= &nb= sp; = JADA: McCullum et al

Feb 6 Hunger, continued: Indiana's respon= se from CES = &nb= sp; =

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Feb 8 *Legislative awarenes= s = Chapter 7:210-220

in the community = JADA: Legislative Highlights

Project III assigned =

Feb 13 Exam I (covers through 2/8)

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Feb 15 *Health Care Reform Issues= = Chapter 9 = = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; =

Feb 20 *Nutrition Assessment in t= he Chapter 2, 3

Community Setting = JADA: Kuczmarski = et al

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Thom= pson et al

= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Feb 22 *Nutrition Surveys: What's same as for 2/21

been done? How to do?<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = Chpt. 6

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Feb 27 *Overview of Services = Text: pp 206-7, 338-9, 366

Federal, State, Local =

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Ma= rch 1 Complete Overview

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Mar 6 HHS Focus: *Health = Text: pp 346-350

Objectives for the Nation =

Project III due =

Mar 8 HHS-FDA Service= s = Do the FDA web tour

HHS-Indian Health Service = JADA: Wedman

*One Main Points to cover both topics/one reference per topic = &nb= sp;

= &nb= sp; = = &nb= sp; = Mar 20 *HHS: Maternal and Child = Chapter 10: 339-341

Health Programs = JADA: Public Policy News

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Letos et al

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Ma= rch 22 Exam II: Covers thru 3/20 = &nb= sp; =

Mar 27 *HHS: Programs for t= he Aged &n= bsp; Chpt 12: 401-409 = &nb= sp; = = Ol= der Americans web FYI

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HHS: Head Start = JADA: Gable and Lutz =

Project II due = JADA: For Your Information

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Hindin et al

*One Main Points to cover both topics/one reference per topic

= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; March 29 *WIC (USDA) = &nb= sp; Text: 332-337

Guest RD from State WIC = WIC web materials <= /u>

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Whitaker et al = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp;

Ap= ril 3 *USDA Extension, EFNEP = Text: 339

Have A Health Baby Program = Syllabus EFNEP reading

Donna Vandergraff, MS, RD = JNE: Arnold<= /st1:place> and Sobal

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Hunt et al

Ap= ril 5 USDA: *Child Nutrition = Text; p 358-366, 372-375

Programs and Food = JADA: Adams et al

Assistance Programs = JADA: Kramer-Atwood et al

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Hendel-Patterson et al

= &nb= sp; = = JADA: Templeton et al

= &nb= sp; = CNPP: School Breakfast

= &nb= sp; = JADA: Position Papers

= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; April 10 *US= DA: Extension Programs = Text: 208

Bill Evers, PhD

F&N Extension Specialist = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; =

= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; April 12 *Wellness Initiatives = Text: pp 269-270

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Ap= ril 17 *Costing of Community = Text: C. 20

= Nutrition Programs = Costing Workbook in syllabus

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Ap= ril 19 Exam III (covers thru 4/17= )

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Ap= ril 24/26 *World Hunger and International Chapter 13

= Issues and Programs = JADA Position Paper = &nb= sp;

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= REMEMBER FINAL PROJECT DUE BY 1:30 PM ON FRIDAY, 4/28