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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

COMMUNITY NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BEY347E COMMUNITY NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT 5 2 2 4

Objectives and Contents
Objectives: It’s aimed to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding community nutrition and the roles and responsibilities of community/public health dietitians, determining needs at individual and community levels, and monitoring and evaluating food consumption status.
Content: Community nutrition, methods for assessing nutritional status, anthropometric measurements in adults, older adults, and children, laboratory methods for assessing body composition, clinical findings, biophysical and biochemical tests, dietary intake surveys, nutritional screening tools and diet quality indices, computer-based applications for calculating dietary energy and nutrient content, artificial intelligence in nutritional status assessment, healthy food choices, and national and international food and nutrition policies.