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PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BEY246 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION 4 2 2 3

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: It is aimed to gain knowledge and attitudes regarding the identification of nutrition-related problems of communities and individuals from a public health perspective, the examination of common nutrition problems, and national and international nutrition plans and policies.
Content: Community nutrition and the importance of nutrition in public health, the role and fields of practice of public health dietitians, nutritional problems in the community and identification of risk groups, nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, nutrition in infancy and early childhood, nutrition in older adulthood and public health, nutrition for special groups (athletes, workers), vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the community, food and nutrition in disaster and emergency situations, national and international food and nutrition policies, community-based nutrition education and preventive nutrition approaches.