Community Nutrition

Code:

CN41003

Acronym:

NUTCOM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science
OFICIAL	Health Sciences
OFICIAL	Natural Sciences

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Nutrition Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CNUP	86	Plano oficial	4	-	4	42	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1.To acquire knowledge in identification and intervention of nutritional problems in different community settings.

2. To develop skills of planning, implementation and assessment of community nutrition programs.

Program

1. Community nutrition
1.1 Concepts
2. Community nutrition programs
2.1 Goals and objectives
2.2 Food chain
2.3 Interventions strategies
2.4 Team work
3. Principles of planning effective community nutrition programs
3.1 Steps
3.2 Methods of identifying problems and needs
3.3 Qualitative and quantitative data
4. Assessment of community nutrition programs
4.1 Dimensions
4.2 Techniques
4.3 Eficaccy and effectiveness
5. Portuguese examples of community nutrition programs.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The curricular unit is organized in theoric, theoric-practical and practical sessions.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Evaluation methods and components:

Continuous evaluation (A) with final exam (B)
(A) composed of attendance, attitude, participation and skills about solving problems. The minimum mark that allows the final exam is 9.5 in 20.
(B) composed of a written text, which minimum mark is 9.5 in 20.

The (A) component is compulsory to the approval of every student.

Calculation formula of final grade

(A) = 65% + (B) = 35%

Observations

Bibliography

Bartrina JA. Nutrición comunitaria 2.ª ed. Barcelona: Masson; 2001.
Boyle MA. Community nutrition in action: an entrepreneurial approach. 4th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning; 2006.
Majem LS, Bartrina JA, editores. Nutrición y salud pública: métodos, bases científicas y aplicaciones 2.ª ed. Barcelona: Masson; 2006.
Nnakwe, NE. Community nutrition: planning health promotion and disease prevention. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2009.
Oshaug A, trad. António Pedro Graça. Planeamento e gestão em nutrição comunitária: manual para profissionais em nutrição comunitária. Lisboa: Departamento de Estudos e Planeamento da Saúde; 1996.