Community Nutrition

Code:

CN41003

Acronym:

NUTCOM

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

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	90	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.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Ability to identify and intervention for nutritional problems/ food in different population groups.
2. Ability in the design, implementation and evaluation of community nutrition programs.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Community nutrition
1.1 Concepts and components
1.2 Prevention levels

 
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. Nutrition education 
4.1 Concepts and actions fields 
4.2 Direct and indirect methods 
4.3 Components of an action plan
4.4 Learning models and behavior theories
4.5 Nutrition education in school

5. Assessment of community nutrition programs 
5.1 Dimensions 
5.2 Techniques 
5.3 Eficaccy, effectiveness and efficiency 
 
 
6. Examples of community nutrition programs.

Mandatory literature

Boyle Marie A.; Community nutrition in action. ISBN: 978-1-4390-4546-6
Nnakwe Nweze Eunice; Community nutrition. ISBN: 978-0-7637-4760-2
Oshaug A.; Planeamento e gestão em nutrição comunitária. ISBN: 972-675-044-X
Bartrina Javier Aranceta; Nutrición comunitaria. ISBN: 84-458-1042-1
Majem Lluís Serra 340; Nutrición y salud pública. ISBN: 84-458-1528-8

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

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Trabalho de campo	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	0,00
Trabalho de campo	0,00
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Assessment comprises two components (A) e (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

The final classification results from the sum of the above mentioned components, whose relative weight is 60% for component A and 40% for component B.
(A) =60% + (B) =40%

Observations

Bibliography

Bartrina JA. Nutrición comunitaria 2.ª ed. Barcelona: Masson; 2001.
Boyle MA, Holben DH. Community nutrition in action: an entrepreneurial approach. 5th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company; 2010.
Majem LS, Bartrina JA, editores. Nutrición y salud pública: métodos, bases científicas y aplicaciones 2.ª ed. Barcelona: Masson; 2006.
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.