Nutritional Policy

Code:

CN41002

Acronym:

POLNUT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fcna.up.pt/pn
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	110	Plano oficial	4	-	4,5	49	121,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Besides nutritional issues, the supply and demand of food is based on different constraints which condition the market, such as production of food and agricultural policies, distribution, promotional and price strategies. The core aim of this course unit is to provide understanding on the impact of these factors and transform them into opportunities to enhance the nutritional status of populations.

It is intended that students laerning:
1- What data must obtain in order to proposed a nutritional policy.
2- Where and how to obtain the necessary data to proposed a nutritional policy.
3- How to formulate strategies for a proposed nutritional policy according to the data available.
4- How to implement mechanisms for monitoring the nutritional policy proposed.
5- How to manage the policy implemented due to emergent situations.

Program

To proceed a critical analysis of the theoretical principles underlying the construction of a nutritional/food policy.
To analyse european and non-european nutritional policies.
To contribute to the planning, implementation, management and assessment of nutritional/food policies at regional, national and international level.
To contribute to the drawing of nutritional/food policies, taking into account agricultural, environmental, social, economical, and health conditions, as well as related policies.
To contribute to the construction of information systems to support decision-making on nutritional policy.
Ethical issues of nutritional policies.

Main Bibliography

- Osaugh A; Nutrition Security in Norway - A Situation Analysis. Supplement no. 28 to Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition. Vol 38, June 1994.
- Oshaug A. Planeamento e Gestão em Nutrição Comunitária. Departamento de Estudos e Planeamento da Saúde editores. Lisboa:1996.
- WHO –Preparation and Use of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines Technical - Report Series, no. 880. 1998, Geneve.
Secondary bibliography: made of several articles, 2 or 3 per class for each of the 22 theoretical classes, which may be consulted on the website of the course unit, at the following address: www.fcna.up.pt/pn

Teaching methods and learning activities

The theoretical-practical classes should enable the students to build/improve a proposed of a nutritional/food policy for Portugal.

During the theoretical-practical classes of the Nutritional Policy (NP) two practical works (in group) will be conducted with the aim to critical analyse the Portuguese Action Plan for Healthy Eating Promotion (PNPAS). Besides the assiduity (according to general Faculty academic rule), the delivery and the positive evaluation of the two practical works are mandatory.

For each class five work-groups will be formed with a variable number of elements, according to the class’s size. Each work-group will have to develop your work for one of the five objectives of the PNPAS (the objective will be attributed for each work-group at the beginning of the semester). The students should developed a critical analyse and an improving work of the PNPAS, according to the objective attributed, including the following issues:
- The framework and justification of the overall objective.
- Critical discussion and improvement of specific objectives.
- Critical discussion and improvement of the strategies / actions to achieve the overall and the specific objectives.
- Define and justify indicators that are able to monitor / evaluate strategies / actions proposed.

The first work-group includes an oral presentation and a written work. The classification obtained in this work-group will account for 40% of the final assessment of the course unit.
The second work-group consists of the discussion and compilation of different works developed for the same subject (one of the five objectives of PNPAS), which requires the combination of the four works carried out by different groups. This work-group will be evaluated by a oral presentation. The classification obtained will account for 20% of the final assessment of the course unit.

Software

End Note

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Nutritional sciences
Social sciences > Political sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,50
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

The frequency of the theoretical-pratical classes is mandatory (according to general Faculty academic rule), as well as the delivery and the positive evaluation of the two work-groups.

Calculation formula of final grade

Continuing assessment (60 %)

1 - Workgroup paper and presentation (40 %)
2 - Workgroup presentation (20%)

Final assessment (40 %).
Questions about theoretical programme (minimun score of 9,5).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students in special conditions are evaluate only by the final assessment. The students should informe the teacher at the beginning of the semestre.

Classification improvement

See general Faculty academic rules.

Observations

Compulsory
Language of Teaching : Portuguese
Teaching materials can be provided in English.