NS 3220 - Maternal and Child Nutrition

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: NS 1220 or permission of instructor. Offered even years. Limited enrollment.

P. Brannon.

Critical analyses of the impact of nutritional status on the mother, fetus, and young child in domestic and global contexts; advanced aspects of the biological bases of nutritional requirements for reproduction, growth, and development; and integration of nutrition with life and behavioral sciences in understanding these aspects are addressed.

Outcome 1: Students will explain and interpret the:
• impact and outcomes of normal or adverse maternal or child nutritional status and their interactions with other environmental factors on development and growth in diverse contexts
• assessment of dietary and nutritional health risks to mothers and their offspring in diverse contexts; and
• influences of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and psychological factors on food and nutrition behavior in mothers and their offspring.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to
• evaluate current research relevant to dietary recommendations or policy for mothers and children in diverse contexts
• assess nutritional status, health risks and appropriate nutritional interventions for mothers and children in diverse contexts; and
• translate nutritional needs into food choices and dietary recommendations for mothers and children in diverse contexts.