Learning Results
– Understand human nutrition and its implications for health
– Recognize the importance of anthropometric and nutritional assessment
– Know the main nutrients and their functions
– Understand the concepts of etiology, epidemiology and pathophysiology associated with nutritional problems.
– Recognize the importance of breastfeeding and recommendations
– Know health, food and nutrition policies
– Understand the concept of “One Health” and the epidemiological concepts of zoonoses
– List reemerging and neglected diseases of domestic animal, wild animal and man origin
– Understand the importance of community health programs in developing countries
– Know disease prevention programs and risk indicators
– Capacity building to reduce health risks (of human, animal and ecosystem origin)
– Know the problem of antibiotic resistance – the transmission cycle and prevention measures
Program
Module 1 – Health and Nutrition
History of human nutrition
Basic human anatomy and physiology
Food and nutritional balance and regulation of the human energy balance
Methods of assessment of nutritional status
Nutrient functions and food intake at different stages of life
Health, food and nutrition policies
Module 2 – Health and Development
Community health in developing countries
Integrated food security and humanitarian classification
Major causes of neonatal and child death
Malnutrition / immunosuppression and disease
Neglected tropical diseases and reemerging zoonoses: their importance in human health and food safety
Antimicrobial resistance: awareness raising, capacity building for effective monitoring and mitigation of AMR risks, strengthening national and regional governance (networks, action plans), dissemination of good human and animal use and control of antimicrobials. National and international initiatives.
Grading Methods
- - Avaliação contínua e periódica - 100.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
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