Community Nutrition and Health

Knowledge arising from the remaining curricular units taught so far, especially from the curricular unit of Nutrition and Public Health.

 Teaching will take place through theoretical exposition, argumentation and interrogative method.

The analysis skills of articles and publications will be developed, as well as group/team work skills.

1. Have acquired knowledge in identifying and intervening in nutritional/food problems in different population groups.

2. Be able to develop capacities in the design, implementation and evaluation of nutrition programs community.

1- Concepts and objectives of Public Health and Community Health - 2h

2- Current national and international Public and Community Health challenges - 2h

3- Environmental factors that influence Nutrition and Public Health practices - 2h

4- Community Nutrition: - 2h

a) concepts and objectives

5- Methodologies and approaches for implementing Nutrition and Community Health education programs - 4h

6- Community Nutrition Programs: 4h

a) Objectives

b) Teams

c) Strategies

d) Integration into national Public Health programs

7- Planning and management of Community Nutrition programs: -4h

a) Identification of intervention needs

b) Planning steps

c) Health Technologies

d) Indicators

8- Evaluation of Nutrition and Community Health programs: - 4h

a) Dimensions

b) Techniques

c) Effectiveness and efficiency

12- Examples of Community Nutrition Programs - 4h

13- Examples in Portugal - 2h

NAO

Primary:

Boyle, M.A. (2006). Community nutrition in action: an entrepreneurial approach (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning.

Nnakwe, N.E. (2005). Community Nutrition: Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1st ed.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.

Secondary:

Freitas, E.S. & Tuna, S.G. (2010). Hábitos Alimentares, Saúde e Bem-Estar: Abordagens Comunicacionais. Cadernos de estudos mediáticos 07. Porto, portugal: edições Universidade Fernando Pessoa.

Moreira, P.K. (2007). Políticas de Saúde – Ensaios para um Debate Nacional (2ª ed.). Porto, Portugal: edições Universidade Fernando Pessoa.