PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

User Learning Objectives

After active involvement with the information and activities presented in these materials, users should be able to:

1. Describe public health nutrition and differentiate it from clinical nutrition practice. www.epi.umn.edu/let/nutri/principles/agency.shtm
   
2. List several types of organizations that employ public health/community nutrition professionals. www.epi.umn.edu/let/nutri/principles/orgs.shtm
   
3. Locate and contact a public heath/community nutritionist in their community. www.epi.umn.edu/let/nutri/principles/titles.shtm
   
4. Create a matrix of strategies to address an important nutrition-related problem using three levels of prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary prevention) and three approaches to intervention (individual-focused, community-focused, and system-focused). www.epi.umn.edu/let/nutri/principles/prevent.shtm
   
5. Students with career goals in public health/community nutrition should be able to complete a self-assessment of competenciesand draft a career development plan.