SHN5622 - Promoting Nutrition/Community Fitness

Objectives:

On completion of the module students will be able to:

1.
a) Evaluate the role of health professionals and nutrition education needs of target groups;
b) Design and plan a programme of nutrition education for a target group.

2.
a) Evaluate the physiological validity of commercial fitness programmes;
b) Evaluate the quality of health and fitness facilities, classes and instructors;
c) Plan and teach a circuit training class, an exercise to music class or conduct a weights room induction.

Content:

The role of public health nutritionists in the development of initiatives to address health issues such as: diet and cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, protecting children’s health, the effects of low-income on nutrition.
Planning nutrition education programmes.
Review of guidelines for exercise prescription.
Fitness and health screening: special concerns e.g. asthma, diabetes, pregnancy, young and third age participants.
Evaluation of commercial programmes and quality instruction.
Circuit training, exercise to music and resistance training

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Contact Hours 14
Number of Groups 1

Practical workshops
Contract Hours 14
Number of Groups 2

Seminars
Contact Hours 12
Number of Groups 1

Assessment:

001 Case study written report 1 x 2000 words (end of sem 1) 50%
002 Practical teaching and written plan 1500 words equiv (end of sem 2) 50%


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