222.642.01
Assessment of Nutritional Status
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 9:00 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Previous biology or nutrition class, Principles of Human Nutrition, IH 222.641 preferred
Covers dietary and physical activity assessment, anthropometry, body composition, and micronutrient status through lectures, in-class discussions, assignments, and data collection, analysis, and presentation. It is particularly oriented to techniques that are relevant for the assessment of populations and vulnerable groups. Laboratory sessions are used to teach and apply techniques of dietary data collection and interpretation, anthropometry (weight, height, skinfolds, and circumferences) and body composition (bioelectrical impedance analysis). Emphasizes using the topics as a basis for exploring the selection, reliability, applicability, and interpretation of different techniques in field settings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand questions that can be addressed in populations using nutritional status indicators
- Describe performance characteristics (validity, reliability, dependability, sensitivity and specificity) of nutritional status indicators and measures and how they are assessed
- Know means of assessing diet, energy expenditure and physical activity, body composition and growth, and micronutrient status and under what circumstances they would be used
- Participate in discussions about current controversies in nutritional status assessment
- Collect, analyze, interpret nutritional status data and be able to summarize findings in an abstract and powerpoint presentation