604.721.86
Securing Food Assistance and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies
Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
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
604.601.86 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
Nutrition and food security are fundamental elements of all humanitarian responses and critical to ensuring population well-being.
Introduces food security, including the components of food security, causes for the deterioration of food security in humanitarian emergencies and nutritional deficiencies in humanitarian settings. Provides an overview of food and nutrition standards, nutrition surveys and response programming, including organizations involved in nutrition and food assistance and common programmatic interventions used in response to food crises. Addresses food assistance strategies, including in-kind assistance, cash transfers and livelihoods programming, as well as preventative and curative nutrition programs.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define common nutritional deficiencies in emergencies and specify how these should be corrected
- Assess population nutrition status and household food security
- Select strategies for targeting, providing and monitoring food assistance
- Recommend strategies for food assistance in the emergency context, including policy factors, key organizations involved in provision of food assistance, and current food crises
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 60% Assignments
- 10% Participation
- 30% Problem sets
Enrollment Restriction
Restricted to students enrolled in the MAS in Humanitarian Health