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Courses - Fall 2023
NFSC
Nutrition and Food Science Department Site
NFSC624
Advanced Research Design and Methods in Nutrition Education
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: One statistics course; or permission by the instructor.
Credit only granted for: NFSC678V, NFSC498V, or NFSC624.
Formerly: NFSC678V.
Health promotion and nutrition education are parts of behavioral and social science that can be used to promote health and prevent diet-related diseases. Their purpose is to positively influence the health-related behaviors of individuals, communities, surrounding environments, and policies. The major goals of this course are to help students understand fundamental behavioral and social models and theories used in the field of community nutrition and to address methodological issues in developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition education programs.