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Promotion of good nutrition (2cr)

Code: XX00BV92-3002

General information


Enrollment
16.04.2019 - 12.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
07.01.2020 - 31.05.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Virtual portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Diploma of Higher Education, Social and Health Services
Teachers
Kaija Nissinen
Leena Arjanne
Teacher in charge
Kaija Nissinen
Course
XX00BV92

Objective

Participants are able to.

- determine the meaning of good nutrition for health and well-being
- describe nutritional challenges in Finland and know means how to influence them
- draw conclusions about the effects of public food services and their decision-making on people's health
- describe the social and cultural meaning of food
- describe the nutritional policy in their municipality/region, and are able to develop it and its implementation, follow-up and evaluation.

Accomplishment methods

Edeltävä opintoi Ruoka ja terveys 3 op

Content

Content:

The importance of nutrition for health and well-being.
Nutritional challenges in Finland and means of influencing them.
Finnish nutritional recommendations and their essential content
Promotion of good nutrition in the community's everyday life and in strategies and plans

Materials

• Terveyttä ja iloa ruoasta - varhaiskasvatuksen ruokailusuositus
• Syödään ja opitaan yhdessä - kouluruokailusuositus
• Syödään yhdessä - ruokasuositukset lapsiperheille
• Suomalaiset ravitsemussuositukset (2014)
• Juomat ravitsemuksessa (2017)
• Ravitsemushoito. Suositus sairaaloihin, terveyskeskuksiin, palvelu- ja hoitokoteihin sekä kuntoutuskeskuksiin (2010)
• Ravitsemussuositukset ikääntyneille (2010)
• Suositukset opiskelijaruokailuun (2016)

Other material will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Independent on-line studying (assignments, independent studying, on-line discussions)

Student workload

- contact lectures 10 h
- independent studying 44 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
Students are able to define the meaning of nutrition for health and well-being. They are able to name essential nutritional challenges in Finland and, giving reasons for their ideas, to introduce means of influencing the situation. Students can introduce Finnish nutritional recommendations, master their essential content, and are able to discuss them while arguing for and justifying his opinions. They are able to draw conclusions about the nutritional policy as presented in strategies and local welfare reports, define development needs, expertly justify their choices and analyse the meaning of the choices. Besides health, students understand other aspects related to food and nutrition.

Fail
Student do not achieve the learning outcomes defined for the course and are not able to demontrate their competence in the outcomes.

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