2021 Summer Session A
6 weeks, May 24 - July 2
PBHLTH 118 001 - LEC 001
Nutrition in Developing Countries
Sarah Zyba
May 24, 2021 - Jul 02, 2021
Mo, We
08:00 am - 11:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:14938
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Offered through
School of Public Health
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
24
Enrolled: 26
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 50
Waitlist Max: 35
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
8 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 14.5 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
We will focus on low- and middle-income countries because they experience the greatest burden of malnutrition, and because they face a unique context of limited financial and government resources. In this course, we will discuss the effects of nutrition throughout the lifecycle in pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adulthood. We will focus on nutrition broadly including issues of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity. We will also analyze and evaluate actions taken to ameliorate the major nutritional problems facing vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries.
Class Notes
This class will be taught via both asynchronous and synchronous remote instruction. The class will meet synchronously from 9:30am - 11:59am M/W. Attendance will be taken and there will be interaction. Time conflicts are allowed as long as students are available for the synchronous components of the ..
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This class will be taught via both asynchronous and synchronous remote instruction. The class will meet synchronously from 9:30am - 11:59am M/W. Attendance will be taken and there will be interaction. Time conflicts are allowed as long as students are available for the synchronous components of the class or with prior approval by the instructor.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Associated Sections
None