Syllabus
1. Current nutritional guidelines, nutritional counselling, brief nutritional evaluation.
2. Nutrition in pregnant women and risks for the development and health of the child, case studies, work in groups.
3. Nutrition in lactating women and health of the child, case study, training counselling interview.
4. Risks related to infant feeding (contamination of infant formula, HIV and infant feeding).
5. Health risks related to mutrition in preschool and school children, health promotion programmes related to nutrition applied in kindergarten and schools.
6. Obesity in children and youth - prevalence, etiology, prevention and treatment(cognitive behavioural approaches).
7. Eating disorders in children and youth - prevalence, etiology, prevention and treatment(cognitive behavioural approaches).
Annotation
The course focuses on primary prevention in the field of nutrition in pregnant and lactating women, children and youth. It presents main risks related to inappropriate nutrition and eating habits in the key developmental periods and main strategies to improve nutrition applied in the primary health care and the field of health promotion.