Improving Health and Nutrition

While most of us know that good nutrition is essential in helping us feel our best and reach our optimal health; finding time to eat a balanced diet on a daily basis seems a formidable task in this fast-paced affluent society. The good news is that by taking charge of your diet, you can improve your health while reducing your risk of lifestyle diseases such as heart disease or cancer.

Good nutrition is therefore one of the keys to good health. This five day training is aimed at developing healthier communities by filling in the gaps between nutrition and health.

Module 1: Basics of nutrition

• Balance diet

• Healthy eating

• Nutritional requirements

• Dietary disorders

• Healthy lifestyles

Module 2: Water, sanitation and hygiene in community food systems

• Health and hygiene responsibilities of food handlers

• Food hygiene and its environment

• Food preparation and safety

• Food processing and labelling

• Food and drugs administration

• Hygiene diseases

• Food hazards

Module 3: Food safety practices and general requirements

• Food safety programs

• Interpretation and application

• Food handling controls

• Food defense and emergency response

• Food safety for vulnerable populations

• Nutritional counselling and education in rural areas

Module 4: Cross-Cutting issues in health and nutrition

• Climate-smart food systems for improved nutrition

• Health and agriculture development

• Multi-sectoral approach to nutritional health development

• Improving the role of public health institutions

Module 5: Monitoring and Evaluation of nutrition health interventions

• Planning of nutrition health interventions

• Implementation of nutrition health interventions

• Evaluation of nutrition health interventions

Module 6: Technology application in health and nutrition promotion

• ICT and Mobile technology application in health and nutrition

• Integration of GIS and RS in health and nutrition

• Food biotechnology and emerging nutritional diseases

• Nutritional biostatistics, data analysis and decision making