Improving Health and Nutrition Course

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 daily 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.

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for various actors in the Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials, and policymakers) working with communities, governments, funding agencies, Public Health Officers, Research organizations, and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other Development programs.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic principles of nutrition and how they relate to overall health and exercise performance.
• Understand the impact of lifestyle on health and the ways one can modify lifestyle to affect disease or promote health.
• Establish nutrition disorders, prescribe therapeutic diets, and provide preliminary counseling on specific nutrient needs.
• Implement health maintenance and preventive nutrition care.
• Use medical nutrition remedies (such as nutrition assessment methods, and behavioral counseling) for personal self-care where desirable.
• Create and evaluate a comprehensive educational and instructional nutrition tool or a care plan program using appropriate technologies.

The instructor-led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professionals and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an In-depth Research Institute (IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).

Training Venue

The training will be held at the IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch.

Accommodation and Airport Pickup

Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

Tailor-made Program

This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered to our IRES Training Centre or at a convenient location.

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