COMMUNITY NUTRITION AND HEALTH EQUITY

NUTRSCI 725

Community nutrition as it applies to clinical nutrition practice: programs, resources and issues supporting clinical nutrition practice in the community.

NUTRSCI 132

Nutrition and its relationship to humans and their biological, social, and physical environment; current issues and concerns that affect the nutritional status of various population groups.

NUTRSCI 931

Seminar features expert presentations of current research and issue-based applications that represent the breadth of nutritional sciences; topics investigate problems "from molecules to communities".

FOODSCI 180

Explores diet-related diseases in the United States and their disproportionate effect on Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and other underserved or vulnerable populations. Integrates the principles of food science, nutrition, and public health to understand food systems, food disparities, and health disparities. Examines emerging solutions to improve health outcomes in the United States through more just, inclusive, and sustainable food systems.

NUTRSCI 377

Exploration of cultural competency and humility as a factor in reducing nutrition-related health disparities, and an opportunity to foster community resilience within the United States. Analysis of how personal cultural perspectives can shape biases and stereotypes that can widen the health disparity gap. Principles of food and culture utilized to compare cultural perspectives of health and well-being, including influences of spirituality and religiosity on food choice and dietary patterns. Includes content collaborators and guest speakers from a variety of communities, and identities.