Unit details
HSN706 - Food Policy and Public Health
| Offered at: | (X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | M Lawrence (B) |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications | |
Content
Understanding how the food system is shaped by policy, politics and food regulation is a fundamental skill for nutritionists and public health nutritionists. This unit focuses on translating how politics, food regulation and policy affect how we approach important nutritional issues such as healthy eating, environmental sustainability, food security, obesity and other chronic diseases and how we manage them at a population level. Applied case studies on current food policy, politics and regulation are used to illustrate these concepts in action, for example the fortification of bread-making flour with folic acid to reduce the risk of Neural Tube Defects in Australia.
Assessment
Assignment 1 (2000 words) 40%, assignment 2 (3000 words) 60%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $969 | $969 | $969 | $2640 | $2748 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
**** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2005
***** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2006
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
