Phone Number
+30 24410 64780 | +30 24410 64787
Course Outline: Nutrition and Public Health
Course Responsible: Stavros Lalas
This course introduces basic concepts related to: public health, with an emphasis on public health nutrition, nutritional assessment at the individual and population level, dietary recommendations, policies for changing dietary habits at the individual, community, and population level, the role of the state in public health, setting priorities and nutritional goals at a global (global nutrition targets, Sustainable Development Goals) and national level, food safety, and the formulation of nutrition policy.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand the role of nutrition in the etiology of contemporary chronic diseases and effective strategies/policies to address them.
The ultimate objectives of the course are:
- Familiarizing students with the basic principles governing public health, and how changes in dietary habits are achieved at the individual, community, and population level to promote good health or prevent poor health.
- Introducing students to methods of nutritional assessment and dietary recommendations.
- Familiarizing students with the role of the state, and how the formulation of nutrition policy is achieved with the aim of protecting and promoting public health
