Course Detail
Units:
4.0
Course Components:
Independent Study
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: NUTR 1020 OR in Coordinated Master's Program (NUTR), MPH, or Global Health Certificate Student.
Description
This class will examine nutrition needs of healthy infants, children, and adolescents as well as medical nutrition therapy for selected pediatric diseases and chronic illnesses. Special emphasis will be placed on growth and development, pediatric nutrition assessment, and the effect of the environment on the nutritional intake of children and adolescents.