Module: Public Health Nutrition

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Public Health Nutrition
Module Code	NS140 (ITS) / HEA1027 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	Keith Rochfort
Module Teachers	Claire Timon, Joanne Cleary-Holdforth, Therese Leufer
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

None
The repeats will be based on similar course work but slightly changed to reduce the risk of plagiarism

Description

This module will promote knowledge of the recommended intakes of nutrients for good health, the relationship between nutrition and health and the policies and strategies currently in place to promote health through nutrition. Populations at risk and current priorities will be explored.

Learning Outcomes

1. Comprehend nutrient intake recommendations across the lifecycle (macro and micronutrients)
2. Understand the dietary guidelines for good health
3. Be familiar with the principles of nutrition epidemiology
4. Appreciate current trends in nutrition intake and status nationally and internationally
5. Be familiar with the methods employed in nutrition research
6. Appreciate the priority issues in public health nutrition at the current time
7. Understand policies and interventions currently implemented to improve public health nutrition, in national and international contexts

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Tutorial	3	No Description
Independent Study	98	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Topics
In this module students will gain a good understanding of the components that make up a balanced diet across the life cycle. The module will cover the relationship between diet, health and illness. Contemporary issues such as climate change and nutrition will be covered.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Short Answer Questions	moodle quiz	10%	Week 5
Fieldwork	self assessment of nutrition status	10%	Week 8
Essay	This essay is based on a critique of the Eat - Lancet's report on Climate Change and Obesity	80%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Judith L. Buttriss (Editor), Ailsa A. Welch (Editor), John M. Kearney (Editor), Dr. Susan A. Lanham-New (Editor): 2017, Public Health Nutrition, 2nd, Wiley-Blackwell, UK, 978-1-118-660
Jim Mann and Stewart Truswell: 2017, Essentials of Human Nutrition, 5th, Oxford, UK, 9780198752981

Other Resources

63596, Food Safety Authority of Ireland., 1999, Recommended Dietary Allowances for Ireland, https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/44808/6367.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y, 63597, 0, The Food pyramid, https://www.safefood.eu/Healthy-Eating/What-is-a-balanced-diet/The-Food-Pyramid.aspx, 63598, 0, Healthy eating, food safety and food legislation - A guide supporting the Healthy Ireland Food Pyramid, healthy_eating_guidelines_28012019.html, 63599, 0, National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) 2008 – 2010 methodology, https://www.iuna.net/surveyreports, 63600, 0, The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) in the Republic of Ireland Findings from 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015, https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/heal/heal-docs/cosi-in-the-republic-of-ireland-findings-from-2008-2010-2012-and-2015.pdf, 63601, 0, New findings from TILDA in a new Report - Health and Wellbeing of Ireland’s over 50s 2009 / 2016, https://tilda.tcd.ie/news-events/2018/1812-w4-key-findings/, 63602, 2019, The EAT-Lancet commission on food, planet and health., https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/, 63603, 2016, A Healthy Weight for Ireland Obesity Policy and Action Plan Ireland (September 2016), http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/A-Healthy-Weight-for-Ireland-Obesity-Policy-and-Action-Plan-2016-2025.pdf, 63604, 2016, Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546588/Childhood_obesity_2016__2__acc.pdf, 63605, Heath Research Board., 2015, Health Effects of Water Fluoridation, https://www.hrb.ie/fileadmin/publications_files/Health_Effects_of_Water_Fluoridation.pdf, 63606, 2016, Update Report on Folic Acid and the Prevention of Birth Defects in Ireland, FSAI file:///C:/Users/sweenema/Downloads/Folic%20Acid%20Report%202016%20FINAL%20ACCESSIBLE%20(4).pdf, 63607, 0, SACN. Update on folic acid July 2017., www.gov.uk/government/publications/folic-acid-updated-sacn-recommendations,