Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa - ITOCA
South Africa
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REACHES GLOBAL AUDIENCE
Cornell NutritionWorks, at www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu, is an interactive, web-based continuing professional education program for food, nutrition and health practitioners sponsored by the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. A new global health feature highlights activities and topics of interest to practitioners in developing countries. These include the following:
Food Policy for Developing Countries: The Role of Government in Global, National and Local Food Systems. A course including seven lectures and over 60 case studies that aims to strengthen university training in policy analysis for food systems, with emphasis on developing countries, using a social entrepreneurship approach.
Maternal Mortality. A series of lectures covering topics such as defining and assessing maternal morality in the US and worldwide, HIV and infant feeding options, and generating political priority for maternal mortality.
Biofortification. A series of lectures including an overview of the HarvestPlus biofortification program, how biofortification of staple food crops can benefit human health in developing countries, and the role of consumer education in the acceptance of biofortified foods in Uganda and Zambia.
Preventing Childhood Obesity. A 6-week in-depth course that guides participants in taking an ecological approach to preventing childhood obesity in their local communities. International members who have taken the course to date have come from Canada, Malta, Indonesia, Sudan, Greece, Mexico, and Egypt.
Cornell Nutrition Works currently supports over 6,800 nutrition and health professionals from 96 countries who have registered as members. Members can interact with Cornell faculty, access cutting edge nutrition information, download resources and tools that enhance practice, and collaborate with peers through discussion forums. Membership is free and members can access most of the content on the website at no charge. Continuing professional education units are available for many topics for $15.00/unit, easily payable online.
Become a member today for easy access to information and resources related to global health. For more information, contact
mailto:nutritionworks@cornell.edu
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