The Graduate Certificate in Community Health and Nutrition is designed to add a further dimension for those with a public health background to design, implement and manage health and nutrition programs at a local community level. The certificate draws on current research and experience to improve access to services and programs, through primary health care (e.g. through health posts and local clinics) and related community programs usually supervised and supported by the health system.
Students who earn the Graduate Certificate in Community Health and Nutrition will:
- Assess community needs to identify opportunities for prevention and/or mitigation of nutritional problems through available resources;
- Analyze the impact of a successful community-based nutrition program;
- Analyze issues for the community worker: for training, supervision, and successful collaboration with community members; and
- Explain how different socio-economic background, race, ethnicity, and gender inform nutritional problems as well as community work.
Offered by: Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences
Faculty Lead: Diego Rose, PhD
Number of Credits Required for Completion: 15
Students enrolled in a MPH, MSPH, MPH&TM, or MHA degree program at Tulane SPHTM. Students in the SBPS - Nutrition program area are NOT eligible.
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SBPS 6610 | Local Food Systems & Nutrition | 2 |
| SBPS 7220 | Community Organization: Community Work for Social Justice | 3 |
| SBPS 6800 | Community Training Methodologies | 2 |
| SBPS 6750 | Population Nutrition Assessment | 3 |
| SBPS 6780 | Nutrition in Low and Middle Income Countries | 3 |
| Electives (Select One) | 3 | |
| Food and Nutrition Policy | ||
| Health Communication Theory and Practice | ||
| Maternal Child Health: The Life Course Perspective | ||