MNKV0822c Community Nutrition and Health Care II - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jindřich Fiala, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kamila Jančeková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eliška Pivrncová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Suchodolová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MNKV0721c Community nutrition and health
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge for the education of members of individual communities in the area of nutrition and non-medical nutrition, analysis and evaluation of the risk of incorrect nutrition and implementation of measures to gradually improve the nutritional status of the monitored community. Part of the course is also the issue of addictions in the work of a dietitian.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to analyze and solve the nutritional problem of the community. Practical training is focused on the evaluation of nutritional status of selected groups of population, conducting professional consultations in the field of proper nutrition, compiling dietary guidelines for various groups of people of all ages and with various handicaps. The output of the course is the justification, design and development of a project focusing on nutritional intervention for a selected population and its practical implementation.
Syllabus
  • Practical training will be focused on assessing the nutritional status of selected population groups, implementation expertise in   proper nutrition, compiling dietary guidelines for different groups of people of all ages with various disabilities  , communication and education of members of the communities in the area   therapeutic nutrition, risk assessment   resulting from improper nutrition and implementation of measures to   gradual improvement in the nutritional status of the monitored community, assessing the effectiveness of proposed corrective measures, design and project development with a focus on nutritional intervention for selected population groups.
Literature
  • BOYLE, A., HOLBEN, D.,H. Community nutrition in action: An entrepreneurial approach, Brooks/Cole, 4. vyd., 2006, 704 s.
  • DUYFF, Roberta Larson. Academy of nutrition and dietetics complete food and nutrition guide. 5th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, xii, 802. ISBN 9780544520585. info
Teaching methods
class exercises,fieldwork, group project
Assessment methods
fulfilling requirements
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
80% attendance at lectures and seminars, absence will be tolerated in case of doctor's visit - it is necessary to provide appropriate documentation or confirmation from doctor.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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