DIETETICS FOR A DIVERSE SOCIETY

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Overview

In this subject, you will explore the diversity of the society we live in and how diversity impacts on health and dietetic practice. You will learn about principles of public health nutrition including the socio-ecological approach to health prevention. This subject will equip you to advocate for ethical and evidence-based solutions to address the nutrition-related health of individuals, groups and communities. You will critically analyse and apply the nutrition care process in public health settings. You will learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and colonisation. In addition, you will engage with individuals with lived experiences of marginalisation to learn about systems of power, privilege, and oppression and undertake self-reflection to understand your place in these systems.

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Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Gina Trakman

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 5 - Masters

AQF level

Level 9 - Masters Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

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Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Evaluate the factors that influence public health nutrition priorities and critically appraise current public health nutrition priorities and programs in Australia.

Critically appraise socio-ecological approaches in health promotion and public health nutrition that aim to influence population nutritional status.

Acknowledge and critically reflect on the ways in which your own culture, values, beliefs, attitudes, biases, assumptions, privilege and power may influence your dietetic practice and critically appraise social structures which perpetuate systems of power and oppression, and the impacts of these systems on diverse peoples and communities.

Critically reflect on colonisation, systemic racism, and the social, cultural, behavioural, and economic factors which impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health outcomes and demonstrate an understanding of how this might influence dietetic practice and outcomes.

Critically analyse and reflect upon social, historical and political significance of a range of cultural food practices and foodways exploring implications for communities and dietitians.

Develop teamwork strategies to effectively perform duties related to curriculum groupwork as part of developing professional practice

Learning activities

You will undertake a range of learning activities including lectures, tutorials (that include seminar sessions) and readings. These are collectively designed to achieve and assess your performance in alignment with the subject’s intended learning outcomes. You will receive timely feedback (formal and informal) about your performance in these activities.

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: HM009

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