Nutrition and Food Studies
Dr. Kristie Lancaster
Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
35 West Fourth Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10012
212 998 5580
kristie.lancaster@nyu.edu
Dept Website
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/nutrition/programs
Overview:
The Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health is the legacy of an academic unit originally founded in the 1920s. Today, in recognition of the fundamental importance of food and nutrition to human life and pleasure; the growing demand for knowledgeable, skilled public health professionals, nutritionists, food managers, and food professionals, the department now trains students for a wide range of careers related to the role of food, nutrition, and health in modern society, culture, and business — domestically and internationally.
Registration:
UG Course Offerings
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/003/325/Fall_2009_Schedule.pdf
Special Information:
An undergraduate program in Public Health will begin in the Fall of 2010. In the meantime, there are a handful of courses in this subject offered to undergraduates. Interested students should contact Lisa Kroin at lisa.kroin@nyu.edu or 212-998-5286. She is in charge of the access codes for these courses. Students interested in the minor in Public Health, may also meet with Lisa Kroin for a form which needs to signed by the student, the primary adviser, and the minor advisor (Diana Silver at Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health).
For Fall 2009, the department would like to encourage enrollment in these courses:
Professional Writing in Public Health
E33.2365.001 (call #43660)
Mondays 4:55-6:35 – this course is ideal for anyone who has trouble with their writing or who would like to brush up on their already satisfactory writing skills.
This course develops skills and provides practical experience in writing public health materials for a variety of audiences including general public, legislators, government officials, academics, and healthcare providers. Students will explore a variety of writing forms commonly used in the practice of public health. Over the course of the semester, students will develop and enhance their writing skills in communicating written public.
Advocating for Community Health
E33.2335.001 (call #40645)
Tuesdays 6:45-8:25
This course examines models and principles of community development, social planning, social action, and public advocacy for health, and concepts and theories related to planned change. Because the United States is the only industrialized nation without universal health care, 46 million Americans are without health insurance, the primary resource necessary to access health care. Millions more are underinsured, and health disparities exist in low-income, minority and marginalized communities, and for people with chronic illness, disabilities, and injury. These disparities belie the notion that the United States offers the “best health care in the world.” In a representative democracy, advocacy is the channel for consumers to influence the outcome of important policy decisions. Concepts of community health and health care, distinct from those of public health, occupy an important place in the discussion of how to resolve many of the issues confronting the equitable and socially responsible distribution of health care resources. Yet, the voice of the marginalized, disenfranchised and vulnerable, must compete with resource rich interest groups to make its voice heard by policy decision-makers. Additionally, science and social justice may be trumped by politics and ideology.
Perspectives on Reproductive Health
E33.2374.001
Mondays 6:45-8:25
In this course, students will develop an understanding of the impact of policies and the provision of services on the health disparities in reproductive health care. Within a framework of reproductive justice, students will examine the background and development of family planning, prenatal care, HIV/AIDS and abortion services in the United States as they relate to gender roles, attitudes about sexuality, institutional racism and health care service delivery. Students will develop analytical skills as well as the latest techniques for health education as they examine the most challenging issues and current research in the field of reproductive health.
