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Theory Based Nutrition Intervention

NFSC 460: Nutrition Counseling and Education

Skill Area: Community Nutrition

Assignment Title: Theory Based Nutrition Intervention

         This assignment taught how to examine a specific population to meet their nutritional needs through theory based nutrition intervention. In the theory based nutrition intervention the skills obtained were writing surveys, researching specific population needs, creating presentation on PowerPoint based on needs and creating activities that enhance community nutrition learning.

         From this assignment the understanding of community nutrition was gained. Applying theory based nutrition intervention is very useful to enhance the care for specific populations, by meeting their needs by a number of ways including understanding their health needs, concerns and goals to helping them reach these goals through small steps and improvements based on research and interviews. All of the information applied when compiling and completing this assignment, reflects all of the previous nutrition information gained in undergraduate nutrition studies.

         Theory based nutrition intervention is a very important part of the Nutrition and Food Science profession. These skills are used daily by nutrition professionals, as it teaches how to use in depth research of a specific population to enhance the care of patients and clients in the hospital to the education and community setting by accommodating their specific needs. This type of skill is used by every nutrition professional in the field.