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If you are interested in having a broad-based degree in nutrition but do not plan to become a registered dietitian, 你可能会对这种专注感兴趣. 学生将有能力采取各种一般营养, 社区和粮食系统, public health 和 science courses 和 choose a minor of their choice to complement personal educational 和 career goals.

该计划培训营养和健康专业人员，他们：

• Underst和 the basic role of nutrition in the development 和 prevention of chronic diseases in communities across the lifecycle.
• 了解社会环境因素, 影响可及性的健康决定因素和健康差距, 可用性, 食品的充足性和安全性, 社区的营养和供水系统, 以及这些系统和健康结果之间的关系.
• 展示社区健康评估方面的技能, 重点是社区和公共卫生营养, 粮食系统和安全, 以及地方到全球的健康结果.
• Underst和 和 value the role of public health nutrition policy in influencing the food environment at local, 状态, 国内和国际层面.

毕业后

就业: Graduates will work with communities 和 various populations to impact food 和 nutrition security 和 improve health status. This includes jobs within community/public health nutrition 和 government health agencies such as USDA Food 和 Nutrition Services, FDA和公共卫生部门在WIC中的作用, 国家澳门新濠娱乐开户午餐计划和食品安全, Food 和 Nutrition Program; 家庭 和 Consumer Science Cooperative Extension; nutrition 项目 in the school systems; non-profit agencies; food systems 和 food security organizations; environmental education; community health 项目 across the 状态, 地区, country 和 globe; corporate wellness; nutraceuticals; 和 wellness facilities or further education in the health sciences.

研究生院: Students with a desire to work specifically in community/public health nutrition may choose to complete a graduate program in public health nutrition such as Appalachian’s 在线证书 or 公共卫生营养学理学硕士 设在营养和保健管理系. 了解更多关于 澳门赌场导航娱乐公共健康营养学研究生课程. 3分的学生.2 GPA或以上的学生有机会在 澳门新濠娱乐开户的加速硕士课程.

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  教师简介：博士. 梅丽莎Gutschall

  “I love it when I see a student’s eyes light up about something I’ve taught that they can realistically change to improve their diet 和 health.”

  – Dr. 梅丽莎Gutschall

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  校友简介：莫妮卡·史密斯94届

  Chef Monica Smith has appeared in national cooking competitions 和 cooked for celebrities, 然而，她清楚地记得大学实验室，在那里她有很多学习的乐趣.

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  学生简介：Lisa Pham

  公共卫生，营养和食品双学位, Pham promotes healthy eating 和 AppEats — a virtual cookbook offering healthy 和 relatively inexpensive recipes designed for easy preparation in a dorm or small kitchen.

相关的项目

• 营养与食品(BS) -营养学
• 营养与食品(BS) -食品系统管理

未成年人

辅修公共卫生课程, 可持续发展, 全球研究, 一般业务, 市场营销, 非营利组织, 医疗保健管理, 儿童发展, 酒店及旅游管理, 生物学, 或者另一个选择的未成年人，并得到项目主管的许可.

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课堂外的参与

澳门新濠娱乐开户学生营养协会（ASDA） - an active professional 和 academic organization that focuses on promoting nutrition 和 health within the community 和 on campus.

全球学习

Appalachian is committed to introducing students to different cultures 和 teaching them how to live 和 interact in a global society.

入学要求

A 2.申报、留校和毕业要求累积GPA达到5分.