Courses Taught by Karen Peterson
NUTR615: Foundations In Maternal And Child Health
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Karen Peterson (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course provides a foundation for advanced study and practice in maternal and child health. Students will explore how Title V MCH policies and programs at federal and state level shape health outcomes and service delivery across the life course. NUTR 615 is required for students completing the MCH Certificate.
- Learning Objectives: 1. Describe key theoretical frameworks relevant to human growth, development, and major life-course transitions across maternal and child health (MCH) populations, including women, infants, children, adolescents, and children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). 2. Identify typical patterns of growth and development and explain how these relate to health outcomes across the life course, from the prenatal period through adulthood. 3. Describe the major social, cultural, biological, and environmental factors that influence health status and contribute to differences in health outcomes across MCH populations. 4. Describe key health indicators, data sources and surveillance systems used to assess the health of MCH populations and track progress toward national and state goals. 5. Describe major U.S. policies, programs, systems, and services designed to promote the health and well-being of MCH populations and their families. 6. Articulate the role of the federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program in improving health outcomes across MCH populations. 7. Identify major federal public programs and financing mechanisms that support the health of women, infants, children, adolescents, CYSHCN, and their families.
NUTR677: Physical Growth And Maturation
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Karen Peterson (Residential);
- Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 500 or BIOSTAT 521
- Advisory Prerequisites: Undergraduate biology and NUTR 540
- Description: This course considers methods to assess physical growth and maturation across the life cycle, and public health applications, e.g., use/limitations of reference growth curves; population trends; growth monitoring and environmental influences on growth and maturation. Students will gain expertise in the interpretation of growth data from population studies.
| Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | NUTR | MPH | Develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts | NUTR633, NUTR650, NUTR677 | NUTR | MPH | Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions | NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633 | NUTR | MPH | Explain dietary influences on health outcomes, and identify population-based strategies to improve nutritional health | NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677 |
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NUTR796: Special Topics in Nutritional Sciences
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Dana Dolinoy, Suzanne Cole, Kendrin Sonneville, Karen Peterson, Peter Mancuso, Andrew Jones, Ana Baylin, Olivia Anderson, Susan Aaronson, (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
- Description: This course will be used by faculty members to teach special topics related to Nutritional Sciences.
