Food Relief Nutrition Essentials: Policies and Practical Tools

Overview

Explore new ways to create dignified, client-focused food relief. Learn everything you need to know about hunger, food insecurity, and how to improve nutrition. Build the momentum to establish nutrition policy for quality food relief.

Enrol for free by selecting ‘Audit course’, or unlock full access to the quizzes and earn a certificate for $30 USD by selecting ‘Advance your career’.

What you'll learn

The causes of hunger and food insecurity.
Food relief in a changing world.
How to support people seeking food assistance.
Types and amounts of food to eat for good health.
Health impacts of food insecurity.
What food relief clients want and need.
The barriers to providing nutritious food.
The value of a food and nutrition policy.
Challenges to improving food and nutrition.
Key stages when developing a food and nutrition policy.
How to start with nutrition policy.
Nutrition policy success stories.

Skills you'll practise

Food Safety And Sanitation Customer Service

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate: $30). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

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Taught by

Christina PollardProfessor
Sue BoothDr
Andrea RyderMs

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PlatformedX

UniversityCurtin University

PriceFree to audit Certificate: $30

CertificatePaid certificate

LanguageEnglish

PaceSelf-paced

LevelBeginner

Learners430

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