Event: Improving Health and Nutrition Course
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Date: 23rd -27th OCTOBER, 2017.

NITA CERTIFIED.

INTRODUCTION
While most of us know that good nutrition is essential in helping us feel our best and reach our optimal health; finding time to eat a balanced diet on a daily basis seems a formidable task in this fast-paced affluent society. The good news is that by taking charge of your diet, you can improve your health while reducing your risk of lifestyle diseases such as heart disease or cancer.
Good nutrition is therefore one of the keys to good health. This five day training is aimed at developing healthier communities by filling in the gaps between nutrition and health.

DURATION
5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is intended for various actors in the Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials and policy makers) working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, Public Health Officers, Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic principles of nutrition and how they relate to overall health and exercise performance.
• Understand the impact of lifestyle on health, and the ways one can modify lifestyle to affect disease or promote health.
• Establish nutrition disorders, prescribe therapeutic diets, and provide preliminary counseling on specific nutrient needs.
• Implement health maintenance and preventive nutrition care.
• Use medical nutrition remedies (such as nutrition assessment methods, behavioral counseling) for personal self-care where desirable.
• Create and evaluate a comprehensive educational and instructional nutrition tool or a care plan program using appropriate technologies.

MODULES TO BE COVERED/TOPICS
• Basics of nutrition
• Water, sanitation and hygiene in community food systems
• Food safety practices and general requirements
• Monitoring and Evaluation of nutrition health interventions
• Cross-Cutting issues in health and nutrition
• Technology application in health and nutrition promotion

Visit our website for more details.

Tailor-Made Training
This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. You can have it delivered in our training centre or at a convenient location.

How to participate
Tailors make your course.
Register individual.
Register as a group.
Become one of our partners.
Purchase software’s
Frequently asked Questions (FAQ’s)

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• Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA/ EPIINFO.
• Awareness and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
• Prevention and Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

The most popular courses
• Integrated Pest Management.
• Awareness and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases..
• M & E, Data Management & Analysis for Agriculture & Rural Development Programmes..
• ICT for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) ..
• Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into National Development Process..
• GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change..
• Project Management Skills for International community development officers.

View course catalogue on Health and social care Institute.

For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 715 077 817, +254 (020) 211 3814, +254 731240802, +254 735331020.
Email outreach@indepthresearch.org











Event: Improving Health and Nutrition Course
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Date: 23rd -27th OCTOBER, 2017.
NITA CERTIFIED.
INTRODUCTION
While most of us know that good nutrition is essential in helping us feel our best and reach our optimal health; finding time to eat a balanced diet on a daily basis seems a formidable task in this fast-paced affluent society. The good news is that by taking charge of your diet, you can improve your health while reducing your risk of lifestyle diseases such as heart disease or cancer.
Good nutrition is therefore one of the keys to good health. This five day training is aimed at developing healthier communities by filling in the gaps between nutrition and health.
DURATION
5 days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is intended for various actors in the Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials and policy makers) working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, Public Health Officers, Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic principles of nutrition and how they relate to overall health and exercise performance.
• Understand the impact of lifestyle on health, and the ways one can modify lifestyle to affect disease or promote health.
• Establish nutrition disorders, prescribe therapeutic diets, and provide preliminary counseling on specific nutrient needs.
• Implement health maintenance and preventive nutrition care.
• Use medical nutrition remedies (such as nutrition assessment methods, behavioral counseling) for personal self-care where desirable.
• Create and evaluate a comprehensive educational and instructional nutrition tool or a care plan program using appropriate technologies.
MODULES TO BE COVERED/TOPICS
• Basics of nutrition
• Water, sanitation and hygiene in community food systems
• Food safety practices and general requirements
• Monitoring and Evaluation of nutrition health interventions
• Cross-Cutting issues in health and nutrition
• Technology application in health and nutrition promotion
Visit our website for more details.

Tailor-Made Training
This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. You can have it delivered in our training centre or at a convenient location.

How to participate
Tailors make your course.
Register individual.
Register as a group.
Become one of our partners.
Purchase software’s
Frequently asked Questions (FAQ’s)


View related courses
• ICT for HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Reporting.
• Mapping Nutrition Preparedness in Emergency.
• Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA/ EPIINFO.
• Awareness and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
• Prevention and Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

The most popular courses
• Integrated Pest Management.
• Awareness and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases..
• M & E, Data Management & Analysis for Agriculture & Rural Development Programmes..
• ICT for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) ..
• Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into National Development Process..
• GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change..
• Project Management Skills for International community development officers.

View course catalogue on Health and social care Institute.
For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 715 077 817, +254 (020) 211 3814, +254 731240802, +254 735331020.
Email outreach@indepthresearch.org