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Program Overview

Consumer Education “Health & Nutrition” Courses, Non-credit

The Consumer Education Department represents the School of Health's outreach efforts to San Francisco's senior citizens. No-cost, non-credit courses covering topics on nutrition and health, consumer issues, physical activity, food preparation, and personal safety are offered at 47 sites throughout the City. Please refer to CCSF’s online schedule at
http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/Fall/
NC/consumer_education.html
for class times and locations.
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Nutrition Assistant Program
Every Fall semester the Consumer Education Department offers the Nutrition Assistant Program, a two-semester certificate program designed to develop competency in the delivery of nutrition-related services. The program consists of 14 units of course work and 2 units of field experience equivalent to 160 hours. Please click onto CCSF’s online catalog at http://www.ccsf.edu/Catalog/Civic/coedcurr.html#Nutrition%20Assistant for more information about the curriculum. Study in the program will:
  • Prepare students for entry-level employment in public health settings and hospitals through an integrated curriculum of course work and field experience.
  • Introduce students to careers in nutrition and health.
  • Provide students with hands-on experience to acquire marketable, job-specific skills.
  • Enable students to earn college credits to apply toward an associate or baccalaureate degree program.
Contact Information
May Fong, Chair
Consumer Education Department
1860 Hayes Street, Room 127, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone:(415)561-1914 / Fax:(415)561-1999
Email: mfong@ccsf.edu

Lisa Yamashiro, Nutrition Assistant Program Coordinator
Consumer Education Department
1860 Hayes Street, Room 127, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone:(415)561-1971 / Fax:(415)561-1999
Email: lyamashi@ccsf.edu
Faculty Web site: www.ccsf.edu/lyamashi
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