CRN #32364, 4 units
Instructor: Jill Tarver, MS, RD
Email: jtarver@ccsf.edu
Class meeting time & location: T & Th, 12:30-3:15 p.m., Room 103 at John Adams Campus, 1860 Hayes St.
Office Hours: before class on T & Th, or by appointment
A study of the nutrition needs and special nutrition issues common at different periods of the life cycle from conception, infancy, childhood, adolescence,and young, middle, and late adulthood, including pregnancy and lactation. Also covers nutrition screening parameters to assess nutrition risk for each age group.
Instructor Biography:
Jill Tarver, M.S. (Nutrition, U.C. Davis), B.S. (Nutrition, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo), R.D. (Sacramento State University)
Jill is a Registered Dietitian and over the past few years taught nutrition courses at Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento, and Napa Valley College. In addition to teaching for City College of San Francisco, Jill currently teaches Nutrition at Merritt College and Los Medanos College. She is also a nutrition consultant for a metabolic testing company, Xtreme O2, designing nutrition plans for athletes as well as clients aiming to lose or gain weight and improve their health. In addition to her teaching and consulting, Jill was a professional triathlete for the past two years. Jill is excited to bring her experience in nutrition and physical activity, as well as her energy and passion, to the Nutrition Assistant Program. She has been teaching at CCSF since Spring 2009.
