HOEC 104 Life Span Nutrition & Assessment

HOEC 104
Life Span Nutrition and Assessment

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Instructor: Jill Tarver, MS, RD
Email: jtarver@ccsf.edu

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.

CRN #37995, 4 units

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.

	PREREQUISITES
	HOEC 99 Nutrition for Health

	TEXTBOOKS
	Nutrition: Real People, Real Choices by Susan Hewlings and Denis Medeiros ISBN-10: 0130612243 ISBN-13: 9780130612243 Publisher: Benjamin Cummings, Copyright: 2009 California Food Guide. Sacramento, California: California Department of Health Care Services and California Department of Public Health;2008. Available at http://www.cafoodguide.ca.gov. (Download Life Cycle Chapters 7-14; Physical Activity Chapter 15; Body Weight Chapter 21)

	SYLLABUS
	Syllabus - (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, uploaded 1/8/09) PowerPoint slides or handout/note pages: (for online viewing as a study aid, or print out if you prefer) 24-Hour Dietary Recall (PowerPoint file) Chapter 16 - Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, & Infant Feeding: Foundations of a Healthy Future (PowerPoint note pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF file) Chapter 17 - As We Grow: Nutrition for Children, Adolescents, & Older Adults (PowerPoint note pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF file) Chapter 11 - Supplements: A Little Bit of Science Goes a Long Way (PowerPoint note pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF file) Chapter 12 - Alcohol & Your Health (PowerPoint note pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF file) Handouts: Lesson 1 - Introduction & Basic Skills (Adobe Acrobat PDF file - please print out for first day of class) Lesson IV - Nutrition & Assessment in Later Years (Adobe Acrobat PDF file - please print out for week of January 20th)

	COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
	Class starts on Tuesday, January 13th, 12:30-3:15 p.m., Room 103 at DeAvila

Nutrition: Real People, Real Choices website (link)
WIC Learning Online (link)
RD411.com (Link)
MyPyramid.gov (Link)
Fat & Happy video by PBS Scientific American(webvideo link)

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