Online Certificate in Family Nutrition
The Online Professional Certificate in Family Nutrition has been
designed to help counteract the current toll overweight and obesity are
taking on America today and its legacy of tomorrow by providing guidance
for adults in role modeling healthy food choices and exercise behaviors for
their children. This can help protect health care costs, the strength of the
nation’s work force, and the happiness and well-being of tomorrow’s citizens
from the detrimental affects overweight and obesity can produce. The
certificate will also examine the numerous influences that an expecting
mother’s food choices, the food choices of the family and friends, and the
children’s own food attitudes and behaviors can impact weight and health.
Parents, teachers, allied health/medical and fitness professionals, school
administrators, caregivers, and virtually all of those who work with children
in school, day care, or in after-school programs can benefit from this
certificate, as it provides concrete actions that adults can take in place of
simply watching this problem unfold.
This program is offered in an open enrollment format, meaning
you can register at anytime and once logged in, you have 8 weeks
to complete the course(s) you registered for.
Click here to review a detailed Certificate Program Fact Sheet.
Click here for a list of CECs/CEUs.
designed to help counteract the current toll overweight and obesity are
taking on America today and its legacy of tomorrow by providing guidance
for adults in role modeling healthy food choices and exercise behaviors for
their children. This can help protect health care costs, the strength of the
nation’s work force, and the happiness and well-being of tomorrow’s citizens
from the detrimental affects overweight and obesity can produce. The
certificate will also examine the numerous influences that an expecting
mother’s food choices, the food choices of the family and friends, and the
children’s own food attitudes and behaviors can impact weight and health.
Parents, teachers, allied health/medical and fitness professionals, school
administrators, caregivers, and virtually all of those who work with children
in school, day care, or in after-school programs can benefit from this
certificate, as it provides concrete actions that adults can take in place of
simply watching this problem unfold.
This program is offered in an open enrollment format, meaning
you can register at anytime and once logged in, you have 8 weeks
to complete the course(s) you registered for.
Click here to review a detailed Certificate Program Fact Sheet.
Click here for a list of CECs/CEUs.
Certificate Course Descriptions
Course 1: Healthy Moms and Infant Nutrition
Instructor: Rachel Blaine, MPH, RD
Navigating through evidence-based research, this course will explore
important nutritional recommendations for preconception, pregnancy, and
infant and toddler feeding. In addition, it will also address strategies for
families (healthy meal and snack ideas, exercise, family support) to embrace
healthy living and eating post-delivery. This course will debunk many
common myths and provide a basic understanding of the most current
maternal and child nutrition recommendations. Learn why early nutrition is
the key to preventing childhood obesity and obesity later in life, as well as
where to find excellent books and online resources for deeper exploration of
topics of interest.
Course 2: Healthy Children Nutrition: At the Home, Work and
External Environments
Instructor: Christen Cooper, MS, RD
This course is designed for allied health professionals and childhood
educators concerned with nutrition in addition to parents or caregivers
interested in expanding their nutrition knowledge. Utilizing evidence-based
research, explore the role and impact of three predominant nutrition
environments that affect a child’s food choices: the home, the school, and the
external environment. Topics covered include: navigating the fast food
jungle, addressing media and marketing to children, identifying the
connection between nutrition and school performance and behavior,
exploring successful parental feeding behaviors, and general strategies for
childhood overweight and obesity prevention.