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Nutrition of Worker

Course Code	: BDY540
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 2
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

Teach to be considered points to ensure nutrition appropriate the working environment and performance of workers and discuss this information in terms of community nutrition at an advanced level.

Course Content

This course is included the importance of nutrition in different areas and different condition of workers, energy and nutrient requirement, health problems that may occur in workers, planning nutrition program according worker conditions.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Understand the work environment and general characteristics of the workers and their effects on nutrition,
2.	Learn nutrition and health problems seen in workers, produce needed solutions at the community level,
3.	Know the nutritional requirements and changing energy expenditure according to the working conditions and special cases of workers,
4.	Create nutrition plans according to work groups and the status of workers in the workplace and outside of work.
5.	Evaluate and interpret the anthropometric measurements used in workers.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Yasemin Beyhan, İşçi Sağlığı- İş Güvenliği ve Beslenme, T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü, 2008, Ankara.
2.	WHO, Global strategy on occupational health for all: The way to health at work,1994.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

General introduction

Week 2 - Theoretical

Nutritional conditions and general characteristics of the groups of workers

Week 3 - Theoretical

Health and nutrition problems seen in workers

Week 4 - Theoretical

Energy and nutrient requirements of workers according to their specific work groups l

Week 5 - Theoretical

Energy and nutrient requirements of workers according to their specific work groups ll

Week 6 - Theoretical

Provision of adequate and balanced nutrition of workers

Week 7 - Theoretical

Energy, nutrients and components, work performance and work-related accidents

Week 8 - Theoretical

Comparison of nutrition according to business groups and interactive discussions

Week 9 - Theoretical

Assignment / presentation instead of midterm

Week 10 - Theoretical

Menu planning appropriate nutrition and conditions in the workplace

Week 11 - Theoretical

Oxidative stress, nutrition and other health risks in workers

Week 12 - Theoretical

Nutrition of workers in special cases (pregnancy, lactation, chronic diseases)

Week 13 - Theoretical

Workers and food-nutrition support

Week 14 - Theoretical

Seminar presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Assignment	5	%15
Midterm Examination	1	%15
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Lecture - Practice	14	1	2	42
Assignment	5	5	1	30
Midterm Examination	1	5	1	6
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5
OÇ-1	3	3	4	4	3
OÇ-2	4	4	4	3	3
OÇ-3	3	3	4	3	3
OÇ-4	3	4	3	3	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	3	3

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