Nutrition and a Healthy Body - EDU 595AS

The goal of this course is to enhance the teacher's/coach's knowledge about nutrition and health which will help them and their students succeed in a diverse society.

By the end of this course, the participants will have had the opportunity to examine a style of teaching/coaching that:

• Will enable them to share with their student/athletes what a young, growing person should eat.
• Will allow them to intelligently discuss eating disorders.
• Gives them knowledge on how to keep athletes hydrated and avoid heat illnesses.
• Will provide them with the role nutritional supplements play in the student/athlete's diet.
• Will enable them to understand how carbohydrates, fat and proteins nourish the body.
• Will provide the information for how much a young person should eat for maintaining, losing and gaining weight.
• Will provide a guide to eating before, during and after participation in a strenuous activity.

Teaching Standards met in this course are:

• Connecting students prior knowledge, life experience and interests with learning goals.
• Facilitating learning experiences that promote autonomy, interaction and choice.
• Promoting self-directed, reflective learning for all students.

For course content information, contact USD Professional and Continuing Education at pce-edu-info@sandiego.edu.