Section: Module 2: Lesson 2: Food Systems and Security | Public Health Nutrition | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • List all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that are related to food security.
    • Explain how these SDGs contribute to achieving food security and sustainability.
    • Identify individual and external factors that influence the food system.
    • Assess how these factors and drivers work together to influence food systems, diets, nutrition, and health outcomes.
    • Identify health-related effects associated with the food system.
    • Describe specific health effects associated with the food system, such as obesity, chronic diseases, micro-nutrient deficiencies, etc.
    • Define the term "food security".
    • Describe the dimensions of food security through examples.
    • Describe the methods of food production, preparation, and processing methods.
    • Discuss the beneficial and harmful implications of food production, preparation, and processing to chemical composition and nutritional quality of food.
    • Identify major food and beverage companies that are key players in global food consumption and public health.
    • Describe beneficial and nonbeneficial practices of "BIG FOOD" and their impact on the global food system and public health.
    • Discuss how multinational food and beverage companies work together to increase commitment in food reformulation, consumer information, responsible marketing, promotion of healthy lifestyles, public-private partnerships, etc.
    Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module:  6 hours and 48 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire journal article. (31 minutes)

      NCBI - 2017

    • Read the entire document. (25 minutes)

      Food Systems Dashboard - 2020

    • Read the entire journal article. (40 minutes)

      Springer - 2018

    • Read from the beginning until the heading "4. From ‘de facto’ to ‘de jure’: The need to formalize the six dimensions of food security". (42 minutes)

      ScienceDirect

    • Read the entire journal article. (38 minutes)

      Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences - 2015

    • Read the entire journal article. (23 minutes)

      NCBI - 2017

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