This course covers the basic concepts of nutritional epidemiology and it’s link public health nutrition, emphasizing on food-diet-dietary state associations with chronic diseases and other health issues (preventive or risk). The main aim of this course is το familiarize students how notions of nutritional
epidemiology & public health, are translated into community nutrition programs, that will alter dietary habits & behaviors, based on population needs, with main aim to promote health, help population meet set dietary guidelines. The aim of the government in establishing public health policies will also be underlined. This course will introduce key concepts related to nutritional assessment at the population level, dietary recommendations, policies for changing eating habits at the individual, community and population level, the role of the state in public health, and setting global and national priorities as well as policy-making and leadership skills.