Nutrition Planning, Policy and Advocacy

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. explain the existing national and international policies on food and nutrition; 2. discuss the policy formulation process and policy contents; 3. describe the link between nutrition policy and governance; 4. explain the importance of multisectoral nature of nutrition and relevance of coordination; and 5. explain the basic concepts of Advocacy and Advocacy cycle.

Applied nutrition programme planning and implementation. Nutrition policy and governance. Public private partnership. Link between Nutrition and Development. Multisectoral linkages (Agriculture, Nutrition, Health and Education sectors and many others) in Nutrition programme planning and implementation. Monitoring and Evaluation of Nutrition programme. Food laws and regulations. Nutrition labelling. Applications of Codex Alimentarius Commission. Poverty reduction and nutrition security. Nutrition and social protection. Basic concepts of Advocacy: Definition, Importance, Types, process of developing effective advocacy plan, Advocacy tools, development and implementation strategies for effective advocacy.