The course examines the concepts, and the relationship between, nutrition, fitness, health and wellness. The impact of establishing a healthy lifestyle according to the determinants of health and wellness is discussed. Focus is placed on the key factors and considerations necessary to plan, create and implement a fitness and healthy living program for individuals and community groups. Students should have a foundational level of knowledge in nutrition before enrolling in this course. NHW 100 is a pre-requisite for NHW 102.
No Scheduled Class Meetings, October 7 - December 15 (Online)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Katherine Ford
Notes:
Pre-requisite: NHW 100
Instructors
Katherine Ford
Dr. Katherine Ford is an instructor in the Nutrition, Health, and Wellness program at McMaster University. She utilizes her experience as Dietitian to bring a clinical perspective to her teaching and research. She is interested in better understanding the impact of nutritional assessment and interventions on patient-oriented outcomes and how to spread and scale effective nutrition interventions.
Katherine holds a Master’s of Science in Nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism from the University of Alberta. She is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health System Impact Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Waterloo and holds a Mitacs Elevate Fellowship in conjunction with the Canadian Nutrition Society. During her fellowship, Katherine is supporting the Canadian Malnutrition Taskforce with integrating a malnutrition care standard in Canadian hospitals.
