Community nutrition and public health -- Nutrition screening and assessment -- Nutrition epidemiology and research methods -- U.S. nutrition monitoring and food assistance programs -- Cultural influences and public health nutrition -- Public policy and nutrition -- Public health nutrition : an international perspective -- Nutrition during pregnancy and infancy -- Nutrition in childhood and adolescence -- Adulthood : special health issues -- Promoting health and preventing disease in older persons -- Principles of planning effective community nutrition programs -- Theories and models for health promotion and changing nutrition behavior -- Acquiring grantsmanship skills -- Ethics and nutrition practice -- Principles of nutrition education -- Marketing nutrition programs and the role of food industry in food choice -- Private and government healthcare systems.