Course Overview
Three specializations ' Food Policy and Economics, Nutrition Interventions, and Humanitarian Assistance ' provide advanced theoretical and applied preparation for positions in government, research institutions, international agencies, the nonprofit sector, and the food and agricultural industries. Key Research & Policy Issues Connect to Nutrition Globally, Will the generation of children born today suffer shortened lives due to diet-related chronic diseases? Can early investments in better childhood nutrition promote economic development in low-income countries? What are the appropriate roles of local production, international food aid, and international food trade, in reducing hunger and malnutrition around the world? Do high cost and limited availability of healthy food options, including fresh fruits and vegetables, make it difficult for low-income families to afford healthy food choices? How can one assess the cost-effectiveness of a humanitarian assistance intervention in a crisis setting, when traditional data collection tools are infeasible? Which of the many proposed reforms to the current U. S and international food systems are environmentally wise, economically sound, and politically feasible?
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