Certificate of Proficiency in Pacific Nutrition
Public Health
A course by
AUT
Focused on Pacific communities, this short course teaches the relationship between food and health, covering traditional foods, healthy eating, and sharing knowledge across lifecourse stages. Delivered online or hybrid in Auckland.
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Core skills this course teaches
Understand the relationship between food and health
Learn how the types of food we eat impact health across different life stages, from 0 to 65+.
Make traditional foods healthier
Acquire skills to adapt and improve everyday traditional foods for healthier eating.
About This Course
The Certificate of Proficiency in Pacific Nutrition is aimed primarily at Pacific workers but is open to anyone working with Pacific communities. The course educates participants about the relationship between food types and health, with a focus on making traditional foods healthier for all life stages. It incorporates a 'train the trainer' approach to empower participants to support families, communities, and workplaces with healthy nutrition information. Delivered over 12 weeks either fully online or in a blended format (face-to-face in Ellerslie, Auckland, and online), the course is run in partnership with AUT and the Heart Foundation.
Course Content
- Healthy eating principles
- Healthy lifestyles
- Lifecourse nutrition (ages 0-65+)
- Making traditional Pacific foods healthier
- Training and educating communities on nutrition
- Sharing nutrition information in families, workplaces, and communities
Entry Requirements
Ability to work with Pacific communities or be a Pacific worker
Eligibility to study in New Zealand
Build towards these roles
Community nutrition educatorPacific health workerWorkplace wellness coordinatorSupport roles in health promotion and disease prevention
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Public HealthCommunity HealthNutrition
