School of Medicine

Nutrition

The Nutrition concentration in the Tufts University MPH program introduces students to those applied methods used in nutrition program and policy assessment, development, and evaluation, with an emphasis on diverse and/or vulnerable populations and community-based interventions. Students will understand relationships between macronutrients, micronutrients and food intake patterns and health outcomes, and have a foundation in a variety of skills used in the promotion of healthy eating and active living. This concentration is offered in cooperation with the Tufts University Gerald J. and Dorothy J. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Skills & Competencies

  • Evaluate the alignment of individual eating patterns and their constituent nutrient food sources with the US dietary guidelines.
  • Apply discipline-relevant theory, evidence, or quality improvement approaches to nutrition/active living issues, programs, or policies.
  • Evaluate nutrition-related/active living issues, programs, or policies.
  • Assess root causes of systemic and structural threats to adequate nutrition during vulnerable periods in the life course.
  • Formulate government-led strategies to improve food security for a defined population.
  • Justify a policy recommendation to address a specific nutrition policy issue.

Courses required in addition to the core

  • NUTR 202 – Principles of Nutrition Science
  • NUTR 203 – Fundamentals of Nutrition Policy and Programming: How Science and Practice Interact
  • NUTR 228 – Community and Public Health Nutrition
  • NUTR 301 – Nutrition in the Lifecycle
  • 13.5 elective credits