Pre-Nutrition Program at HCC
Campus contact for this program:
Professor Janet Yarrow, JYarrow@hcc.commnet.edu
This program is designed for students who seek to become a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. Upon completion of the associates pre-nutrition degree, students have the opportunity to apply for transfer to a 4- year university to complete the degree for Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist.
- University of Connecticut at Storrs, Department of Nutritional Sciences.
- University of New Haven, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- University of Maine
- University of St. Joseph (articulation agreement in process)
Outcomes:
- Demonstrate ability to think critically and creatively.
- Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form.
- Demonstrate proficiency of computer literacy.
- Demonstration ability to understand basic scientific principles.
- Demonstrate ability to understand, evaluate and apply nutrition principles.
Nutrition Websites
Community Supported Agriculture
Find your local CSA
Print Books about Nutrition and Diet
Obesity and Overweight Sourcebook by
basic consumer health information about the causes, prevalence, screening, associated health risks, prevention, and treatment of obesity and overweight : along with social and psychological impact of obesity and resources for additional help and information
Call Number: RC 628 .O2275 2020ISBN: 9780780818088Publication Date: 2020-07-17
Reference Shelf: Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States by
This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at America's food economy and food inequality. Though America is the world's wealthiest nation and has some of the most productive agricultural land in the world, it still has a serious problem with food availability and hunger.
Call Number: HD 9005 .F664 2021ISBN: 9781642657906Publication Date: 2022-01-30
How to Eat by
"What is the "best" diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad?
Call Number: TX 355 .B5835 2020ISBN: 9780358128823Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Resetting the Table by
Consumers want to know more about their food--including the farm it came from, the chemicals used, the nutrition value, how the animals were treated, and costs to the environment. They are being told that organic foods, unprocessed and sourced from small local farms, do the best in passing such tests. Robert Paarlberg reviews the evidence and disagrees.
Call Number: HD 9005 .P25 2021ISBN: 9780525656449Publication Date: 2021-02-02
