Abstract

BECERRA-BULLA, F; PINZON-VILLATE, G  and  VARGAS-ZARATE, M. Building a health promotion programme based in diet and nutrition at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2011, vol.59, suppl.1, pp.67-76. ISSN 0120-0011.

This manuscript presents experience of joint work carried out between teachers from the Faculty of Medicine's Human Nutrition department and the Student Health Division regarding health promotion in the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, in Bogotá. Reference is first made to conceptual aspects and the evolution of health promotion programmes in national and international universities and higher education institutions. The results of research studies regarding Universidad Nacional students' food and nutritional situation are presented; such research was carried out by teachers and undergraduate nutrition and dietetics students from 2001 to 2007. Reference is also made to activities carried out during the Health Promoting University programme's implementation phase, placing special emphasis on educational activities carried out in each faulty. The programme's projections are then presented in terms of teaching, investigation and extension.

Keywords : health promotion; universities; feeding; nutrition; public health; students.

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