Co-Curricular Hunger & Nutrition Programs

Sponsoring Group or Department: Center for Human and Community Wellness

Project Name: MU Community Garden

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Description: Monmouth University will be creating a community garden with 60 raised bed garden plots that will be available for adoption for community and campus members. We will be donating the majority of the edible crops grown to local charitable organizations.

Campus Contact: Sean Foran, 732-379-0752, sean.foran@gmail.com

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Sponsoring Group or Department:  Service Learning and Community Programs

Project Name: Holiday Giving

Community Partner(s): Asbury Park School District, Long Branch Public Schools

Description: Campus clubs, organizations, and departments adopt families to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to those in need. We also coordinate multiple canned food drives which are delivered to the Long Branch Public Schools.

Campus Contact: Marilyn Ward, Coordinator of Service Learning and Community Programs, (732) 571-4411, mward@monmouth.edu

Website: http://www.monmouth.edu/academics/CSS/service_learning/default.asp

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Academic Courses with Hunger & Nutrition Connection

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Department: School of Nursing

Course Title: Nutrition and Health

Description: An introduction to the physiology of nutrition, basic concepts of normal nutrition, and nutrition in chronic disease (such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and obesity) will be explored. A study of the basic nutrients and the gastrointestinal system in its role of digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Food needs of an individual throughout life (birth to old age) will be considered, along with necessary dietary modifications caused by decreased activity. Food fads and fallacies will be discussed, as will factors to consider in choosing a healthy diet. Current concerns, such as how safe are the additives in our foods, the role of sugar, salt and highly processed foods, alternative therapies such as herbal remedies, and phytochemicals and their potential roles in modern nutrition, will be studied. Weight management will be addressed as it relates to medical nutrition therapy. Also listed as Health 380.

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