Community nutrition is a 3-credit course, designed to get informed about the nutritional status of community. It is a discipline that strives to improve the nutrition and health of individuals and groups within communities. Nutrition programming can occur in many community settings, including worksites, health centers, clinics, hospitals, schools, churches, recreational and sports centers, elderly feeding sites and homes. Community nutrition encompasses any nutrition program whose target is the community, whether funded by a government (federal, state, city) or sponsored by a private group (as in a worksite or hospital weight management program). This course explores communities and their composition and influences on nutrition habits and nutrition status. Community, state, and national food and nutrition programs and services will be discussed with emphasis on program goals, target audiences and policy formulation. This course also explores program development via assessing needs, developing objectives, implementing interventions and evaluating programs.