Health is not simply the absence of disease, and it is definitely not something you get once and keep forever — it comes from either treating illness through recovery and rehabilitation, or protecting it in people who are already healthy. Food sits right at the centre of that second path: what we eat and drink, alongside a healthy environment and a reasonable degree of psychological wellbeing, largely determines which side of that line we stay on.

This training course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is part of the Academy's wider public-health curriculum, built to modern scientific standards, and looks specifically at where nutrition, food safety and public health meet.

Who should attend?

• Health and food-extension workers.
• Nutritionists.
• Staff working in community health centres.
• Anyone responsible for therapeutic feeding programmes.

How will attendees benefit?

• Identify the four main nutrient groups a person needs, and how nutritional concerns evolve over time.
• Recognise specialised applications of food science that matter for public health.
• Choose the right health-guidance route for a given nutrition-related case.
• Use good nutrition as the practical foundation for building good health outcomes.

Module 1: Public Health, the Foundation for Nutrition Work

• Why public health matters, and its basic principles.
• How public-health thinking applies in practice.

Module 2: Following Food From Farm to Plate

• Understanding the food chain and where risks enter it.

Module 3: Food, Disease and Everyday Wellbeing

• The relationship between food and disease.
• How healthy nutrition improves overall wellness and physical activity.

Module 4: Keeping Food Safe

• Healthy nutrition behaviour and food-safety practices.
• Real examples of food contamination and how to avoid them.

Course locations:

Courses are held in Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, Turkey, England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Austria and Denmark, as well as Australia and the United States — at a time and place that fits your schedule.

Course delivery formats:

• Group training at the Academy's centres.
• One-to-one training.
• Field and practical training, following an advanced curriculum.
• Theoretical training in the Academy's dedicated halls.

What do you get?

On completion, participants receive a certificate accredited by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy.

Note: we can deliver this course at the time and place that suits you, and it is also offered to a high standard for senior officials — contact the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy team for more details.