肥胖预防与管理理学硕士

该学位课程使学生能够对肥胖症进行深入的多学科理解，并将其与心理学，护理，健康与保健，运动与营养科学或其他健康相关领域的背景相结合，从而对预防和管理产生影响工作场所，医疗保健，学校和社区环境中的肥胖状况。肥胖预防和管理硕士是一项创新的学位课程，它利用了亚利桑那州立大学的各种专业知识。该课程旨在整合社会科学，应用科学，生命科学和健康科学的观点，并提供高级的，研究生级的，以问题为中心的体验式培训，其基础是有效预防和管理肥胖的证据和最佳实践。该学位课程面向希望进一步提高与肥胖相关的社会，文化，环境，健康和心理问题
This degree program allows students to develop an in-depth and multidisciplinary understanding of obesity and combine it with their background in psychology, nursing, health and wellness, exercise and nutrition sciences, or other health-related fields to make an impact on prevention and management of obesity in work-site, health care, school and community settings. The MS in obesity prevention and management is an innovative degree program that draws on a wide array of expertise at ASU. The curriculum is designed to integrate perspectives from the social, applied, life and health sciences and provides advanced, graduate-level, problem-focused, experiential training that is grounded in evidence and best practices for effective prevention and management of obesity. This degree program is geared toward postbaccalaureate students and professionals who wish to advance their understanding of the social, cultural, environmental, health and psychological issues associated with obesity. The program emphasizes the complex etiology of obesity and includes courses that will enhance students' ability to work with individuals and populations at risk of obesity to develop effective strategies for prevention and management of the condition across the lifespan.