Six dietetics students from the undergraduate program at Missouri State spent their spring break in the beautiful Central American country of El Salvador with their host, Convoy of Hope. Their mission was to learn about malnutrition in the small country and what is being done about it and who is helping. Convoy of Hope has worked in El Salvador for 10 years working to improve … [Read more...] about Dietetics Students Go Local in El Salvador
Instead of the usual spring break routine, several MSU dietetics students headed to El Salvador to observe nutrition firsthand in a third world country. Carmen Boyd, dietetics program director, traveled with a group of students to El Salvador to study anthropometrics, nutrition education and malnutrition. In health care, the term "disparities" refers to the unequal … [Read more...] about Spring Break Trips Offer Firsthand Look at Nutrition Disparity