- UPLB College of Human Ecology
Infobox University
name = College of Human Ecology atUniversity of the Philippines, Los Baños
established =1974
dean = Sue Liza C. Saguiguit
city = Science City of Los Baños
state =Laguna
country =Philippines
website = http://www.uplb.edu.ph/cheThe College of Human Ecology is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the
University of the Philippines at Los Baños . It is one of only a few institutions inAsia that offer a degree program inHuman Ecology and is the first and only one to offer the degree in thePhilippines . It is also the first inAsia to offer a degree program in Food and Nutrition Planning.CHE aims to develop "professionals who understand human development in relation to the biophysical and social environment, are able to participate in development programs, internalize and apply the ecological perspective to society’s problems; as well as produce human resource who understand nutrition management, and nutrition program planning, implementation, and evaluation."
History
CHE traces its roots to the Department of Home Technology at the College of Agriculture. In 1974, the department was transformed into the Institute of
Human Ecology in response to theUnited Nations GlobalStockholm Conference calling for a “common outlook and principle in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment.”On 23 February 1983, the Institute was elevated to a full-fledged College of
Human Ecology .Research and Extension
The College developed and currently administers the Regional Training Program on Food and Nutrition Planning for the
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and theNetherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation. It aims to establish a pool ofhuman resources inAsia who are fully capable of integrating nutrition considerations intodevelopment planning and management. It is the first inAsia to offer a degree program on Food and Nutrition Planning and has trained hundreds from all over the continent since its inception in 1978.CHE also conceptualized the Nutrition Improvement Model, which led to the development of Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI) Program. BIDANI is now a component of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition for building capacities of local governments to integrate
nutrition into local development programs.Faculty (selected)
*Aguilar, Nona C. (MS
University of the Philippines, Diliman )
*Barba, Corazon VC (PhDPennsylvania State University )
*Dy, Marison R. (PhDUniversity of the Philippines, Diliman )
*Ferido, Melissa P. (MSUniversity of the Philippines, Los Baños )
*Hurtada, Wilma A. (PhDUniversity of the Philippines, Los Baños )
*Piadozo, Raden C. (PhDUniversity of the Philippines, Los Baños )
*Ranit-Dy, Marison C. (PhDUniversity of the Philippines, Diliman )
*Rola, Walfredo R. (PhDUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison )
*Saguiguit, Sue Liza C. (PhDMichigan State University )
*Talavera, Theresa M. (MPHUniversity of the Philippines, Manila )
*Tuazon, Ma. Antonia, G. (PhDWageningen University , Netherlands)
*Visco, Emilia S. (PhDUniversity of the Philippines, Los Baños )Degree Programs
* PhD
Nutrition
* MS Family Resource Management
* MPS Food and Nutrition Planning
* MS Applied Nutrition
* BSHuman Ecology ("Majors: Family Development; Human Settlement Planning; Social Technology")
* BSNutrition References
* [http://www.uplb.edu.ph/che College of Human Ecology]
*University of the Philippines, Los Baños
* [http://www.fishforpeace.com/bidani/ Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement]
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