ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS (Theory)

• Direct and Indirect methods of Nutritional assessment of human groups 
• Assessment of age: Using local events calendar.
• Anthropometry Assessment: Measurements used, use of equipment, standards for comparison. Classification used to categorize malnutrition, cut of points used to distinguish current and long term malnutrition.
• Indicators of nutritional status: weight /age, height/age and weight/height, mid upper arm (MUAC).
• Guidelines for interpretations of growth charts

• Dietary assessment: Methods and techniques for assessing dietary intakes of individual, house hold level and Institutional level, Essential features, Uses and limitations of different methods.
• Problems intake measurements, factors affecting the accuracy of dietary assessment. Interpretation of dietary data.

Clinical assessment: Study of different methods and techniques for clinical assessment of nutritional status and diagnosis of sign of relation to various nutrient deficiencies.

• Biochemical assessment: Methods and techniques for major nutritional disorders, standards for comparison, field level assessment techniques. 

Tools for Nutrition Screening in Hospitalized Patients                                         

• Nutrition Risk Screening 2002
• Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
• Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool(MUST)

Tools for Nutritional Assessment of Hospitalized Patients    

• Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)
• Physical Examination
• Laboratory Examination