Community Nutrition

Paper Code: 
25FND332
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To recognize the solutions for overcoming problems of malnutrition in the community.

 

Course Outcomes: 

 

Course outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

25FND332

Community Nutrition (Theory)

 

 

CO39: Outline the principles of community nutrition and develop comprehension about its multifaceted nature

CO40: Explain nutritional deficiencies and promote better health outcomes within communities.

CO41: Asses monitoring and addressing nutritional issues at both individual and population levels.

CO42: Analyze essential requisites for developing and implementing effective nutrition interventions.

CO43: Explain policies and plans provide the framework for guiding action and investment in health CO44: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Team teaching and learning activities

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective discussion , Simulation, Report analysis and presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical related to

CA test, Semester end examinations, Viva, Group discussion and power point presentation
   
   
   

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Community Nutrition an Overview
  • Introduction to community health, health care, health delivery systems
  • Causes of malnutrition, Impact of malnutrition, Dual Burden of Malnutrition   
  • Economics of malnutrition                                                                                                                                                                     

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Food Behaviour and Methods of improving Nutrient Quality
  • Determinants of food consumption and nutritional status of community
  • Nutrition and Behaviour
  • Modern methods of improvement of nutritional quality of foods                      
  • Fortification, Mutual Supplementation, Fermentation, Enrichment, Germination, Probiotics

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Assessment of Nutritional Status and Nutrition surveillance
  •  
  • Dietary Survey
  • Clinical Examination
  • Biochemical Estimations

Nutritional surveillance and monitoring                                                                                                                       

12.00
Unit IV: 
Nutrition Education and Program Planning

·        Nutrition Education Objectives, Principles, Scope

·        National and International agencies   (UNICEF, WHO, etc)

Programme Planning                                                              

Unit V: 
Nutrition Related Programs and Policies
  • An overview of ongoing programmes in health and nutrition sector  (State and central level)
    National Nutrition Policy & Plan of Action
  • National Health Policy & Plan of Action

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Park K . Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine;. M/s Banarsidas Bhanot. Publishers. Twentieth Edition. 2009.
  2. Bamji, M.S, Rao P.N and Reddy V . Textbook of Human Nutrition. Oxford  & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD, New Delhi & Calcutta
  3. Wadhwa, A and Sushma, S. A Textbook of Nutrition in the Community. Elite Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

 

References: 
  1. Shukla P.K. (1982) Nutritional Problems of India – Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  2. Jellife D.B. (1966). The Assessment of Nutritional Status of the Community. WHO Monograph series no. 53. Geneva.
  3. McLarea D.S. (Ed) 1983. Nutrition in the Community. John Wiley & Sons

 

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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