COMMUNITY NUTRITION (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
CND 333
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course shall enable the student :

  • To develop low cost recipes-weaning foods for infants and supplementary foods for all ages.
  • Identification of the problem, planning and implementation of several community based projects

 

Contents:

  1. Development of low cost nutritional recipes suitable for various vulnerable sections.
  2. Identifying, Planning and conducting nutrition education programmes for community using different extension methods and audio visual aids.
  3. Development of skills in conducting dietary, anthropometry and clinical assessment of various age groups.

 

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: 
2018-2019
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