COMMUNITY NUTRITION (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
CND 332
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Objectives:

This course shall enable the students

  • To recognize the solutions for overcoming problems of malnutrition in the community.

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The students will be able to –

 

CO26: OutlineUnderstand Principles of community nutrition and develop comprehension about multifaceted nature of nutritional problems

CO27: Create awareness about nutrition policy and programmes.

CO28: Developunderstandingnational and international agencies working actively in community

 

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

  
 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
  • Introduction to community health, health care, health delivery systems
  • Causes of malnutrition, Impact of malnutrition, Dual Burden of Malnutrition   
  • Economics of malnutrition                                                                                                                                                                     

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

·         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

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit III
  • Assessment of Nutritional Status
    • Anthropometry
    • Dietary Survey
    • Clinical Examination
    • Biochemical Estimations
  • Nutritional surveillance  and monitoring                                                                                                                       

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

·         Nutrition Education Objectives, Principles, Scope                                                                                                                   

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

Programme Planning                                                              

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit V
  • 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: 

TEXT BOOKS:

  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: 

REFERENCE Books:

  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: 
2023-2024
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