Community Nutrition (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
CND 332
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course shall enable the students

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

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to community health, health care, health delivery systems

 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: 
Determinants of food consumption and nutritional status of community

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

 Assessment of Nutritional Status

  • Anthropometry
  • Dietary Survey
  • Clinical Exanination
  • Biochemical Estimations

Nutritional surveillance  and monitoring 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Nutrition Education

Nutrition Education Objectives, Principles, Scope                                                                                                                   

National and International agencies   (UNICEF,WHO,etc)

Programme Planning                                                              

12.00
Unit V: 
An overview of ongoing programmes in health and nutrition sector

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

 

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