Community Nutrition (Theory)

Paper Code: 
CND 332
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
2.00
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

 

Causes of malnutrition , Impact of malnutrition, Dual Burden of Malnutrition   

Economics of malnutrition       

12.00
Unit II: 
Determinants of food consumption

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

 

  • Anthropometry
  • Dietary Survey
  • Clinical Exanination
  • Biochemical Estimations
  • Nutritional surveillance  and monitoring                                                                                                                       

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
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 (State and central level)

 

National Nutrition Policy & Plan Of Action

National Health Policy & Plan of Action

 

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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