COMMUNITY NUTRITION (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
CND 332
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
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: 
  1. Introduction to community health, health care, health delivery systems                                                                                                          
  1. Causes of malnutrition , Impact of malnutrition    
  2. Economics of malnutrition                                                                                                                                                                    
9.00
Unit II: 
  1. Determinants of food consumption and nutritional status of community
  2. Nutrition and Behaviour
  3. Modern methods of improvement of nutritional quality of foods                      

Fortification, Mutual Supplementation, Fermentation, Enrichment, Germination, Probiotics

9.00
Unit III: 
  1.  Assessment of Nutritional Status
    • Anthropometry
    • Dietary Survey
    • Clinical Exanination
    • Biochemical Estimations

Nutritional surveillance                                                                                                                           

9.00
Unit IV: 

Nutrition Education Objectives, Principles, Scope                                                                                                                    

  1. National and International agencies   (UNICEF,WHO,etc)
  2. Programme Planning                                                            
9.00
Unit V: 
  1. Mid Day Meal Programme
  • ICDS
  • Prophylaxis Programme (Vitamin A, Iron)
  • Immunization
  • Food Fortification
  • Diarrhoea Disease Control Programme
  • Safe Motherhood and Child Survival Programme
     
  • National Nutrition Policy & Plan Of Action

National Health Policy & Plan of Action

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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