This course will enable the students to –
1. Basic Principles for planning and preparing low cost nutritious dishes for vulnerable groups.
2. Simple techniques of assessment of nutritional status.
3. Critical evaluation of a nutrition and health programme.
4. Organization of a nutrition education activity.
Computer application in imparting nutrition and health education
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Learning outcome (at course level) |
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Assessment Strategies |
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Course Code |
Course title |
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24HFN 325 |
Public Nutrition-Practical (Practical) |
COFN109: Emphasize advanced cognitive skills, including analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, required for designing, evaluating, and implementing nutrition interventions targeting vulnerable populations across various life stages. COFN110: Develop low cost recipes for specific vulnerable section of the society. COFN 111: Compile comprehensive practical records having detailed programme planning and implementation and low cost recipes cultivate verbal communication skills to converse effectively with examiners. Top of Form
COFN112: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
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Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Case studies on preparation of diet plans for a given situation
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Individual and group projects |
CONTENTS
Research
a. Principles of PR
b. Features of good PR
c. Introduction of few PR methods (eg. Community mapping, preference ranking,
Venn Diagrams, seasonality diagram)
1. Park J E and park K. 2009,Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine; Edition: 20th, Jabalpur. Banarsidas Bhanot..
2. Jelliffe and jelliffe 1989, Assessment of Nutritional Status in the Community.
3. Gopalan C, Combating Undernutrition, Nutrition Foundation of India; Special Publication Series
4. Vir Chander Sheila. 2011. Public Health Nutrition in Developing Countries Part I & II. Woodhead Publishing India.
5. Hughes R and Margetts M.B. 2011. Practical Public Health Nutrition. Wiley- Blackwell.
6. Nnakwe E.N. 2013. Community Nutrition Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Second Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
7. Measuring Change in Nutritional Status1983: World Health Organization. Geneva.