Public Nutrition (Theory)

Paper Code: 
HFN - 322
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • To understand the multi-faceted nature of malnutrition problem.
  • To be able to assess the malnutrition problem at the community level.
  • To understand the role and responsibilities of various sectors in improving health and nutritional status of population.
  • To be aware of policies and various intervention programmes operating in India to overcome malnutrition.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Concept
  • Concept and scope of Public Health Nutrition, Health Care DeliverySystem
  • Relationship Between Eating Behavior and Chronic Diseases
  • Reducing Risk through Preventive  Mechanism
  • Levels of Prevention and Promotion
  • Public and Community  Health Objectives
  • Knowledge and Skills of Public Health and Community Nutritionist, Places of Employment

 

12.00
Unit II: 
An introduction on Epidemiology
  • Methods.
  • Epidemiological reasoning.
  • Epidemiological studies.
  • Nutritional Epidemiology- Measurement.
  • Importance of nutritional epidemiology in developing countries.
  • Nutritional epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Dual burden of Malnutrition
  • An introduction
  • Emergence of Dual Burden of Malnutrition in India.
  • Overview of Nutritional Status of Vulnerable group.
  • Overview of causes and consequences.
  • Nutritional intervention for vulnerable population. ( Pregnancy, Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence, Adulthood: Special health issues)

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Delivering Successful Nutrition Services
  • Principles of Planning Effective Community Nutrition Programs.
  • Introduction
  • Identifying Issues

Factors that prompt program planning

  • Analyzing subjective and objective data

Writing a mission statement

Clarifying goals

  • Developing a Program Plan

Designing actions

Management system

Resources, budgets and Feasibility

Managing Task and Time

  • Program Implementation
  • Program Evaluation

Evaluation types

Why program evaluation and with whom

The program process evaluation

Theories and models for Health Promotion and Changing Nutrition Behavior

  • Introduction
  • Program planning using theories/Models
  • Health Belief Model (HBM)
  • Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Model (KABM)
  • Social Learning Theory (SLT)
  • Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA)
  • Diffusion of Innovation Theory
  • Transtheoretica/Stages of Change Model
  • Social Marketing Theory (SMT)
  • Healthy Communities: The Process
  • P- Process
  • PRECEDE_PROCEED

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Principles of Nutrition education
  • Introduction
  • Educational Principles
  • The Theory of Learning
  • The Nature of Learning
  • Applying Educational Principles to Program Design and Intervention
  • Education across the life span
  • Education and culture
  • Developing a nutrition education plan
  • Developing a lesson plan.
  • Enhancing and achieving program participation- ideas for designing messages

Marketing nutrition program and role of food industry and food choices

  • Developing Marketing plan
  • Market research and situational analysis
  • E- professionalism (advertising the program, food industry, advertising and food choices

 

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