WOMEN HEALTH & NUTRITION (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
CND 301
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the student

  •  To be acquainted with status of women in family  & society
  •  Understand how various factors influence the health & nutritional status of women
  • Understand how health  of women influence family, community & national development

 

Course Outcomes

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CND 301

WOMEN HEALTH AND NUTRITION (THEORY) 

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO 24: Assess the status of women in family and society and the role of women in National development.

CO25: Examine the nutritional requirements of women through lifecycle and the special care needed during certain physiological conditions.

CO26: Critically evaluate the role of education in empowering women and the role of family, community and National development in womens’ health.

CO27: Distinguish various policies and legislations for women.

Approach in teaching:

Demonstrations, Laboratory exercises, Discussionsand interaction with chefs and cooks

 

Learning activities for the students:

Use of recipe books and related videos, Participation in cookery competitions, Product development.

 

Class test

Semester end examinations

Quiz

Assignments

 

 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
  1. Role of Women in National Development

·         pre and post-independence

·         present scenario

 

  1. Women in family and community

·         Demographic changes as per the latest census report (2011)

·         Sex ratio

·         Life expectancy

·         Literacy rate

·         Fertility related statistics

Birth Rate, General Fertility Rate, General Marital Fertility Rate, Age-Specific Fertility Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Gross Reproduction Rate, Net Production Rate, Child Women Ratio, Pregnancy Rate, Abortion Rate, Abortion Ratio, Marriage Rate

9.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II
  1. Women as a reproductive unit
  2.  Girl child and gender bias
  3. Family planning
  • Definition
  • Health aspects
  • National population policy
  • Fertility regulating methods
  • Post- conceptional methods
  1. National Family Welfare Programme
9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III
  1. Women’s nutritional requirements and food need throughout lifecycle
  2. Special Care during certain physiological conditions (mental- social support and food fads and myths )
  • Menarche
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Menopause
  1. Special Care in chronic degenerative diseases (mental- social support and food fads and myths )
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Cancers- breast cancer and cervical cancer

Overview to the funding agencies for the same ( national &  international)

9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
  1. Policies and Legislations
    • CEDAW ( Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women)
    • WRLH (Women’s Right to Life and Health)
    • Safe motherhood & child survival
    • Ministry of Women & Child  Guidelines
    • Laws  pertaining to rape and female fetiocide
9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT-V
  1. Empowerment of women
  • Role of education
  • Various national schemes for women-SABLA, IGMSY,IMY, Working Women Hostel, STEP, Swadhar, KSY and BSY.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Park K & Park (2011) Park’s Textbook  of Preventive and Social Medicine. 21st Edition.Banarsidas Bhanot Publications UP, India
  2. Women and Health (2011) Mary IJ, Chidambaranathan C.Pointer Publication , Jaipur.
  3. Bhatia A (2000). Women Devcelopment and NGO’s. Rawat Publications
  4. Women & Society (1995) Women & educational development series-10. Common Wealth Publishers
  5.  Nutrient Requirement and Recommended Dietary Allowances. (2010) ICMR

 

References: 
  1. ACC/SCN Policy Discussion Papers
  2. UNICEF (1994): The Urban Poor And Household Food Security, UNICEF
  3. IDRC (1993): Gender, Health and Sustainable Development.
  4. NFHS Reports.
  5. UNICEF-State of World’s Children
  6. Annual Report of Government of India (National Development)

 

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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