PUBLIC NUTRITION

 Concept and scope of public nutrition

· Definition and multidisciplinary nature of public nutrition

· Concept and scope

· Role of public nutritionist

Health care delivery system

Nutritional problems, their implications and related nutrition programmes

  · Etiology, prevalence, clinical features and preventive strategies of-

- Undernutrition –

- Protein energy malnutrition, nutritional anaemias, vitamin A deficiency, iodine

deficiency disorders

- Overnutrition – obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes

- Fluorosis

· National Nutrition Policy and Programmes - Integrated Child Development Services

(ICDS) Scheme, Mid day Meal Programme (MDMP), National programmes for

prevention of Anaemia, Vitamin A deficiency, Iodine Deficiency Disorders

Assessment of nutritional status

· Objectives and importance

· Methods of assessment

a. Direct – clinical signs, nutritional anthropometry, biochemical tests, biophysical

tests

b. Indirect – Diet surveys, vital statistics

Nutrition Monitoring and Nutrition Surveillance

• Objectives and components of Nutrition Monitoring

Nutrition Survelliance System (NSS)

• Objectives and Uses of Nutrition Surveillance
• Key Indicators of Nutrition Surveillance System

 Nutrition Education

• Need, Scope and Importance
• Theories of NE
• Process of NEC(Nutrition Education Communication)

Nutrition Policies, Programmes and Acts

• National Nutrition Policy
• Nutrition Programmes
• ICDS
• Nutrient Deficiency Control Programme
• Supplementary Feeding Programmes
• Food Security Programmes
• Self Employment and Wage Employment Schemes

Planning Cycle  : Programme Planning and Administration