Recognize the solutions for overcoming problems of malnutrition in the
Community.
To develop awareness among the students about the magnitude of nutritional
problems.
To develop ability to assess the problems and devise nutrition education material for them
9.00
Unit I:
Concept and Scope of community Health and Nutrition. Health care, health delivery systems
Nutrition and health in national development
Demography and population Dynamics
9.00
Unit II:
Identification of at risk group
2Causes of malnutrition, Economics of Malnutrition, Dual Burden of Malnutrition
Nutrition and behavior
Food and Nutrition Security
9.00
Unit III:
Nutrition Education
Nutritional Surveillance & Monitoring
Programme Planning
9.00
Unit IV:
Nutrition Policies, National Health Policy, National Nutrition Policy
Food Based Strategies for Combating Malnutrition : Horticulture Intervention, food fortification, value addition
Ongoing programme in field of Public Health Nutrition at central as well as state
Community Nutrition Programmes – Objectives, strategy and other various nutrition related welfare programme. An Overview of
ICDS, Mid Day Meal Programmes, Iron Deficiency Disorder Control Programme, Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder Control Programme, IDD
9.00
Unit V:
National and International agencies in improving the nutritional status : WHO, UNICEF, CDC, CARE,ICMR, NIN, ICAR
Approaches & working with Community
Factors affecting community Health & nutrition
An overview of Constitutional rights and acts related to nutrition and health secto
Essential Readings:
Nutrition Foundation of India Bulletin, New Delhi.
Nutrition News. NIN, Hyderabad.
Park, J.E. and Park, K. 2000. Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine. Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur.
Jeannette B. Endras, 1999. Community Nutrition Challenges and Opportunity Merril , an imprint of prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Colum Ohio.
References:
Rao, B.S.N. Deosthale, Y.G. and Pant, K.C. 1998 (Revised and updated).Nutrition value of Indian Foods by Gopalan. C. Ramashastri, B.V. and Balasubraman S.C., NIN, ICMR,Hyderabad.
Gopaldas, T. and Seshadari, S. 1987. Nutrition Monitoring and Assessment.Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
McLaren, D.S. 1977. Nutrition in the Community John Wiley and Sons, Chichest.
Jelliffe. D.B. 1966. The Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Community.WHO, Geneva.
Jeliffee, N. 1962. Clinical Nutrition. Hoeber Medical Division, New York.
Nutritious Recipes. For Complementary Feeding of Infants & Young Children. Food & Nutrition Board .MWCD Govt. of India (2008)
