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25DND 288 |
Community Nutrition (Theory) |
CO93: Define various aspects of public health. CO94: Explain geographical distribution, clinical features and prevention strategies of various public health issues. CO95: Describe how to assess nutritional and health status. CO96: Understand concept related to Nutrition Monitoring and Surveillance CO97: Develop skills and techniques required for assessment of various ongoing public health programmes. CO98: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
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Approach in teaching: Lecture method PowerPoint presentation, Discussions Tutorials
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments Effective questions Seminar presentation Field Visits to Anganwadi centers Giving tasks |
Class test Semester end examinations Quiz Assignments Presentations
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Ø Definition and multidisciplinary nature of public nutrition
Ø Concept and scope
Ø Role of public nutritionist
Ø Health Care Delivery System
Ø Demography and Populations Dynamics
Ø Direct and Indirect methods of Nutritional assessment of human groups
Ø Assessment of age: Using local events calendar.
Ø Anthropometry Assessment: Measurements used, use of equipment, standards for comparison. Classification used to categorize malnutrition, cut of points used to distinguish current and long term malnutrition.
Ø Indicators of nutritional status: weight /age, height/age and weight/height, mid upper arm (MUAC).
Ø Guidelines for interpretations of growth charts
Ø Dietary assessment: Methods and techniques for assessing dietary intakes of individual, house hold level and Institutional level, Essential features, Uses and limitations of different methods.
Ø Problems intake measurements, factors affecting the accuracy of dietary assessment. Interpretation of dietary data.
Ø Clinical assessment: Study of different methods and techniques for clinical assessment of nutritional status and diagnosis of sign of relation to various nutrient deficiencies.
Ø Biochemical assessment: Methods and techniques for major nutritional disorders, standards for comparison, field level assessment techniques.
Ø Nutrition Monitoring and Nutrition Surveillance - Objectives and components of Nutrition Monitoring
Ø Nutrition Survelliance System (NSS) -Objectives and Uses of Nutrition Surveillance, Key Indicators of Nutrition Surveillance System
Ø Nutrition Education
ü Need, Scope and Importance
ü Theories of NE
ü Process of NEC(Nutrition Education Communication)
ü Programme Planning
Ø Etiology, prevalence, clinical features and preventive strategies of-
Ø Undernutrition –
Ø Protein energy malnutrition, nutritional anaemia, vitamin A deficiency, iodine
Ø deficiency disorders
Ø Overnutrition – obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes
Ø Fluorosis
Ø National Nutrition Policy and Programmes
1. Wadhwa A and Sharma S (2003). Nutrition in the Community-A Textbook. Elite Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
2. Park K (2011). Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 21st Edition. M/s Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur, India.
3. Bamji MS, Krishnaswamy K and Brahmam GNV (Eds) (2009). Textbook of Human Nutrition, 3rd edition. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
4. ICMR (1989) Nutritive Value of Indian Foods. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad.
5. ICMR (2011) Dietary Guidelines for Indians – A Manual. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad.
1. Jelliffe DB, Jelliffe ERP, Zerfas A and Neumann CG (1989). Community Nutritional Assessment with special reference to less technically developed countries. Oxford University Press. Oxford.
2. World Health Organization (2006). WHO Child Growth Standards: Methods and development: Length/height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, weight-for height and body mass index-for-age (http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/ [2]
Links:
[1] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/community-nutrition-theory-14
[2] http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/
[3] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026