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COMMUNITY NUTRITION - PRACTICAL [1]

Paper Code: 
25DFSN501(B)
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Develop low cost nutritious recipes
  2. Assess the nutritional status of the different population groups
  3. Develop nutrition and health education for various vulnerable groups

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Course Code

Course

Title

25DFSN501(B)

Community Nutrition-Practical

(Practical)

CO47: Formulate low cost recipes for vulnerable section of society.

CO48: Assess the nutritional status of various age groups using Dietary and anthropometric information 

CO49: Compile comprehensive practical records having data analysis related to macro and micronutrients and cultivate verbal communication skills to converse effectively with examiners. 

CO50: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Lecture method

Power point presentation Discussions

Tutorials

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments

Effective questions

Seminar presentation Field Visits to Anganwadi centers, presentation of nutrition and health education session

Giving tasks

Class test

Semester end examinations 

viva

Assignments

Presentations 

 

12.00

CONTENTS

 

  • Planning of low cost nutritious recipes for infants, preschoolers, pregnant/nursing mothers for nutrition education.
  • Assessment of nutritional status:
  • Anthropometry – weight and height measurements
  • Plotting and interpretation of growth charts for children below 5 years
  • Identification of clinical signs of common nutritional disorders
  • Dietary assessment – FFQ and 24 hour diet recall
  • Planning and conducting a food demonstration.
  • Visit to an ongoing nutrition and health promotion programme.

 

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Wadhwa A and Sharma S (2003). Nutrition in the Community-A Textbook. Elite

          Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

  • Park K (2011). Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 21st Edition. M/s

          Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur, India.

  • Bamji MS, Krishnaswamy K and Brahmam GNV (Eds) (2009). Textbook of Human

Nutrition, 3rd edition. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

  • ICMR (1989) Nutritive Value of Indian Foods. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian

Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad.

  • ICMR (2011) Dietary Guidelines for Indians – A Manual. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad.

 

References: 

·                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.

·                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]

 

E- Resources

·       http://nhm.gov.in/images/pdf/programmes/wifs/job-aids/Nutrition_and_Health_Education.pdf [3]

https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/integrated%20nutrition%20education-%20a%20handbook.pdf [4]

Academic Year: 
2025-2026 [5]

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[1] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/community-nutrition-practical-29
[2] http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/
[3] http://nhm.gov.in/images/pdf/programmes/wifs/job-aids/Nutrition_and_Health_Education.pdf
[4] https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/integrated%20nutrition%20education-%20a%20handbook.pdf
[5] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026