Community nutrition
S. No |
Topic |
Learning objectives |
Teaching guidelines |
Methodology |
Time |
1 | Introduction to Dietetics:- | Describe the different areas of Nutrition & Dietetics and its role and relationship with health in national development
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Introduction to Nutrition & Dietetics:- Definition of Nutrition & Dietetics • concepts of nutrition Role of Nutrition in maintaining Health:- Nutritional Problems in India:- Protein Energy Malnutrition • Vitamin A deficiency • Nutritional Anemia • iodine Deficiency Disorder • Chronic disease •Eating disorder National Nutrition Policy:- Introduction • Aims of NNP • Nutrition policy instrument of NNP • Direct short term Interventions • Indirect Policy instrument |
Student seminar by Poster presentation,
Exercises followed with discussion |
2 hrs |
2 | Malnutrition:- | Develop effective skills to understand, aware and plan &prepare the diet of the age group suffering from malnutrition
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Introduction• definition of malnutrition • types of malnutrition • prevalence • causes • sign & symptoms of under nutrition •conditions caused by under nutrition • factors leading over nutrition • sign & symptoms of over nutrition •conditions caused by over nutrition | Role Play followed with discussion |
3 hrs |
3 | Introduction to Nutritional Disorders:- | Develop effective skills to understand and enumerate the concept nutritional disorders and aware the community about different nutritional problems | Introduction • definition • types Protein Energy Malnutrition:- introduction• epidemiology •classification• causes • risk factor • clinical features • prevention • dietary management Nutritional Anaemia:- introduction • epidemiology •causes • risk factor • clinical features • prevention • dietary management Vitamin Deficiency Disorders :- introduction • epidemiology •causes • risk factor • clinical features • prevention • dietary management |
Student interaction session,
Demonstration
Prepare different teaching aids- Projected and non- projected. |
15hrs |
4 | Nutritional Assessment :- | Develop basic skill of assessing the nutritional status of different age group
Understand and use the direct methods to assess the nutritional status of the patient in classroom and clinical settings
Learn the indirect method of nutritional assessment and their importance
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Introduction • Definition • objectives • sampling technique• methods of assessment Sampling Technique:- Introduction • Definition • objectives • identification of risk group • sampling techniquesMethods of Nutritional Assessment Introduction • Definition • objectives • Direct assessment • Indirect assessment Direct assessment – introduction• ABCD method Anthropometric Method:- Introduction •Definition • objectives• methods • advantages • disadvantages Biochemical Method:- Introduction • Definition • objectives • methods • advantages •disadvantages Clinical Method:- Introduction • Definition • objectives• methods • advantages •disadvantages Dietary Method:- Introduction • Definition • objectives• methods • advantages •disadvantages Indirect assessment– Food balance sheet:- Introduction • Definition • objectives • methods • advantages •disadvantages Ecological parameters:- Introduction • Definition • objectives • methods • advantages •disadvantages Vital statistics:- Introduction • Definition • objectives • methods • advantages •disadvantages |
Didactic method by PowerPoint presentation, Exercises followed with discussion
Workshop |
10hrs |
5 | Nutrition of a Community:-
Modern Methods of Improving Nutritional Quality:- |
Enumerate different methods applied to improve the nutritional quality of food
Use the knowledge in guiding about methods which can be used to improve the nutritional quality of food to the public in clinical, classroom and community settings
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Introduction• Definition of community nutrition • role of nutrition in community development• methods of improving nutritional quality Food Fortification:- definition• methods • advantages • disadvantages Nutrient Supplementations:- introduction • types of supplement • advantages • disadvantages Nutrition education themes and messages in nutrition and health, Antenatal Care:- definition • importance • objectives • methods• nutrition education Postnatal Care. :- definition • importance • objectives • methods• nutrition education |
Role Play Exercise followed by discussion Short Answer Objective type |
10 hrs |
6 | Nutritional and infection relationship:- | Develop basic skills to understand, apply and assess the patient suffering from these diseases Explain the importance of immunization
Describe the food borne infection
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Introduction• Definition • relationship between nutrition & infection Immunization Introduction • classification • precaution • target group • importance • nutritional care Food borne infection and intoxication diseases:- Introduction • definition• classification • role of microorganisms• foods involved • target group • intoxication diseases • signs & symptoms •prevention of disease • nutritional care Infestation of food borne diseases :- Definition• classification •prevalence • risk factor • causes • Outbreak•signs & symptoms • Prevention •control of infection • dietary modification |
Didactic lecture by PowerPoint presentation
problem based learning
Group discussion |
15 hrs |
7 | National and International agencies in uplifting the nutritional status – | Understand and describe different gastrointestinal disease and modify the diet according to the disease condition of the patient | introduction to nutritional program • relationship of health and nutrition• role played by community dietician in various nutritional programs • role of dietician in community National Program related to nutrition:- Nutritional problems in India • Nutritional Programs in India Vitamin A Deficiency program :- introduction • target group • objectives • activities National Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) program :- introduction • target group • objectives • factors contributing to the progress of IDD program SLP:- introduction • target group • objectives • factors contributing to the progress of program • activities Mid-day Meal program :- introduction • target group • objectives • Monitoring mechanism Integrated child development scheme :- introduction • target group • objectives • ICDS team •services National & International Agencies: – CFTRI:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies NIN:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies FAO:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies NIPCCD:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies CARE:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies WHO:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies UNICEF:- introduction • mission • vision •objectives • functions •policies ICMR:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies ICAR:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies CSIR:- introduction • mission • vision • objectives • functions •policies |
Students seminar by PowerPoint presentation, Exercises followed with discussion, long answers
Student interaction session
Tutorials |
15hrs |
8
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Community Nutrition Programme Planning | At the end of the session student will be able to describe the term community nutrition: enumerate the nutritional assessment tools, selection, strategy and implementation, evaluation of nutrition programme | Introduction• definition of community nutrition • Identification of problem • nutritional assessment • analysis of causes• resources •constraints• selection of interventions • setting a strategy• implementations• evaluation of the programme | Student interaction session, Problem based learning, case presentation using teaching aids |
10hrs |
PRACTICAL
1. Diet and nutrition surveys:
(a) Identification of vulnerable and risk groups.
(b) Diet survey for breast-feeding and weaning practices of specific groups.
(c) Use of anthropometric measurement in children.
2. Preparation of visual aids.
3. Field visit to
(a) Observe the working of nutrition and health oriented programmes (survey based result).
(b) Hospitals to observe nutritional deficiencies.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Textbook of Human Nutrition by Agrawal , Udipi
- Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine by Park
- Principles of Nutritional Assessment by Rosalind S. Gibson
- DNHE-1 Nutrition for the Community by Anshu Chaturvedi