SEMESTER-IV
Paper II- Nutrition Management During Emergencies
Total-40 hrs
S.No. | Topics to be covered |
Domain |
Teaching Hours |
Module1 |
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Must Know Natural, manmade disasters and contributing factors for the development of emergency situation. |
8 |
Module 2 |
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Must Know Major nutritional problems their causes, control and prevention. Desirable to Know Major communicable diseases their causes, control and prevention & role of immunization. |
8 |
Module 3 |
|
Must Know Nutritional surveillance inemergency, screening methods and related organization. |
4 |
Module 4 |
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Must Know Food aids during emergency, food needsassessment, transport, storage & distribution strategy during relief & rehabilitation for nutritional relief. Desirable to Know Management of Health problems during emergency. |
6 |
Module 5 |
|
Must Know |
4 |
Module 6 |
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Must Know Factors influencing nutrition & health status of elderly. |
5 |
Module 7 |
|
Must Know |
5 |
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- WHO, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Federation of Red Cross, World Food Programme, The management of nutrition in major emergencies,2000.
- B.Wisner,J.Adams, Environmental health in emergencies and disasters(A practical guide),2002.
- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Emergency Food Security Assessment Handbook, First Edition,2005.