| S. No. |
TOPICS TO BE COVERED |
DOMAIN
|
TEACHING HOURS
|
| Module 1 |
- Concept of public nutrition
- Introduction to public nutrition & health.
- Relationship between health and nutrition.
- Role of public nutritionists in the health care Delivery.
|
Must Know
Public health Nutrition and nutritionists in the delivery of health care services. |
3
|
| Module 2 |
- Sectors and Public Policies relevant to nutrition &health.
- Sectors and Public Policies relevant to nutrition and health.
|
Must Know
Various sectors /policies relevant to nutrition. |
2
|
| Module 3 |
- Primary Health Care of the Community
- National Health Care Delivery System.
- Determinants of Health Status.
- Indicators of Health.
|
Must know
Health care delivery system& indicators of health.
Desirable to Know
Determinants of Health. |
5
|
| Module 4 |
- Population Dynamics
- Demographic transition.
- Demographic processes.
- Demographic cycle & concepts.
- Population structure.
- Fertility behaviour.
- Population policy.
|
Must Know
Population policy, structure and its dynamics.
Desirable to Know
Fertility behavior. |
6
|
| Module 5 |
- Food and nutrition Security
- Food production, Access, Distribution, Availability, Losses and consumption.
- Food Security
- Socio-cultural aspects of dietary patterns and their implications for Nutrition and Health.
|
Must Know
Concept of Food & nutrition security and its component.
Desirable to Know
Socio cultural aspects of nutrition and its implication for health. |
4
|
| Module 6 |
- Nutritional Status Assessment,Determinants of nutritional status of individual & populations.
- Nutrition and Non-nutritional indicators: Socio-cultural,Biological,Environmental, Economic.
- Assessment of nutritional status of individuals of different ages- MUAC, Weight for age, Height for age, Weight for height,Ponderal index, BMI.
- Applications & limitations in different field situations choice of an indicator.
|
Must Know
Assessment of nutritional status of individual & population.
Desirable to Know
Determinants of nutritional status.
Applications & limitations/choice of of indicators in different field situation. |
5
|
| Module 7 |
- Major nutritional Problems – etiology, prevalence, clinical manifestations, preventive and therapeutic measures for: Macro and micro nutrient deficiencies.
- Other nutritional problems- etiology, prevalence, clinical manifestations, preventive and therapeutic measures for: lathyrism, dropsy, aflatoxicosis, alcoholism and fluorosis.
- Overweight, obesity and chronic degenerative diseases.
|
Must Know
|
3
|
| Module 8 |
- National Food, Nutrition & Health Policies.
- Plan of action and programmes.
|
Must Know
|
3
|
| Module 9 |
- Approaches and Strategies for improving nutritional status and health.
- Programmatic options- their advantages and demerits, Feasibility Political support Available resources (human, financial, infrastructural).
- Health-based interventions Food-based interventions including: Fortification and genetic improvement of foods, Supplementary feeding, Nutrition education for behaviour change.
|
Must Know
Approaches for improving nutritional status & Health, programmatic and food based interventions. |
5
|
| Module 10 |
- Introduction of Health economics.
- Cost-Benefit, Cost effectiveness, Cost efficiency.
- Economics of malnutrition.
- Impact of Health economics on productivity and national Development.
|
Must Know
|
2
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