Syllabus (NUTRITION)

Course Type: MAJ-9

Semester: 6

Course Code: BNUTMAJ09C

Course Title: Nutritional Disaster Management + Assignment.

(L-P-Tu): 4-2-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: To be familiar with the process of planning and management of public health nutrition programmes. To understand the concept of monitoring of programmes and nutritional surveillance. The students will also learn about nutrition in emergency and disaster si

Learning Outcome: 1.Get acquainted with the nutritional problems during emergencies/ disasters and the strategies to tackle them. 2. To familiarize students with various natural and manmade emergencies and disasters having an impact on nutrition and health status. 3. Und

6^th Semester

CC – 9 (MAJOR)

NUTRITIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT (THEORY) CREDIT – 4

1.General concept of Disaster, Types of Disaster.

2.Disaster management cycle – different Phases.

3.Packed food Distribution at Disaster – Advantages – Dis advantages.

4.Supplemental Nutrition Programme in Disaster – Types, Guide line for implementation and formation of such Programme.

5.Vulnerable groups in Disaster.

ASSINGMENT : CREDIT - 2

Submission of project (introduction , objective , review, methodology, results / data, discussion, reference, conclusion

Viva Voce

Reading References:

Preventive medicine and Public Health – G.W.Smith.

Parks’ Text Book of preventive and Social Medicine – K.Park