Syllabus (NUTRITION)

Course Type: MAJ-14

Semester: 8

Course Code: BNUTMAJ14C

Course Title: Modern Concept of Community Nutrition, Programme & Public Health (theory) Survey or Assignment

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

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: •To educate individuals and groups so that they adopt healthy eating habits • Get basic knowledge on various foods and about adulteration. • .Understand the adulteration of common foods and their adverse impact on health

Learning Outcome: •To comprehend the importance and determinants of nourishment decision practices . • To apply methodologies used to assist individuals with adjusting their practices to improve dietary wellbeing . • To comprehend certain skills of detecting adultera

8^th SEMESTER

CC – 14 (MAJOR)

MODERN CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAMME & PUBLIC HEALTH (THEORY) CREDIT - 4

1. Concept of community, type of community factors affecting health of community environment, social, political, Cultural, economical, and dietary organizational.

2. Community water and its management : source of water, safe drinking water etiology and effects of toxic agents Water borne disease : (Cholera and Amoebiasis), sewage disposal and treatment.

3. Factors affecting the health of the community, sanitary quality, microbiological criteria of foods potability Of water , testing of milk quality.

4. Importance of sanitization and hygiene in foods kitchen hygiene, food plant hygiene, food laws.

5. Nutritional problems in community : Malnutrition, deficiency of Vit A, Vit D .

Nutritional Programme :

1. Basic concept of surveillance systems.

2. UNICEF, FAO, ICMR, SNP, ANP, ICDS, WFP, MDMP –

Aims, Objectives, Target Group, Service provided, Advantages, Limitation, Suggestion for Improvement.

3. Nutritional intervention programme to combat malnutrition : PHC, PDS, Midday meal.

PRACTICAL : CREDIT - 2

Assignment – Public Health Center or Community Health Center Visit / Survey

Or

Local tribal area or District tribal area visit or Survey.

Reference :

1. Community Health – J. Clark & j. Henderson.

2. A Guide to Nutritional Status Assessment – Beghin I, M. Cap B, Dujadan.

3. Nutritional Surveillance WHO – J.B.Mason, J.P.Hbichat, H. Tabatabai, U.Valverde.