2. PURPOSE
IDENTIFY POPULATION AT RISK OF MALNUTRITION
IDENTIFY POPULATION WITH MALNUTRITION
DEVELOP HEALTH CARE PROGRAMMES
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
5. ANTHROPOMETRY
FOR CHILDREN
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE
MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE(MUAC)
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
HIP CIRCUMFERENCE
6. ADVANTAGES
HIGH SPECIFICITY AND SENSITIVITY
MEASURES MANY VARIABLES
READINGS ARE NUMERICAL(GROWTH CHARTS)
READINGS ARE REPRODUCABLE
INEXPENSIVE
15. NUTRITIONAL SURVEILLANCE
OBJECTIVES
1-TO AID LONG TERM PLANNING IN HEALTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
2-TO PROVIDE INPUT FOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND
EVALUATION
3-TO GIVE TIMELY WARNING AND INTERVENTION TO
PREVEVNT SHORT TERM FOOD CONSUMPTION CRISIS