This document summarizes several community nutrition programs in Pakistan. It discusses the goals of community nutrition as creating a supportive environment for change and building awareness of health problems. It then describes four key community nutrition programs in Pakistan: 1) The School Health Program managed by the Ministry of Education focuses on school nutrition education. 2) The Micronutrient Initiative screens for and treats micronutrient deficiencies. 3) The Tawana Pakistan Project combats malnutrition among primary school girls through providing meals and nutrition education. 4) The National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care provides primary health services and nutrition advice through trained lady health workers.

1. COMMUNITY
NUTRITION
SIDRA ASHRAF
AQSA MUNAWAR

2. CONTENT
● Community
● Community Nutrition
● Goals
● Main Arenas...
● Levels of Interventions
● Community Nutritional programmes in Pakistan
1. School Health Pogramme
2. Micronutrient Initiative
3. Tawana Pakistan Project
4. National Programme for Family Planning Primary Health
Care

3. Community
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“a group of people who share
a common culture, identify
themselves as a group, and
usually live within a defined
geographical area” (WHO,
1985)

4. Is a discipline that works to prevent disease and
improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of
individuals and groups within communities.
Emerged as an important component of health
and social programs in the early 1940s.” (WHO,
1986).
modern and comprhensive profession
Community
Nutrition
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5. GOALS
create a
supportive
environment for
change
build Awareness
of a health
problem
change lifestyle health promotion
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Mainly focus On...
People
who benefit
from comunity
nutrition prgram
Policy
action chosen by
decision makers
to address
specific problem
Program
Instruments used
to seek behaviour
changes that
improve nutritional
well being

7. Levels Of
Interventions

8. Determinants of Health
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Biology and
Genetics
Community
conditions
Living,
working
conditions
Lifestyle

9. process of evalute health and nutrition status of
community.
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1. Defining
nutritional
problem
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4. Analyzing and
interpreting Data
2. Setting
paramaters of
assessment
3. Collecting Data
Community Needs Assessment

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5. Saharing
finding of
assessment
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6. Setting
priorties
7. Choosing a plan
of action

11. Community
Nutritional
Programmes in
Pakistan

12. 1- School Health Programme
Managed by ministry of education, Govt. Of pakistan and
UNESCO . Main focus is school nutrition
Provides nutritional information to students of schools
located in poor areas.
Not only benefit students but also help to spread
awareness among parents
Aim
Concept
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13. • Increase in attendance of students
• Increase in educational performance
Posting of doctors to small towns and villages
Goals
Problem
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14. 2- Micronutrient Initiative
Managed by
Government and
UN
Concept
Employ screening to
identify areas
deficient in
micronutrients
Donate vitamin A,
zinc and along with
other micronutrients
supplements
Aim
To eliminate
micronutrient
deficiencies.
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15. Results
65% of women got
benefited by micronutrint
supplement
95% of children under
age 5 recieved vitamin A
supplementaion.
Involves lady health
workers
It also trains and
involved personnel for
programs involved in
salt iodization and flour
fortification
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16. 3- Tawana Pakistan Project
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Managed by ministry
of social welfare &
special education
Main Focus is on
primary school girls
of villages
Aim
Combating malnutrition
Increasing school
enrollment among girls
in primary schools of
villages

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Concept
To provide freshly prepared
meals in afternoon to girls
and trained women
To train women through this
programme to spread
nutritional awareness in their
communities
Results
Signgicant result in decease
in malnutrition,stunting,and
wasting was seen
Increase in the attendance

18. 4- National Programme for Family
Planning and Primary Health Care
Aim
To support
rural health
care system
Concept
Provide primary
health care services
at door step
Improving health
condition in rural
Managed by
Govt. of
Pakistan
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19. Benefits
Through this
programme ,10000
trained lady health
workers has been
employed
Task
To visit different homes in thier
localities and provide primary
health care services with special
focus on maternal and child
health
To provide nutritional advice to
the community
To provide iron and folate
supplements
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