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Introduction to Public Health Nutrition
Dr Prashant Vilas Howal
M.B.B.S; M.D. (Community Medicine); AFIH (Associate Fellowship in Industrial Health)
Associate Professor
Dept. of Community Medicine
Grant Govt. Medical College Mumbai.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this chapter the MPHN student (2nd Semester) will
be able to
• Understand the significance and scope of public nutrition
• Have knowledge about the nutritional problems of public health
significance
• Be acquainted with government programmes that are in
operation to tackle important nutritional problems.
• Describe the role and functions of a public health nutritionist.
• Explain the knowledge and skills required for a career in public
health nutrition.
MUHS Semester wise syllabus MPH(N)
Problem
Statement
• Why do we need to focus on this specific
aspect in the field of nutrition?
• There is a tremendous
need for a trained cadre of
public health professional
including public health
nutritionists to address and
solve these problems.
Need for public health professional
What is Public Health Nutrition ?
• PHN is concerned with promotion of good health through
prevention of nutrition related illness/problems in the population
and government policies and programmes that are aimed at
solving these problems.
• PHN professionals use large scale, organised and
multidisciplinary approaches to solve the problems that affect
the population
What is Public Health Nutrition ?
• Public health nutrition can also be described as the art and
science of promoting health and preventing diseases,
prolonging life, through organised efforts/action of the society.
• It differs from other fields of nutrition e.g. clinical nutrition and
dietetics because the professionals are required to address
problems of the community/public specially the vulnerable
groups.
Community Nutrition
• A community is a specific group of people who share common
characteristics e.g. a common language, exposed to similar
conditions, common lifestyle or the same health problem.
Nutritional Problems in India
1. Protein Energy Malnutrition
Severe Acute Malnutrition & Moderate Acute
Malnutrition
2. Nutritional Anemia
3. Iodine deficiency disorder
4. Vit. A
deficiency
disorder
5. Low Birth Weight Babies
6. Endemic flurosis
7.
Neurolathyrism
Interventional
Strategies
Interventional
Strategies
Interventional
Strategies
Enlist Nutrition Programmes
Malnutrition free India by 2022. (Kuposhan Mukt Bharat)
Role of Public Nutritionist
• The public nutritionist also called as community nutritionist is
well trained and equipped in key areas, is eminently suited to
participate in all the strategies of health promotion and
prevention.
• The key areas include nutritional science, nutritional food
science, educational methods, mass media and communication
and programme management.
References
1. MUHS MPHN syllabus.
2. NCERT article.
3. NFHS 5 Data
4. Ministry of Women and Child website. IEC Material.
5. Poshan Abhiyan. Ministry of women and child.

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Introduction to public health nutrition community nutrition.pptx

  • 1. Introduction to Public Health Nutrition Dr Prashant Vilas Howal M.B.B.S; M.D. (Community Medicine); AFIH (Associate Fellowship in Industrial Health) Associate Professor Dept. of Community Medicine Grant Govt. Medical College Mumbai.
  • 2. Learning Objectives At the end of this chapter the MPHN student (2nd Semester) will be able to • Understand the significance and scope of public nutrition • Have knowledge about the nutritional problems of public health significance • Be acquainted with government programmes that are in operation to tackle important nutritional problems. • Describe the role and functions of a public health nutritionist. • Explain the knowledge and skills required for a career in public health nutrition.
  • 3. MUHS Semester wise syllabus MPH(N)
  • 4. Problem Statement • Why do we need to focus on this specific aspect in the field of nutrition?
  • 5. • There is a tremendous need for a trained cadre of public health professional including public health nutritionists to address and solve these problems. Need for public health professional
  • 6. What is Public Health Nutrition ? • PHN is concerned with promotion of good health through prevention of nutrition related illness/problems in the population and government policies and programmes that are aimed at solving these problems. • PHN professionals use large scale, organised and multidisciplinary approaches to solve the problems that affect the population
  • 7. What is Public Health Nutrition ? • Public health nutrition can also be described as the art and science of promoting health and preventing diseases, prolonging life, through organised efforts/action of the society. • It differs from other fields of nutrition e.g. clinical nutrition and dietetics because the professionals are required to address problems of the community/public specially the vulnerable groups.
  • 8. Community Nutrition • A community is a specific group of people who share common characteristics e.g. a common language, exposed to similar conditions, common lifestyle or the same health problem.
  • 10. 1. Protein Energy Malnutrition
  • 11. Severe Acute Malnutrition & Moderate Acute Malnutrition
  • 15. 5. Low Birth Weight Babies
  • 21. Enlist Nutrition Programmes Malnutrition free India by 2022. (Kuposhan Mukt Bharat)
  • 22. Role of Public Nutritionist • The public nutritionist also called as community nutritionist is well trained and equipped in key areas, is eminently suited to participate in all the strategies of health promotion and prevention. • The key areas include nutritional science, nutritional food science, educational methods, mass media and communication and programme management.
  • 23.
  • 24. References 1. MUHS MPHN syllabus. 2. NCERT article. 3. NFHS 5 Data 4. Ministry of Women and Child website. IEC Material. 5. Poshan Abhiyan. Ministry of women and child.