Nutrition Blended Learning Module for the Health Extension Programme
Nutrition Blended Learning Module for the Health Extension Programme
Nutrition Blended Learning Module for the Health Extension Programme
This note covers the
following topics: Food, Diet and Nutrition, Nutrients and their Sources,
Nutritional Requirements throughout the Lifecycle, Infant and Young Child
Feeding, Nutritional Assessment, Common Nutritional Problems in Ethiopia,
Preventing Micronutrient Problems in Ethiopia, Household Food Security, Managing
Acute Malnutrition, Managing Severe Acute Malnutrition, Nutrition Education and
Counselling, Nutrition and HIV, Nutrition Information System.
Author(s): Ministry
of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
This
note covers food and nutrition basic concepts, Nutrition through the life cycle,
Public health and nutrition basic concept, Public health and nutrition
disorders, Public health and nutrition programmes and policies, Nutrition
education, Communication and behaviour change.
The entire efforts in the preparation of this lecture note require
that the elements of nutrition should be understood by Health Extension Students
and their Instructors for the implementation of nutrition interventions. General
Nutrition, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Basal Metabolism, Vitamins, Mineral
Salts, Water, Growth and Development, Nutritional Surveillance, Nutrition
Intervention, Essential Nutrition Actions Approach.