Week	Name	Description
28 February - 6 March	Definition
	Effects of under nutrition in different age groups
	Causes for under nutrition
	References
7 March - 13 March	Introduction
	Objectives of Nutritional Assessment
	Methods of Nutritional Assessment
	Nutritional Anthropometry
	Significance and measurement techniques
	Weight
	Height assessment
	Head and Chest circumference
	Waist-Hip ratio circumference ratio (WHR)
	Soft Tissues: Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)
	Body fat
	References
14 March - 20 March	Introduction
	Standards
	Presentation of growth data
	Indicators of Nutritional status
	Advantages of Anthropometry
	References
21 March - 27 March	Introduction
	Clinical changes in different parts of body
	Face
	Eyes
	Tongue
	Teeth
	Glands
	Skin
	Nails
	Subscutaneous Tissues
	Muscular and Skeletal Systems
	Muscular and Skeletal Systems
	Guide to the interpretation of Groupings of clinical signs
	Rapid clinical surveys
	Interpretations of signs in relation to Nutrient deficiencies
	References
28 March - 3 April	Introduction
	Functional Biochemical Measurements
	Collection of Blood samples
	Assessment of protein status
	Biochemical methods for assessing nutritional status of vitamins and minerals
	Biophysical or Radiological Measurements
	References
4 April - 10 April	Introduction
	Purpose of Diet Survey
	Types of dietary Surveys
	Methods of Diet Survey
	National level
	Institutional level
	Household level
	Oral Questionnaire (24 hour recall)
	Measuring food consumption of individuals
	24 hour recall method and Weighment method
	Food records
	Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
	References
11 April - 17 April	Introduction
	Mortality rate
	Morbidity rates
	Vital statistics
	References
18 April - 24 April	Introduction and definition
	Classification of PEM
	Effects of PEM
	Prevalance of protein energy malnutrition
	Aetiology
	Measures to combat protein Energy Malnutrition
	References
25 April - 1 May	Introduction
	Vitamin A Deficiency
	Prevalence and Magnitude
	Aetiology
	Determination of public health significance of VAD
	Treatment
	Strategies to combat
	References
2 May - 8 May	Introduction
	Prevalence
	Types of Anemia
	Consequences of anemia
	Aetiology
	Diagnosis
	Prevention
	References
9 May - 15 May	Introduction
	Prevalence
	Aetiology
	Effects of IDD
	Classification of Goiter severity (WHO/UNICEF, 1994) with signs and symptoms
	Epidemiological Assessment
	Strategies to combat
	References
16 May - 22 May	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
	World Health Organization (WHO)
	Food And Agricultural Organization (FAO)
	Cooperative American Relief Everywhere (CARE)
	References
23 May - 29 May	Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
	Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
	National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)
	National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB)
	Food and Nutrition Board (FNB)
	Nutrition Foundation of India (NFI)
	Reference
30 May - 5 June	Introduction
	Nutrition programmes in India under different sectors of Indian Government
	National nutrition programmes
	Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme
	Mid-day meal program
	Indirect nutrition programmes
	References
6 June - 12 June	Definition
	Types of Adulteration
	Intentional adulteration
	Incidental adulteration
	Food laws and standards
	Mandatory or regulatory acts
	Voluntary standards and certification system
	References
13 June - 19 June	Definition
	Importance of Nutrition Education
	Objective of nutrition education
	Nutrition Education methods
	Reference