Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion Training - OCHANet
Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion Training - OCHANet
Nutrition, Hygiene and Health Promotion Training - OCHANet
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Means to identify malnutrition within the community: <strong>Nutrition</strong>al Mobilisation- Middle Upper Arm Circumference Measurements: done using b<strong>and</strong> around the mid point of the left arm of the patient- Bilateral Oedema: bilateral pitting oedema, kwashiorkor <strong>and</strong> marasmic kwashiorkor.- Severe Wasting: the clinical signs of severe acute malnutrition as indicated in the pictorials above <strong>and</strong> itscomplications.The groups that are more likely to be affected by malnutrition are young children, pregnant <strong>and</strong> lactating women, old <strong>and</strong>sick people.Session 2.3 Infant <strong>and</strong> Young child feeding PracticesThe participants should be able to underst<strong>and</strong> that feeding of infants <strong>and</strong> young children is an important contributor to thehealth <strong>and</strong> wellbeing of the child, all the way to adult hood.Objectives<strong>Nutrition</strong>, <strong>Hygiene</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Promotion</strong> <strong>Training</strong>: <strong>Training</strong> for Trainers Guide April 2012 37
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