Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Introduction
• Nutritional interventions for malnutrition
• Nutritional Rehabilitation
– Hospital based
– Centre based
– Community based
• Diets used in Nutritional Rehabilitation
• References
Introduction
Definitions:
Malnutrition is the condition that develops when the body d
oes not get the right amount of the vitamins, minerals
&other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues an
d organ function.
• Nutritional Supplementation
• Specific Nutrient Supplementation
• Nutritional Therapy
• Nutritional Rehabilitation
• Nutrition Education
Types of Nutritional Rehabilitation
• Eating well
• Mental state has improved: smiles, responds to stimuli,
interested in surroundings
• Sits, crawls, stands or walks (depending on age)
• Normal temperature (36.5 – 37.5 degree C)
• No vomiting or diarrhoea
• No oedema
• Gaining weight: >5 g/kg of body wt per day for 3
successive days
Dietary Management
Short term:
1) Early diagnosis & Treatment
2) Prevent recurrence in treated child
3) Prevent occurrence of PEM in the siblings & other children
Long term:
To reduce PEM among children in the community to a
level whereby it is no longer a problem of public health.
Strategies
Place Personnel
• Children attending MCH • Health care provider
clinic/ OPD • Health care providers,
• During village health days village health workers
& specific health • Teachers care providers,
campaigns village health workers
• Health checkups in • Village Health workers ,
nursery schools vilage health
• During home visits committees, parents /
care givers , health care
provider.
Check list for at risk children &
households