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Awareness Campaign on Nutritional Problems in India- A Major Public Health Threat on 07/01/2017

 

Introduction :

Health camp held in chitlapakkam to create awareness about Nutritional problem in public health.

Objectives :

• To educate people about common nutritional deficiencies in India,
• Importance of early recognition, balanced diet, early intervention.
• To emphasis the community regarding the importance of prevention strategies.

UHTC Team :

• Dr. Jacquline – Medical officer
• CRRI’s
• Mrs. Chandra -PHN
• Mr. Nagaraj – Health Inspector
• Mr. Vignesh – MSW

CRRI :

• Dr. Harshini vaanan
• Dr. Hemita Joeline
• Dr. Jaykumar
• Dr. Jayashree selvam
• Dr. Hamsathvani
• Dr. Gowtham

Participants :

Out patients

No.of.Participants:

20-30

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Activities Performed :

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About various types of Nutritional deficiencies in public health like vit A, Iodine, Iron , Protein energy malnutrition, fluorosis.

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Sources :

• carrots
• green leafy vegetables
• fish
• liver
• sweet potato .

Clinical features :

• bitot’s spot
• xerosis
• keratomalacia

Complication : Blindness

Prevention : Vit A prophylaxis.

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Risk factors :

• pregnancy
• females
• exposure to radiation
• smoking and alcohol.

Sources :

• Banana
• Beans
• Soya Beans
• Cheese
• Strawberry
• Iodinised salt

Clinical features :

• Brittle Nails
• Neck Swelling

Complication :

• goiter
• hypothyroidism
• pregnancy/ cretinism

Prevention : National iodine deficiency disorder control programme ( iodised salt)

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Sources :

• liver
• green leafy vegetables
• jaggery
• dates
• drumstick.

Causes :

• Malaria
• worm infestations
• pregnancy
• menorrhagia.

Clinical features :

• pale
• breathlessness
• tiredness
• palpitations
• dizziness

Complication : Heart failure, Infections.
Prevention : National nutritional anemia prophylaxis programme ( iron folic acid supplementation and iron fortified salt).
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Sources :

• Chicken
• Fish
• Egg White
• Pulses

Clinical features :

• oedema
• flag sign
• muscle wasting
• pot belly
• irritable
• poor weight gain
• anemia

Complication :

• Septicemia
• Pneumonia
• Hypothermia
• Heart failure

Prevention : food fortification , protein rich food , immunization , breast feeding .

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Sources of fluorine : fluorinated water, toothpaste, corn.

Clinical presentation : skeletal and dental fluorosis ( Genu valgum and corroded teeth ).

Prevention : avoidance of fluorine rich sources, dental care.
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