{"id":2634,"date":"2017-03-13T11:57:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T11:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2017-03-13T11:57:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T11:57:15","slug":"dept-community-medicine-conducted-awareness-campaign-nutritional-deficiencies-major-public-health-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/dept-community-medicine-conducted-awareness-campaign-nutritional-deficiencies-major-public-health-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Dept. of Community Medicine conducted AWARENESS CAMPAIGN on NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES &#8211;  a MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[wc_row][wc_column size=&#8221;one-half&#8221; position=&#8221;first&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h4>Awareness Campaign on Nutritional Problems in India- A Major Public Health Threat on 07\/01\/2017<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/center><strong>Introduction :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Health camp held in chitlapakkam to create awareness about Nutritional problem in public health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To educate people about common nutritional deficiencies in India,<\/li>\n<li>Importance of early recognition, balanced diet, early intervention.<\/li>\n<li>To emphasis the community regarding the importance of prevention strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UHTC Team : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Jacquline &#8211; Medical officer<\/li>\n<li>CRRI\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Chandra -PHN<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Nagaraj \u2013 Health Inspector<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Vignesh \u2013 MSW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CRRI : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Harshini vaanan<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Hemita Joeline<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jaykumar<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jayashree selvam<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Hamsathvani<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Gowtham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Participants : <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Out patients<\/p>\n<p><strong>No.of.Participants: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>20-30<\/p>\n<p>[\/wc_column][wc_column size=&#8221;one-half&#8221; position=&#8221;last&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities Performed : <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[wc_toggle title=&#8221;<strong>Introduction<\/strong> by Dr. Gowtham&#8221; layout=&#8221;box&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>About various types of Nutritional deficiencies in public health like vit A, Iodine, Iron , Protein energy malnutrition, fluorosis. <\/p>\n<p>[\/wc_toggle]<\/p>\n<p>[wc_toggle title=&#8221;<strong>Vitamin A <\/strong> by Dr. Jayashree selvam&#8221; layout=&#8221;box&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>carrots<\/li>\n<li>green leafy vegetables <\/li>\n<li>fish <\/li>\n<li>liver <\/li>\n<li>sweet potato .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Clinical features : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bitot\u2019s spot <\/li>\n<li>xerosis <\/li>\n<li>keratomalacia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Complication  : <\/strong>Blindness <\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention : <\/strong>Vit A prophylaxis.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2422\"  src=\"http:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/vitamin-A.jpg\" alt=\"vitamin-A\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2422 img-responsive\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2421\"  src=\"http:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/vitamin-A1.jpg\" alt=\"vitamin-A1\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2421 img-responsive\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>[\/wc_toggle]<\/p>\n<p>[wc_toggle title=&#8221;<strong>Iodine deficiency<\/strong> by  Dr. Harshini Vaanan &#8221; layout=&#8221;box&#8221;]<br \/>\n<strong>Risk factors : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>females<\/li>\n<li>exposure to radiation<\/li>\n<li>smoking and alcohol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sources : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banana<\/li>\n<li>Beans <\/li>\n<li>Soya Beans <\/li>\n<li>Cheese <\/li>\n<li>Strawberry <\/li>\n<li>Iodinised salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Clinical features : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brittle Nails <\/li>\n<li>Neck Swelling <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Complication : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>goiter<\/li>\n<li>hypothyroidism<\/li>\n<li>pregnancy\/ cretinism <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prevention : <\/strong>National iodine deficiency disorder  control programme ( iodised salt)<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2427\"  src=\"http:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Iodine-deficiency.jpg\" alt=\"Iodine-deficiency\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2427 img-responsive\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>[\/wc_toggle]<\/p>\n<p>[wc_toggle title=&#8221;<strong>Iron deficiency<\/strong> by Dr. Hemita joeline &#8221; layout=&#8221;box&#8221;]<br \/>\n<strong> Sources : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>liver <\/li>\n<li>green leafy vegetables <\/li>\n<li>jaggery <\/li>\n<li>dates<\/li>\n<li>drumstick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Causes : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Malaria<\/li>\n<li>worm infestations<\/li>\n<li>pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>menorrhagia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2432\"  src=\"http:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Iron-deficiency2.jpg\" alt=\"Iron-deficiency2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2432 img-responsive\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinical features : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pale <\/li>\n<li>breathlessness <\/li>\n<li>tiredness <\/li>\n<li>palpitations<\/li>\n<li>dizziness <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Complication  : <\/strong>Heart failure, Infections.<br \/>\n<strong>Prevention : <\/strong>National nutritional anemia prophylaxis  programme ( iron  folic acid supplementation and iron fortified salt).<br \/>\n[\/wc_toggle]<\/p>\n<p>[wc_toggle title=&#8221;<strong>Protein Energy Malnutrition<\/strong> by Dr. Jaykumar &#8221; layout=&#8221;box&#8221;]<br \/>\n<strong>Sources : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicken <\/li>\n<li>Fish <\/li>\n<li>Egg White <\/li>\n<li>Pulses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Clinical features : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> oedema <\/li>\n<li>flag sign <\/li>\n<li>muscle wasting<\/li>\n<li>pot belly <\/li>\n<li>irritable<\/li>\n<li>poor weight gain<\/li>\n<li>anemia <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Complication : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Septicemia  <\/li>\n<li>Pneumonia <\/li>\n<li>Hypothermia <\/li>\n<li>Heart failure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prevention : <\/strong>food fortification , protein rich food , immunization , breast feeding .<\/p>\n<p>[\/wc_toggle]<\/p>\n<p>[wc_toggle title=&#8221;<strong>Fluorosis<\/strong> by Dr.Hamsathvani &#8221; layout=&#8221;box&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources of fluorine :  <\/strong>fluorinated water, toothpaste, corn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinical presentation : <\/strong>skeletal and dental fluorosis ( Genu valgum and corroded teeth ).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention : <\/strong>avoidance of fluorine rich sources, dental care.<br \/>\n[\/wc_toggle]<\/p>\n<p><center>[metaslider id=2436]<\/center><br \/>\n[\/wc_column][\/wc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health camp held in chitlapakkam to create awareness about Nutritional problem in public health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","no-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagoremch.edu.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}