National Nutrition Week-2012

Towards a New Dawn

National Nutrition Week-2012

And

Nutrition Exhibition

(1st to 7th September)

Theme: “Nutrition Awareness: Key to aHealthy Nation”

Inaugurated by

Smt. Krishna Tirath

Hon’ble Minister of Women and Child Development

Government of India

Food and Nutrition Board

Ministry of Women and Child Development

10/11, Jam Nagar House

New Delhi-110011

Telefax: 01123387778

Towards a New Dawn

Report

Four Nutrition Exhibitions

Organised

Rajeev Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi on 1.9.2012.

SanatanDharamshala, Narela, Delhi on 3.9.2012.

Community Centre, MangolPuri, Delhi on 5.9.2012.

Community Centre, Badli, Delhi, on 7.9.2012.

Food and Nutrition Board

Ministry of Women and Child Development

New Delhi

In collaboration with

NIPCCD, New Delhi

Directorate of ICDS, NCT of Delhi

Organising Committee for Celebration of National Nutrition week 2012 and putting up Four Nutrition Exhibition

NCT of Delhi.

Dr. Shreeranjan, Joint Secretary Ministry of women and Child Development, - Chairman.

Dr. Dinesh Paul, Director , NIPCCD, New Delhi- Vice Chairman.

Smt. KumkumMarwah – Voice Chairman.

ShriH.S Nanda, Dy. Secretory, Ministry of Women and Child Development- Nodal Officer

Shri S.K Shrivastava, Additional Director, NIPCCD, New Delhi. – Member.

Dr. Premi Devi, Deputy Technical Adviser, Food and Nutrition Board (HQ) - Member.

Smt. Savita, Deputy Director ,Directorate of ICDS, Govt. of NCT, Delhi. - Member.

Shri A.J Kaul, Publication Officer, - Member.

Shri N.N Tiwari, Deputy Technical Adviser (NR) - Coordinator

Report

National Nutrition week (NNW) is an annual nutrition event of great importance and is observed in the country from 1st to 7th September every year since 1982. National Nutrition week 2012 was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath on 1st September 2012 at Rajeev Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi. NNW 2012 is being celebrated throughout the country with the theme “NutritionAwareness: Key to a Healthy Nation”. On the occasion of National Nutrition Week 2012, four (4) Nutrition Exhibitions were organised by Food & Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women & Child Development in collaboration with NIPCCD and Directorate of ICDS, Govt. of NCT of Delhi at four different places of NCT of Delhi. Nutrition Exhibition organised at Rajeev Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath on 1.9.2012, other three Nutrition Exhibitions were organised at SanatanDharamshala, Narela on 3.9.2012, Community Centre, MangolPuri on 5.9.2012 and Community Centre, Badli on 7.9.2012.

REPORT

IstNutrition Exhibition organised at Rajeev Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi on 1.9.2012

Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of W.C.D organised very informative, attractive and impressive Nutrition Exhibition at Rajeev Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi on 1.9.2012. The exhibition was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath. In her inaugural speech she called upon the people of Delhi in particular to spread the message of good nutrition and health so that people at large may get rid of malnutrition. She elaborated about various schemes and programmes implementedby the Ministry of Women and Child Development through various State Governments. She called upon the people to take advantage of these programmes and stay “Healthy and Productive”. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Shree Ranjan, Joint Secretary of Women and Child Development detailed about the nutrition exhibitions held at four different places of NCT of Delhi. He stressed upon the need of nutrition awareness among people to prevent malnutrition. He urged all stake holders and concerned departments to put integrated approach so that malnutrition could be tackled effectively.

Earlier Dr. Dinesh Paul,Director,NIPCCD,New,Delhi welcomed Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath and other dignitaries. Inaugural session started with Ganesh Vandanapresented by artists of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of I & B.Vote of thanks was proposed by ShriN.N.Tiwari,Deputy

Technical Adviser(NR),Food and Nutrition Board.

After inaugural session, the exhibition was opened to public. Nutrition quiz was organised by Food and Nutrition Board to see the awareness of adolescent girls, women, Anganwadi workers, helpers about the nutrition. The exhibition was opened from 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM. During the whole day, programmes of dance, songs, skits dance, poems by National Mission for Women Empowerment and ICDS,SHGs,beneficiaries of AnganwadiCenters were presented

giving health and nutrition messages. Folk dance and folk songs on the nutrition and health topics were shown by the artists of Song and Drama Division.

A video show was organised by Food and Nutrition Board showing informative and knowledgeable messages on health and nutrition.

CDPOs, Supervisors of ICDS Projects also performed various activities like songs, rally, mock show. About 1600 people were benefited from the nutrition exhibition.

Throughout the day various activities were done for local gathering by Food and Nutrition Board, NIPCCD, RastriyaMahilaKosh, Directorate of ICDS, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Non-profitable Organisations attached to ICDS, Dept. of Health Services. General health Check-up was done by Medical Practitioner to identify anaemic patient. BP,BloodSugar,haemoglobin were checked.

BMI of Adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, children above 5 years age was checked up to know the level of malnutrition among them. Growth monitoring of children was done by Food and Nutrition Board and NIPCCD to know malnutrition among them. Their parents were advised to take care of their nutrition needs. Low cost nutritious foods products were prepared and distributed on the occasion by Food and Nutrition Board, ICDS Project, NIPCCD, National Mission for Empowerment of Women, NGO Shatri Shakti to make local people aware of the recipes and their importance.

Nutritional counselling and guidance were given to the gathering individuallyabout their diet, balance diet, nutritional needs and precaution to be taken during cooking, handling and storage of food products at domestic level. They were also advised to avoid junk food and fast food for their better health.

All the participants were given a set of literatures, pamphlets, booklets by Food and Nutrition Board for their reference and knowledge.

Programme Schedule:1.9.2012

Inaugural Session

(I)Ganesh Vandana by artists of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

(II)Welcome of guests by flower bouquet.

(III)Welcome address: Dr. Dinesh Paul, Director, NIPCCD, New Delhi.

(IV)About the programme: Dr. Shreeranjan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of women and Child Development.

(V)Inaugural Address: Smt. Krishna Tirath, Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development.

(VI)Folk dance on women empowerment by the artists of National Mission for Empowerment of Women.

(VII)Nutrition song and dance showing of importance of nutrition by the artists of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

(VIII)Vote of thanks: ShriN.N.Tiwari, Deputy Technical Adviser (NR), FNB, M/o WCD.

Activity details

Activities of Food and Nutrition Board,

Ministry of Womwn & Child Development

Nutrition Exhibition:

(I)Display on balance diet ,chart, panel boards.

(II)Display of prepared low cost recipes for infants, Adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, children, aged person.

(III)Display of fruit and vegetables processed products.

(IV)Display of energy, protein and micronutrients rich food products.

(V)Display of raw materials involved in balances diet.

(VI)Display on breast feeding and mother’s milk.

(VII)Display on various nutrition related topic through charts, posters, graphs, diagrams,danglers, panel boards.

(VIII)Continiuos display of nutrition and health related messages on nutritionScroller.

Live demonstration

(I)Paustikchilla

(II)Nutritious fruit chat

(III)Sprouted dal and vegetables chat

(IV)Panjiri

(V)Chana and Murmura

(VI)Paustikburfi

(VII)Besan and peanut crunches.

(VIII)Paustikladdoo

(IX)PumkinHalwa

BMI check of Adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating and children above 5 years.

Nutrition guidance to Adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating and children above 5 years.

Video show

(I)Present status of nutrition.

(II)Breast feeding-why and how.

(III)Importance of breast feeding, different myths associated with it.

(IV)Breast feeding and society’s responsibilities.

(V)The commencement of supplement food and its importance

(VI)How to make supplementary foods for babies.

(VII)Instant baby food.

(VIII)Importance of cleanliness during preparation of baby food.

(IX)Protein energy deficiency and its prevention.

(X)Nutrition of teen-agers.

(XI)Importance of delaying a girl marriage and motherhood.

(XII)Nutrition of pregnant women.

(XIII) Nutrition of breast feeding mothers.

(XIV)Importance of vitamin A.

(XV)Iron deficiency in blood-Anaemia.

(XVI)Food and diabetes.

(XVII)Iodine deficiency and its eradication.

(XVIII)Food for the elderly.

(XIX)Importance of sprouted dal in food.

(XX)Importance of cleanliness in life.

(XXI)Importance of fruit and vegetables.

(XXII)Preservation of nutrient during cooking.

(XXIII)Nutrition and infection.

(XXIV)Importance of nutrition garden.

Distribution of publicity materials.

(I)Booklets

Fruit and vegetable preservation and nutrition.
Nutritious recipes
Suggestion for healthy life related to food.
National guidelines for infant and young feeding.
MCPC Card.

(II)Pamphlets and literatures

Message for growing children (in Hindi).
Nutritious food key to health (in Hindi).
Essential nutrition for good health (in Hindi).
Nutritious recipes for children (in Hindi).
Iron is essential micronutrient (in Hindi).
Nutrition for pregnant women (in Hindi).
Regulation of malnutrition in children,(in Hindi).
Vitamin A is essential nutrition (in Hindi).
Iodine is essential nutrient (in Hindi).
Importance of green vegetable for health (in Hindi).
BMI calculation (in Hindi).
Method of preservation of fruit and vegetables on home scale (in Hindi).
Prevention of long life diseases related to food

(in Hindi).

(III)Nutrition Calenders

Quiz competition for Anganwadi workers, helpers, adolescent girls, women and prize distribution.

14 winners of quiz competition were distributed prizes by Food and Nutrition Board to encourage them for nutrition awareness.

Poem competition for children and prize distribution

6 prizes were given to Winner children of ICDSProject for poems to encourage them for better health and nutrition.

Live display

(I)Train model depicting three food groups.

(II)Balance diet for women with caption showing additional requirements during pregnancy and lactation.

(III)Instant Mix bottles with different formulation showing their methods for preparation.

(IV)Snacks for instant mixes-drink, laddoo, burfi.

(V)Diet for 1-3 years old child.

(VI)Low cost nutritious snacks with caption their methods of preparation, peanut burfi, peanut crunches, pumpkin laddoo, attatelmathi.

(VII)Adolescent balance diet (13 to 18 years girls).

(VIII)Sources of Bita carotene, Vit-C, iron, calcium and folic acid.

(IX)Sprouted dal, paustickchilla, dhokla under caption how to make food more nutritious without affecting the cost.

(X)Cola bottle, noodles, chips under caption food not to recommend.

(XI)Diet for elderly.

(XII)Ill-effects of malnutrition.

Know your Body Mass Index (BMI)

Specially designed pamphlets to measure BMI after taking height and weight of a person was distributed and calculated by Food and Nutrition Board officials.

Nutrition Counselling

(I)A counter with printed publicity material and nutrition expert for counselling general mass.

(II)Groth chart display to local people.

(III)Pamphlets literature and booklets were distributed to participants of exhibition.

8. Growth monitoring of children of Bawana area.

Activities of NIPCCD, N. DELHI

(i)Child guidance centre

(ii)Adolescent guidance centre

(iii)Growth monitoring

(iv)Child learning competency test

Activities ofRastriyMahilaKosh

(I)Distribution of PumphletsAbout their activity.

(II)Posters and chart show.

(III)Guidance about their Schemes

Activities of Department of Health Services

(Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

(I)General health check-up

Blood pressure
Blood sugar
Blood group
Hb Test

Activities of National Mission for Empowerment of Women

(I)Skits and dance programme.

(II)Recipes display and distribution.

(III)Poster and Chart show

Activities of Directorate of ICDS, Govt. of NCT of Delhi

(I) Display of posters and banners related to mother and child care.

(II)Display of charts, tables, diagrams.

(III)Demonstration low cost recipes.

(IV)Distribution of nutritious food.

Activities of NGO- Shtri Shakti

(I)Skit and dance show.

(II)Display of low cost recipes and distribution.

(III)Display of poster and banners on nutrition and health.

Activities of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

(I)Ganesh Vandana

(II)Welcome song

(III)Folk Dance

(IV) Folk Song

(V)Nutrition song and dance.

REPORT

2nd Nutrition exhibition organised at SanatanDharamshala, Narela, Delhi on 3.9.2012.

2ndNutrition Exhibition was organised by Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child Development at SanatanDharamshala, Narela on 3.9.2012. Exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Dinesh Paul, Director, NIPCCD, New Delhi. ShriH.S.Nanda, Deputy Secretary,Ministry of Women and Child Development welcomed guests and participants and expressed his gratitude to Hon’bleMinister of Women and Child Development for her guidance and initiative to put up exhibition at Narela for the benefit of local people and ICDS functionaries.Details of various programmes and activities during whole day exhibition was given by ShriN.N.Tiwari, Deputy Technical Adviser, Northern Region. Vote of thanks was given by ShriS.K.Srivastava, Additional Director, NIPCCD, New Delhi. Earlier, welcome song was presented by artists of Song and Drama Division, M/o I & B. Colourful dance programme was presented by artists of National Mission for empowerment of Women, New Delhi and Anganwadi workers, ICDS Project,Narela.

After inaugural session Nutrition Exhibition was opened for general public.Various aspects of nutrition and health were shown by Food & Nutrition Board, NIPCCD, RastriyaMahilaKosh, National Mission for Empowerment of Women, ICDS Project, Directorate of ICDS, Govt. of NCT through posters, banners, charts, graphs, diagrams video show, live demonstration, distribution, skits and dance show. Artists of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi presented various folk dances, folk songs depicting various aspects of nutrition and health.

A video show disseminating various aspects of nutrition, health was organised for whole day by Food and Nutrition Board for the benefit of people of Narela.

Anganwadis workers, helpers, supervisors ofICDS also presented songs, poems, mockery, rally by children.About 1400 people of Narela were benefited from the Nutrition Exhibition.

BMI check of Adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating, children above 5 year was determined by Food and Nutrition Board officials and they were given a record of their BMI to make them aware about their nutrition status.

Growth monitoring of children was done by Food and nutrition Board and NIPCCD to know their malnutrition status and their parents were advised to take care of their nutritional needs.

Low cost nutritious food products, snacks, chats, tiffin’s items, Ready to Eat (RTE), Ready to serve (RTS) products were prepared and distributed by Food and nutrition Board and NIPCCD and NPO, Self-Help groups (SHGs), ICDS Project ,National Mission for Empowerment of Women.

Programme Schedule

(3.9.2012)

Inaugural Session:-

(I)Ganesh Vandana and welcome song with dance by artists of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

(II)Welcome of guests by flower bouquet.

(III)Welcome address: ShriH.S.Nanda, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child development, New Delhi.

(IV)About the programme:-ShriN.N.Tiwari,Deputy Technical Adviser, Food and Nutrition Board, Northern Region, Ministry of women and Child Development.

(V)Inaugural Address: Dr. Dinesh Paul, Director NIPCCD, New Delhi.

(VI)Nutrition song and dance showing importance of nutrition by the artists of Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

(VII)Special address: Smt. Savita, Deputy Director, Directorate of ICDS, Govt. of NCT Delhi.

(VIII)Vote of thanks: ShriS.K.Srivastava, Additional Director, NIPCCD, New Delhi.

Activity details

Activities of Food and Nutrition Board,

Ministry of Womwn & Child Development

Nutrition Exhibition:

(I)Display on balance diet chart, panel boards.