GSPH 341 Assessment of Nutritional Status

Study the techniques used in assessing nutritional status of individuals and communities during health and disease using dietary, biochemical, and clinical and anthropometric measurements. Methods of measuring the dietary intake of individuals and communities; anthropometric measurements of individuals and communities and how to do them; biochemical assessments of individuals and communities; clinical and functional appraisal of nutritional status and vital statistics and nutritional surveillance as well as growth monitoring.