Nutrition Education of Community: Importance, Methods and Other Details

Article shared by Mrs. Muganyizi (MD1 Student at MUHAS)

Read this article to learn about the importance, training personnel, methods, objectives of programmes, means, applied programmes and assessment of the status of nutrition education to community.

Importance of Nutrition Education:

The importance of nutrition education as a means for improving nutrition of the community in the developing countries has increased rapidly during the recent past. Lack of awareness about the dietary requirements and nutritive value of different food is the main cause for prevailing malnutrition among school children, pregnant women, lactating mother and other vulnerable sections of the community.
Nutrition education should be practical and should be easily adaptable to the socioeconomic status, food habits and the available local food resources generally needed for the purpose of demonstration and feeding of the locally available audience. Nutrition education programme should become a part of the community.