food, nutrition, and health: service learning in india
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Food, Nutrition, and Health: Service Learning in India May 9 through June 2, 2012 by – LeLee Yap. Overview. Tour of non-government organization(NGOs) : Women self-help groups, agriculture Colaborated with Indian Extension Services Conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA) of Villages - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Food, Nutrition, and Health: Service Learning in India
May 9 through June 2, 2012
by – LeLee Yap
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Overview Tour of non-government organization(NGOs) :
Women self-help groups, agriculture
Colaborated with Indian Extension Services Conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA) of Villages Conducted 24 hours dietary recalls Developed needs/ preference- based nutrition/ health
education programs Provided nutrition/ health education to villages
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Tour Of Non-Government Organizations/ Self Help Groups
-Organizations formed by people with a common problems or situations, for the betterment of the communities
• Women Self Help Group: “AWAKE”
• Community Service Organization: “People Trust”
• Nursing and Medical Outreach: “Nightingale”
• Free School Meal Plans: “Adamya Chetana”
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Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA)
Developed assessment questions during preparatory class
Trained in-country on PRA techniques Social Mapping Historical Timeline Transect
Conducted 24-hour dietary recalls Nutrition information presentation back to the
community.
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PRA in the VillageSocial Mapping
Historical timeline
Transect a.k.a Elephant Walk
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Health Education Programs Developed different education programs based on different needs and
age groups- Older Adults- Pregnant Women- Child Nutrition- Hygiene
Nutrition based health education programs Provided nutrition or health education to villages
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Health Education Programs
Older Adults Nutrition: - Talked about nutrition needs in older adults using My Plate diagram
Child Nutrition:- Wrote and read a story about the need to empty their plates at every
meals
Nutrition during pregnancy:- Cooking demonstration to encourage pregnant women increase iron consumption during pregnancy
Hygiene:- Game of scenarios to inform the importance
of hand washing- Created a hand-washing song in Kanada Language- Practiced proper hand washing techniques
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Attainment • Knowledge about the relationships between agriculture, nutrition and
business in India
• Knows more about the efforts of NGOs and Self-Help Groups in betterment of the Indian communities
• Cultural Experiences (Food, the Mass Wedding, Visitation to historical places, etc.)
• Friendships
• Self-seeking process and self-improvements
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