Nutritional Assesment Flashcards
interpretation of information obtained from dietary, biochemical, anthropometric, and clinical studies.
Nutritional assessment
condition of the body
nutritional status
health of the community
community assessment
segments of the population become more susceptible to nutritional disorders
nutritionally-at-risk groups
reason for assessing nutritional status, In the individual
problem, treatment, prevent
reason for assessing nutritional status, In the community
problem, environmental factors, services & programs
purpose of nutritional assessment (1-3)
- define nutritional problems that need attention
- provide data planning and evaluation of programs
- help identify the responsibilities of the public health
baseline of nutritional data
nutritional survey
continuous monitoring of nutritional status
nutrition surveillance
identifies malnourished individuals needing interventions
nutrition screeening
types of nutritional assessment system (1-3)
- nutritional survey
- nutritional surveilance
- nutritional screening
major basis of selecting the design of the assessment system
Study objectives
to avoid systematic bias
sampling protocols