Chandigarh, 6th September, 2018: Dietetics
Department , Govt. Multi Specialty hospital , Sector -16, Chandigarh in
Association with Indian Dietetics Association, Chandigarh Chapter celebrated
National Nutrition Month , Poshan Mah on the theme “Ensuring focused intervention on addressing under-nutrition
during the first 1000 days of the child: Better Health Child”.
The emphasis of the Continued Nutrition Education
(CNE)–cum workshop was to lay emphasis on the converging of various agencies
namely Department of Social Welfare, Education and Health in disseminating the
richness of all the nutrients can be incorporated to make wholesome diet in a
daily routine. So that all parameter such as Optimal Breastfeeding, Growth
Monitoring, Hygiene and Sanitation, Food Fortification, can be
improved under the converging scheme of
the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to have a Holistic approach in maintenance
of good health.
The Chief Guest of occasion Sh. B.L Sharma, Secretary Education
–cum- Secretary Social Welfare stressed upon that National Nutrition Month is
comprehensive approach towards raising nutrition level in the country on a war
footing.
The Director Health & Family Welfare, Dr. G. Dewan,
congratulated the organizer of the Dietetics Department and India Dietetics
Association in taking a lead during their National Nutrition Month far taking
ahead the Poshan Abhiyan to the last beneficiary in the chain through inter-mediatory
agencies of the Social Welfare, Education and Health Department.
The Chief Dietician, Mrs. Manisha Arora, stressed upon the
Dietetics Department and in Govt. / Private sectors under the ages of India
Dietetics Association pledge to provide all valuable inputs for the uplift of
nutrition status from womb to last stage of life which cover stunting, wasting
under Nutrition , anemia , Low blood pressure in children.
Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Consultant
Paediatrics, IMA President, Chandigarh, Dr.
Harbir Bajwa, Consultant Gynaecologist,(Former Director Health
Services, Punjab) , Dr. Ritu Pradhan,
Professor Head (Food + Nutrition), Govt. Home Science College, Sector -10, Chandigarh
deliberated on various topics covered under the
umbrella of National Nutrition
Month . The occasion was graced by Mrs Navjot Kaur , Director Social Welfare, Mrs. Madhu Sharma,
President , Indian Dietetics Association , Chandigarh Chapter and Dr. Mrs
Sunita Malhotra, Vice President, Indian Dietetics Association , Chandigarh
Chapter.
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