IIHMR University Launches An Elective Course On Public Health Nutrition jointly with IIHMR Bangalore

IIHMR University Launches An Elective Course On Public Health Nutrition jointly with IIHMR Bangalore. The details of the course are given below:

Program name: Elective Course on Public Health Nutrition

Course Credits: 3 credit hours

Program Duration: 10 days

Date of the program: 26^th April 2021 to 7^th May 2021

Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Last date of application: 20^th April 2021

Course participation: Free

Course Participation with the certificate: Rs. 500/-

Please click on the link to download the application form https://forms.gle/9vXusRjPfJiL3gto9

The course is designed to impart a basic understanding of public health nutrition and enhance knowledge and skills for practice. The curriculum includes public health nutrition; its role and scope in India; food and nutrition security; interactive nature of nutrition-infection-disease management; triple burden of malnutrition and nutrition policies and programs. It also integrates the key knowledge about nutrition throughout the life cycle; assessment of nutritional status and nutrition education & health promotion.

Dr. SD Gupta, Chairperson, IIHMR University said, “The program shall focus on understanding nutrition-related health problems, their prevention, their significance and control strategies in India. The program highlights in understanding the importance of nutrition education and promotion of public health in India.”

Dr. PR Sodani, President, IIHMR University said, “The objectives of the course are to integrate basic knowledge while enhancing skills of public health nutrition among participants. The course intends to sensitize the social development sector professionals for meeting the challenges of nutrition and health.”

Dr. Usha Manjunath, Director IIHMR Bangalore said, “The program has a strong focus on candidates who have done their Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Public Health, General Management, Health, Hospital, Pharmaceutical, Rural Management, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Ayurveda, Physiotherapy & Home Science. Doctoral Students and Research Scholars are also welcomed along with Working Professionals from Social Development Sector.”

The course mode and delivery will be based on lectures and panel discussion, quizzes, videos, hands-on exercises and reading materials and handouts shall be provided during the program. The course shall focus on 20% class participation, 35% of mid-term evaluation and 45% of the end-term evaluation.

About IIHMR University:

IIHMR University is a specialized Research University in management research, postgraduate education and training in the health sector. It aims to generate new knowledge and technologies to provide evidence and inputs for developing effective policies and health interventions and strategies. Over the past three and half decades, the IIHMR University is engaged in research, education and capacity building in the core areas of Public Health, Health and Hospital Management, Pharmaceutical Management, Health Economics, CSR and Finance, Population and Reproductive Health, Rural Management, Institutional Networking and capacity building.

The Executive Education Division of the IIHMR University has more than three decades of experience in designing and delivering high quality need-based open enrolment Management Development Programmes (MDPs) and Customized Training Programmes (CTPs). With than 2000 executive alumni base in all continents of the world, the division has served the training and executive development needs of leading multinational corporations, healthcare organizations, international non-governmental agencies as well as international agencies like WHO, UNDP, UNICEF, to name a few.

The division of executive education of the university engages in designing and developing innovative need-based programmes to cater to the executive development needs in a responsive, responsible and flexible manner.IIHMR University ranked 65th in Management Category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), has announced a uniquely designed MBA in Rural Management. The programme is approved by University Grants Commission (U.G.C.), New Delhi under National Skill Qualifications Framework (N.S.Q.F.)

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