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 Conducted 24 hours dietary recalls Developed needs/ preference- based nutrition/ health
education programs Provided nutrition/ health education to villages
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”
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.
PRA in the VillageSocial Mapping
Historical timeline
Transect a.k.a Elephant Walk
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
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
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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Questions?