This Handbook targets all professionals engaged in the improvement of the health and nutrition status of vulnerable households in Nepal; it is specifically tailored to Community Health Workers, Agricultural and Livestock Extensions Workers, Teachers in basic and primary schools and other development agents working with families and community groups. The aim of the publication is to provide these professionals with the basic principles for the transfer of better nutrition practices, including the preparation of good, nutritious and safe meals, to families and community members. The publication is divided among thirteen topics covering the following thematic areas: personal and household hygiene, functions of different foods with emphasis on key nutrients, recommended feeding practices for critical target groups and prevention and treatment of malnutrition among children aged less than three years. Key messages from this Handbook have been extracted and developed in a family-oriented handbook which is being published separately.
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Publisher:
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Publication
in English
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Keywords:
NUTRITION, FOOD AND NUTRITION, CHILD NUTRITION, INFANT NUTRITION, MALNUTRITION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, NUTRITION PROGRAMMES, HEALTH, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, YOUTH HEALTH, FOOD, PROTEIN RICH FOOD, VEGETABLES
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Thematic Group:
FAO
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Food and Agriculture Organization
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Thesaurus:
10.01.00
- Food And Nutrition
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