DNHE

Diploma Progamme in Nutrition and Health Education

ASSIGNMENT 1 TO 3
January/July Session 2013

School of Continuing Education

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068

Diploma Programme in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE)

ASSIGNMENTS 13
January/July Session 2013
Dear Students,
You will have to do three assignments in all. Each Tutor Marked Assignment carries 100 marks. The
course-wise distribution of assignments is as follows:
Assignment 1 (TMA) - based on DNHE 1
Assignment 2 (TMA) - based on DNHE-2
Assignment 3 (TMA) - based on DNHE-3
INSTRUCTIONS
Before attempting the assignments please read the following instructions carefully.
1) Read the detailed instructions about assignments given in the Programme Guide.
2)

Write your roll number, name, full address and date on the top right corner of the first page of your
response sheet(s).

3)

Write the course title, assignment number and name of the study centre you are attached to in the
centre of the first page of your response sheet(s).

The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
...........................................Enrolment No
Name.....................................................
Address.................................................
Date......................................................
Course Title...............................
Assignment No.........................
Study Centre............................

4) Use only foolscape size paper for your responses and tie all the pages carefully.
5) Write the question number with each answer.
6) You should write in your own handwriting.
7)

Submission: The completed Assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre
allotted to you.

A Note of Caution
It has been noticed that some students are sending answers to Check Your Progress Exercises to the
University for evaluation. Please do not send them to us. These exercises are given to help in judging your
own progress. For this purpose, we have provided the answers to these exercises at the end of each Unit.
We have already mentioned this in the Programme Guide.
Before despatching your answer script, please make sure you have taken care of the following
points:

Your roll number, name and address have been written correctly.

The title ofthe course and assignment number have been written clearly.

Each assignment has been written on separate sheets and pinned properly.

All the questions in the assignments have been answered.

Now read the guidelines before answering questions.

GUIDELINES FOR TMA
The Tutor Marked Assignments have two parts.
Section A: Descriptive Questions

(60-80 marks)

In this section, you have to answer questions of descriptive type.

Section B: Practical Activities

(20-40 marks)

You would be required to submit your responses to activities given in Practical Manuals I, 2
and 3 respectively.
POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND
You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:
1)

Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the units on which they are based.
Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange these in a logical order.

2)

Organization: Be a little more selective and analytical. Give attention to your introduction and
conclusion. The introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the question and how you
propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your response to the question.
Make sure that your answer:
a) is logical and coherent;
b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and presentation;
d) does not exceed the number of words indicated in the question.

3)

Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down .he final version for
submission, writing each answer neatly and underline the points you wish to emphasize.

Assignment 1
(TMA-1)
Course Code: DNHE-1
Assignment Code: DNHE-1/AST-1/TMA-1/2013
Last date for submission for: January Session 31 July, 2013
July Session 31 January, 2014
Section A - Descriptive Type Questions

(60 marks)

There are ten short questions in this part. Answer all questions. Each question carries 6 marks.
1. a) List the functions of food in our body and explain each of them briefly. (2 marks)
b) Illustrate the process of absorption and utilization of food in our body.
(2 marks)
c) What do you understand by the protein sparing action of carbohydrates? (2 marks)
2. a) How are fats digested, absorbed and utilized in our body?
(2 marks)
b) What are non-available carbohydrates? What important roles do they play in the
regulation of body functions?
3. a) How vitamin A helps in maintaining the normal vision of eyes?
b) List down the food sources and functions of the following nutrients:
Thiamine
Riboflavin
Iron
Folic acid
4. a) What are recommended dietary intakes? Give some of the salient

(4 marks)
(2 marks)
(4 marks)

features of

recommended dietary intakes and how they are expressed.

(3 marks)
b) What steps would you follow in planning a well balanced diet? Enumerate.
(3 marks)
5. a) What points will you keep in mind while planning a meal for a school going child?
(2 marks)
b) What do you understand by food budget? Enlist the factors affecting the household
food expenditure.
(2 marks)
c) Manju is a housewife belonging to a lower middle class family. What suggestions will
you give to Manju regarding intelligent buying in relation to household food budget?
(2 marks)
6. a) While selecting the energy giving foods what food items will you consider and what
are the different nutritional factors affecting their selection?
(3 marks)
b) Discuss the significance of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in our diet. While
selecting fats and oils what points will you keep in mind?
(3 marks)
7. a) Discuss the nutritional contribution of fruits and vegetables in our diet. (4 marks)
b) What are food accessories? Mention two functions of spices in food.
(2 marks)

8. a) How will you identify a child suffering from PEM in a community? Enumerate any
three measures you would like to adopt to prevent PEM in a village community.
(3 marks)
b) Comment on the role of following food items in the diet of a person suffering from
heart disease:
(3 marks)
Egg
Ghee
Mustard oil
Pickles and papads
Fibrous vegetables
Processed meats
9. a) What anthropometric measures are best suitable for the assessment of nutritional status
for children in the age group of 2-6 years? Explain in brief discussing their significance.
(4 marks)
b) What is diet survey? Give its relevance in assessing the nutritional status.
(2 marks)
10. a) Who are the main beneficiaries of the National Anaemia Control Programme? What
distribution strategy is adopted for the prevention of anaemia in those target groups?
(3 marks)
b) Illustrate the following using diagrams/flow charts:
(3 marks)
ICDS: Services and beneficiaries
Mid-day meal: Services and beneficiaries
Section B: Practical Activities(40 marks)
There are four exercises in this section. These exercises are based on Practical Manual-1. Answer all
four.
1. Look up Section 2.2, Activity 1 in Practical Manual-1. Read the activity carefully and then
note down your results in the given chart. Also answer the questions given on the basis of the
results obtained.
(10 marks)
2. Discuss in detail the moist heat, dry heat and dry heat (using fat or oil as medium) methods
that are commonly used in your home for the preparation of food items. Explain by giving
suitable examples from your daily diet.

(10

marks)
3. Plan a regional nutritious snack food item for pregnant and lactating women. Specify its
name, ingredients, method of preparation and the nutrient that are found to be in substantial
amount in that food item.
(10 marks)
4. Plan a days diet for an old aged person keeping in mind the factors like food preferences,
nutritional needs and activity level. Also mention the major nutrients supplied by each
meal of the elderly.

(10 marks)

Assignment 2
(T MA-2)
Course Code: DNHE-2
Assignment Code: DNHE-2/AST-2/TMA-2/2013
Last date for submission for: January Session 31 August, 2013
July Session 28 February, 2014
Maximum Marks: 100
Section A: Descriptive Questions

(80 marks)

There are ten questions in this part. Your answer should not exceed 500-700 words each. Answer
eight questions in all. Each question carries 10 marks.
1. What are vital statistics? Discuss the main sources of data on vital statistics with suitable
examples.
2. Enlist the spacing and terminal methods of family planning. Explain any three in detail.
3. Discuss the major problems and dietary management in the following disorders:
Diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Obesity
Peptic ulcer

 Crohns disease
4. Which areas at home can have a potential for accidents? Explain in detail giving suitable
examples.
5. Differentiate between normal and therapeutic diets. While planning therapeutic diets what
important considerations should be kept in mind? Briefly explain different therapeutic diets
used in hospitals.
6. Discuss the causative/spreading factors, symptoms/complications and preventive and
management strategies for: 1) Tetanus 2) Cholera
7. What do you understand by substance abuse? What are the drugs commonly abused? Write
briefly.
8. Enlist the major health programmes being run in our country. Explain any two in detail.
9. What are the different factors causing skin infections? Discuss any two in detail mentioning
their identification, preventive measures and management.
10. List any four common food-borne diseases. Discuss briefly the preventive measures you
would adopt to prevent their occurrence.

Section B: Practical Activities

(20 marks)

This section is based on Practical Manual-2.

1. Complete the Activity 7 given in the Practical Manual 2. Submit your response as per the
guidelines given in the activity.

(10 marks)

2. Interview 5 men and 5 women residing in a semi urban/urban slum and record their views
on :

(10 marks)

the local health practitioners

availability of health services provided by Governmental or Non-governmental agencies

such as immunization, eye camps

their problems with regard to health and sanitation

What conclusions can you draw from the interviews? Follow the guidelines given in
Activity 2 in Practical Manual 2 for submitting your response.

Assignment 3
(T MA-3)
Course Code: DNHE-3
Assignment Code: DNHE-3/AST-3/TMA-3/2013
Last date for submission for: January Session 15 September, 2013
July Session 15 March, 2014
Maximum Marks: 100
Section A: Descriptive Questions

(80 marks)

There are ten questions in this part. Your answer should not exceed 500-700 words each. Answer
eight questions in all. Each question carries 10 marks.
1. Discuss the principles, process and significance of woman-to-woman strategy of
conveying information. Give suitable examples.
2. What is community? Discuss the benefits of working with individuals, groups and other
agencies while working in a community.
3. What are the major determinants of community health? Illustrate with the model and
explain in detail.
4. What are folk approaches of communication? Enumerate their advantages and impact of

modern electronic media on them. Briefly discuss different types of folk approaches.
5. How the content and presentation of a message prove to be effective while conveying it
to a community group or individuals. Give examples of some messages linked to
nutritional deficiencies, nutrition related disorders (obesity, heart diseases and diabetes)
and dietary patterns in old age using both positive and negative approaches.
6. Define communication. What do you understand by information- centered and behavior
-centered methods? Explain the information- centered methods in detail.
7. What are teaching aids? Give their role and classification. Suppose you have to provide
nutrition education in a rural community. Mention the different non-machine media you
will use for providing nutrition education and also the reason for their use.
8. How the group discussion and role play methods prove to be effective in providing
nutrition education in a community? Prepare a plan for conducting group discussion and
role play methods of communication in a village set-up.
9. Describe the meaning and principles of participatory learning. What are its different
approaches? Explain any two of them.
10. What are the essentials of nutrition education planning? Explain different steps in the
process of nutrition education.

Section B: Practical Activities

(20 marks)

This section is based on Practical Manual-2.

1. In Activity 6 of Practical Manual 3 you were asked to identify "focus groups" of mothers
in a community setting and to conduct separate sessions for discussion with these groups
regarding different aspects. Submit your response for this activity following the
guidelines mentioned in that.
(10 marks)
2. Prepare an informative and colourful comic strip for children on balanced diet (2-3 pages
only). Read the comic strip in separate sessions with five school-going children staying in
your locality and:
(10 marks)
i) Record the reactions of each child (indicate each child's name, age, sex, socioeconomic background, and any other factor of importance.)
ii) Analyze whether the message of the comic strip was understood by each child by
asking 2-3 questions. List the specific questions you asked.
iii) Suggest modifications based on i) and ii).
For this activity follow the guidelines mentioned in Activity 3 of Practical Manual 3.