Assessment of Malnutrition Among Ganwadi Children in Vantmuri. As a part of NSS (National Service Scheme) Program, Dept. of Community Health Nursing conducted Malnutrition Survey Program for Anganwadi Children in Vantmuri Village on 21-09-2017. Total 122 children were surveyed and basic parameters like height, weight and mid-arm circumference (MUAC) was assessed.

Out of 122 children who were surveyed, only 4 of them were found to have moderate malnutrition where MUAC calculated was less than 11 cms. Total 5 Anganwadis were there in the village. No children were reported with severe malnutrition.

Mission-

The department of community health nursing aims to prepare nurses to assume responsibilities as professional, competent nurses in providing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to the community.

Overview-

Community Health Nursing, now more than ever, is a challenging, evolving field of nursing practice-one that is on the cutting edge of many innovations in the health care delivery.

Community Health Nursing represents an effort to introduce and elaborate upon the basic scope and nature of contemporary community health nursing practice.

It is a field of nursing practice, which blends primary health care and principles of nursing practice with public health nursing. The department of community health nursing is intended to mould fully pledged community health nurses, who are ready to serve the patients at any place and at any time by applying the principles of community health nursing.

The department of Community health nursing is enthusiastic to provide quality education to students in graduation and post graduation level, under the supervision of excellent faculty. Moreover, the department takes great interest in conducting public health research and community welfare programmes. The department has promised to facilitate both professional and personal growth in the students and the faculty by encouraging and supporting their participation in continuing educational activities.

The department conducts-

» Regular home visits

» Individual, Group and Mass Health Education

» Special health programmes like eye camps, Health Exhibitions, School Health programmes, Immunization Clinics, ANC Tracking etc

» Observation of days significant to public health

» Industrial visit to Goa- Occupational health nursing

Laboratory facilities-

The department has a fully equipped community health laboratory which accommodates 50 students at a time. This is used for the preparing for the activities during the field visit and to train students.

External Posting: Students are also posted to PHC, CHC and various sub centres for observation and regular posting.

Community health activities: Regular home visits, Health need assessment, Family coping, Health Awareness and activities concerned with public interest and also social activities.