Authors :
DOLLY GURUMAYUM; DR. BALAVINDER KAUR B
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7042112
Abstract :
Nutritional assessment is important in
every country which serves appropriate data in
gathering processes to enable accurate planning and
implementation of health- care services to reduce
morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition.4
Anganwadi is a special school for preschool
children, which are mainly launched with the intention of
mother and child care with nutritional supplements under
Integrated Child Development Scheme in 1975. It also
has a role in teaching, recreational activities and growth
monitoring of preschool children.2
ICDS scheme has expanded remarkably in its scope
and coverage providing a well-integrated package of
services through a network of community level
Anganwadi Centers (AWCs). The ICDS programme
today covers 8.4 crore children out of 16.45 crore
children of below 5 years.8 The term ‘Anganwadi’ is
developed from the idea that a good early child care and
development center, run with low cost local ingredients.
The local Anganwadis are the corner stone of the ICDS
Programme.4
According to IAP, for children to be well nourished,
they need adequate amount of energy from variety of
nutrients to lead a healthy life. We know that adequate
amount of food is important throughout childhood but
first five years of childhood is very crucial period.4
India constitutes 40% of the world's severely
malnourished under-5 children and one in every third
children in India are malnourished. Daily more than
6000 under- five children die due to malnutrition in
India.9 Approximately 790 million people in the
developing world subsist on diets that are deficient in
energy. About 200 million children suffer from
malnutrition and 2 billion people suffer from a variety of
micronutrient deficiencies. The vast majority of the foodinsecure, whether their malnutrition is due to
deficiencies in energy or in micronutrients, live in lowincome developing countries and mainly in the poorest
areas
Nutritional assessment is important in
every country which serves appropriate data in
gathering processes to enable accurate planning and
implementation of health- care services to reduce
morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition.4
Anganwadi is a special school for preschool
children, which are mainly launched with the intention of
mother and child care with nutritional supplements under
Integrated Child Development Scheme in 1975. It also
has a role in teaching, recreational activities and growth
monitoring of preschool children.2
ICDS scheme has expanded remarkably in its scope
and coverage providing a well-integrated package of
services through a network of community level
Anganwadi Centers (AWCs). The ICDS programme
today covers 8.4 crore children out of 16.45 crore
children of below 5 years.8 The term ‘Anganwadi’ is
developed from the idea that a good early child care and
development center, run with low cost local ingredients.
The local Anganwadis are the corner stone of the ICDS
Programme.4
According to IAP, for children to be well nourished,
they need adequate amount of energy from variety of
nutrients to lead a healthy life. We know that adequate
amount of food is important throughout childhood but
first five years of childhood is very crucial period.4
India constitutes 40% of the world's severely
malnourished under-5 children and one in every third
children in India are malnourished. Daily more than
6000 under- five children die due to malnutrition in
India.9 Approximately 790 million people in the
developing world subsist on diets that are deficient in
energy. About 200 million children suffer from
malnutrition and 2 billion people suffer from a variety of
micronutrient deficiencies. The vast majority of the foodinsecure, whether their malnutrition is due to
deficiencies in energy or in micronutrients, live in lowincome developing countries and mainly in the poorest
areas
