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Malnutrition AwarenessProgram

[Among Schools in Rathmalana Area]

Kalhari Perera

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Project of Faculty of Science,

University of Colombo

In collaboration with

Ministry of Education

Sponsored byGlaxo Smith

Kline

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• Prevalent in Sri Lanka.• School children are not following a healthy

lifestyle.• No enough attention to the health.• No proper exercises.• Excess intake of junk foods.• Unawareness of Body Mass Index.

Malnutrition

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• Identify causes and factors that affect awareness on malnutrition

• Increase awareness in effective manner

• Guide school children towards healthy diets and a healthy life style

• Form Health club

Objectives

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1. Feasibility 2. Software development3. Visit schools, data collection and

survey4. Create awareness through leaflets

and lessons5. Conduct workshop

How we carried out ?

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• Prepare the project plan • Meet stake holders• Visit schools

• Weera Puran Appu Maha Vidyalaya• Princess of wales college• Presbyterian Girls’ school • Kothalawalapura Maha Vidyalaya

1. Feasibility study

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• BMI calculation and maintain a proper database

• Generate reports on nutritional level • Generate progressive reports

2. Software Development

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• Arrange Materials• Visit schools • Form the health clubs• Conduct awareness program at

classes• Collect data and enter to database

3. School visits, Data collection and Data entry

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• Leaflets • Booklet

4. Awareness through leaflets and a booklet

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• Organized to educate students of health clubs

• Lectures on malnutrition• Various students activities

5. The workshop

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• Development of the software to maintain a proper database at selected schools

• Awareness• Formed a health club

Outcomes

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• Team work• Leadership• Work with cooperate sector• Report preparation and presentation

skills

What for us?

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• Java™ Platform, Standard Edition 6 API Specification http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/ Accessed September 2012

• “Growth reference 5-19 years” World Health Organization http://www.who.int/growthref/who2007_bmi_for_age/en/ Accessed September 2012

• “Designing a Swing GUI in NetBeans IDE” NetBeans IDE http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/quickstart-gui.html Accessed September 2012

• “iReport Documentation & Tutorials” iReport for JasperReports http://ireport.sourceforge.net/manual0.2.0.html#1.0 Accessed October 2012

• Food based dietary guide lines for Sri Lanka (a publication by ministry of health)

• Prathamika anshaye guruwarun sadaha athireka kiyawwm potha. (a publication by ministry of education)

• SPSS Statistics http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/products/statistics/ Accessed December 2012

Reference

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Former Dean of Faculty of Science: Prof. T.R.Ariyarathne

Former Career Guidance Unit Director : Prof. Preethi Udagama

Career guidance Unit Director : Dr. Deepthi Wickramasinghe

Academic mentors : Dr. S.M.W.Ranwala, Dr. H.S.Kathriarachchi,

Dr. C.M. Hettiarachchi Glaxo Smith Kline HR Director : Mrs. Kumudini

Welmillage, Glaxo Smith Kline HR Manager : Mrs. Nirupa

Wijerathne Director of School Health and Nutrition branch,

Ministry of Education : Mrs. Renuka Peiris Prof. V. Pujitha Wickramasinghe Career guidance unit staff

Acknowledgement

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THANK YOU!!!!