Malnutrition
Awareness
Program
[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 by
Glaxo Smith Kline
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Malnutrition
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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.
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Objectives
• 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
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How we carried out ?
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Feasibility
Software development
Visit schools, data collection and survey
Create awareness through leaflets and
lessons
5. Conduct workshop
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1. Feasibility study
• Prepare the project plan
• Meet stake holders
• Visit schools
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Weera Puran Appu Maha Vidyalaya
Princess of wales college
Presbyterian Girls’ school
Kothalawalapura Maha Vidyalaya
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2. Software Development
• BMI calculation and maintain a proper
database
• Generate reports on nutritional level
• Generate progressive reports
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3. School visits, Data collection
and Data entry
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Arrange Materials
Visit schools
Form the health clubs
Conduct awareness program at classes
Collect data and enter to database
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4. Awareness through leaflets and
a booklet
• Leaflets
• Booklet
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5. The workshop
• Organized to educate students of health clubs
• Lectures on malnutrition
• Various students activities
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Outcomes
• Development of the software to maintain a
proper database at selected schools
• Awareness
• Formed a health club
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What for us?
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Team work
Leadership
Work with cooperate sector
Report preparation and presentation skills
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Reference
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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
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Acknowledgement
 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
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THANK YOU!!!!
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