DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

  • Generates high quality evidence for tackling important public health nutrition problems such as undernutrition, anemia, iodine deficiency and various micronutrient deficiencies in vulnerable population groups
  • Conducts implementation research on the ongoing national nutrition programmes, identifies their strengths and weaknesses and recommends course corrections for filling the gaps, if any
  • Develops various intervention models to prevent and control malnutrition in India by conducting community based trials (effectiveness trails)
  • Conducts induction, orientation and re-orientation training programmes for various functionaries who are working in the area of health and nutrition