Wednesday, 19 March 2014

NUTRITION AND HYDRATION WEEK

NUTRITION AND HYDRATION WEEK HAS STARTED

I have had some details of events


India Kicks off the week with early event
Their aim was to raise awareness about Nutrition and Hydration including Free Food and water distribution to Old Age People. The event took place on 13 March 2014 between 12.00 Noon - 02.00 pm (IST) as part of the AFND’s NH Week activitities at the Annai Illam, Mylapore, Chennai.
Attending were 50 old women in the age range of 50-70. An initial basic test (Height, Weight, Blood Pressure) was conducted to all the residents. Their President, Dr. Radhika Ganesan provided a talk on importance of Nutrition and Hydration for 15 minutes after which the residents posed some questions. Raj from the AFND reported to us “The questions were clarified and information was shared to them in a more meaningful way. The residents felt happy being informed about the importance of Nutrition and Hydration. Volunteers then distributed the Food and Water to all the residents of the home and the event lasted up to 2 hours.”







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