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from November 12 to 19, 2024
National Malnutrition Awareness Week
National Malnutrition Awareness Week ( SND ) returns for its 5th edition , from November 12th to 19th, 2024, once again with the support of the 2018-2023 National Nutrition and Health Program and the Ministry of Health and Solidarity. The Caen Normandy University Hospital (CHU Caen Normandie) will once again be a partner of SND 2024, launched by the Collective for the Fight Against Malnutrition .
On this occasion, the Cross-Functional Clinical Nutrition Unit and the Catering Service are implementing several actions throughout the week.
Actions aimed at professionals
- Online quiz on malnutrition / Prize draw competition with the support of RESCLAN Normandie
- Information stand , raising awareness about malnutrition and muscle testing.
- Open Kitchens Operation · Visit to the CHU kitchen organized and participation of the Catering Service in one of the competitions of the #OpenKitchens2024 operation by making a sweet recipe during the national week of malnutrition.
Actions aimed at users
- Online quiz ›› Your turn: Test your knowledge of malnutrition here !
- placemat for patients: With the help of the central kitchen, all meal trays served in the hospital (adults and children) #NutritionWeek2024 placemat with the possibility of contacting a dietician by phone for any questions.
- A video raising awareness about malnutrition, produced by La Poste, will also be shown for one week on the TV channel in the rooms of the establishment and in the waiting room.
- The PARA-D tool, developed by Professor Agathe Raynaud-Simon, will be made available in outpatient clinics. This user-friendly tool raises awareness about the risk of malnutrition through four questions. Designed for self-assessment by vulnerable individuals, it can also be used by caregivers and healthcare professionals.
- Distribution of the information flyer on malnutrition from the Collective for the Fight Against Malnutrition.
- Distribution of recipe booklets from dietitians at UTNC Caen Normandie and the Gourmet Booklet developed by Silver Fourchette.
7 informative video clips to help you understand better
- Is malnutrition serious, Doctor? – Professor Éric Fontaine
- Identifying and Addressing Malnutrition - Professor Pierre Déchelotte
- Malnutrition: a danger for the elderly · Professor Agathe Raynaud-Simon
- Malnutrition: Children too · Professor Régis Hankard
- Malnutrition and Oral Hygiene · Dr. Joseph-John Baranes
- How to spot the signs of malnutrition at home? – Professor Agathe Raynaud-Simon
- Malnutrition as seen by a registered dietitian nutritionist · Ghislain Grodard
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