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from November 12 to 19, 2024
National Undernutrition Week
The National Undernutrition Week ( SND ) returns for a 5th edition , from November 12 to 19, 2024, still with the support of the National Nutrition Health Program 2018-2023 and the Ministry of Health and Solidarity. The Caen Normandie University Hospital, once again, will be a partner of the SND 2024, launched by the Collective to Fight Undernutrition .
On this occasion, the Clinical Nutrition Transversal Unit and the Catering Service are implementing several actions throughout the week.
Actions aimed at professionals
- Online quiz on undernutrition / Draw competition to win prizes with the support of RESCLAN Normandie
- Information stand , awareness of malnutrition and muscle testing.
- Operation Open Kitchens · Visit to the CHU kitchen organized and participation of the Catering Department in one of the competitions of the #CuisinesOuvertes2024 operation by creating a sweet recipe during national undernutrition week.
Actions for users
- Online quiz ›› It’s your turn: Test your knowledge of malnutrition here !
- placemat for patients: With the help of the central kitchen, all meal trays served at the hospital (adults and children) #NutritionWeek2024 placemat with the possibility of contacting a dietitian by phone for any questions.
- Broadcast of malnutrition awareness video produced by La Poste will also be offered for a week on the TV channel in the establishment's rooms and in the waiting room.
- Provision of the PARA-D tool developed by Professor Agathe Raynaud-Simon : the PARA-D Weight Appetite Meal Food – Undernutrition will be made available at the outpatient consultation level. This is a very easy-to-use tool to raise awareness of the risk of malnutrition in 4 questions. Intended for the self-screening of vulnerable people, it can also be used by caregivers or carers.
- Distribution of the information flyer on malnutrition from the Collective to Fight Against Malnutrition.
- Distribution of recipe booklets from dieticians at UTNC Caen Normandie and the Livret Gourmand developed by Silver Fourchette.
7 informative capsule videos to better understand
- Is malnutrition serious, Doctor? · Professor Éric Fontaine
- Identify and act on undernutrition · Pr Pierre Déchelotte
- Undernutrition: a danger for the elderly · Pr Agathe Raynaud-Simon
- Undernutrition: children too · Professor Régis Hankard
- Undernutrition and oral hygiene · Dr Joseph-John Baranes
- How to spot signs of malnutrition at home? · Professor Agathe Raynaud-Simon
- Undernutrition seen by a dietitian nutritionist · Ghislain Grodard

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