The Nutrition Counseling App Village Health Support Group (NCA-VHSG) is nutrition knowledge and used by internal user like Villager Health Support Group (VHSGs) in Cambodia for nutrition counseling with pregnant, lactating women and caregiver and child growth monitoring for children under six years old in their village.
Purpose:
This mobile application is designed to connects Cambodians to essential nutrition guidance for pregnant women and children. NCA-VHSG provides reliable and user-friendly nutrition information, the app aims to empower them to promote healthy eating habits and improve the nutritional status of their communities. Share knowledge, track progress, and build a healthier community together.
Key Features:
- Child growth review: regular tracking of a child's age and weight to assess their overall health and development. By comparing these measurements to standardized growth charts, healthcare providers can determine if a child is growing at a healthy rate. This helps identify potential issues like malnutrition, obesity, or underlying medical conditions early on, allowing for timely intervention and support.
- Maternal and child nutrition check: tracking nutritional needs of mothers and their children and its outcomes in women and their children, both in early and later life. Check-up with pre-conception and postnatal maternal nutrition, women's nutrition throughout their reproductive years, and fetal, neonatal, and child under six years old.
- Malnutrition prevention: Strategies for preventing and addressing malnutrition, including stunting, wasting, and undernutrition.
- Common nutrition-related diseases: Information on diseases like anemia, vitamin deficiencies, and obesity, along with prevention and management strategies.
- Educational: it easily use to learn about nutritional needs through video, audio, images and article.
- Real-time Notifications: Stay updated on important health announcements with real-time notifications. Received alerts for
- Target users: Village Health Support Group members, community health workers, and other frontline health workers in Cambodia.
- Potential impact: Improved nutrition knowledge and practices among VSHGs, leading to better health outcomes for women, children, and the overall community.
- Offline functionality: To ensure accessibility in areas with limited internet connectivity.