Opportunity Details
Good Nutrition for Older Persons
Project Background: Balance your food intake with physical activity – the more active you are, the more food you need. Keep an eye on your meal portion size, if you are less active choose smaller serving sizes and add plenty of vegetables, salad and fruit.
Purpose: The risk factors for adult chronic diseases, like hypertension and type of diabetes, are increasingly seen in older ages, often a result of unhealthy eating habits and increased weight gain.
Location: Day Care Centre: Dignity Foundation: Datta Tekdi, Anand Nagar, Jogeshwari East, Mumbai- 400060
Key responsibilities:
1. Promote healthy eating habits by developing health plans and educating people about food2. Determine Senior Citizen’s dietary needs and restrictions
Time Commitment:
Once or Twice a week- 2hours per session
Skills and Experience Required:
1. Volunteer should be a Nutritionist or Dietician
2.Good Communications skills: Hindi and Marathi
About NGO: Dignity Foundation is committed to changing the way people look at ageing in India. They enable senior citizens to lead active lives through easy access to trusted information, opportunities for productive ageing and social support services.
Elderly people
Other
Age Minimum (with Adult): 12+, Minimum Age:18+
