# malnutritionweekanz
Keen to get involved ? Here ’ s our recommended calendar of activities for 10th-14th October :
October
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
10 11 12 13 14
Loss of muscle mass is a sign of malnutrition and frailty .
Measuring calf circumference is a simple and effective way to assess whole body muscle mass and may be a marker of nutrition status .
A calf circumference less than
35cm for men
& less than
34cm for females indicates muscle loss *
What is your calf circumference ?
Click here to learn more about measuring your calf circumference
* For more information , see Pagotto et al . Calf circumference : clinical validation for evaluation of muscle mass in the elderly . Revista brasileira de enfermagem . 2018 Mar ; 71:322-8 .
Cherish a champion
Malnutrition Week Monday |
Taste Testing Tuesday |
Workshop Wednesday |
Thinking Thursday |
Friday Finale |
Malnutrition Week Monday |
Taste Testing Tuesday |
Workshop Wednesday |
Thinking Thursday |
Friday Finale |
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• Announce MWANZ to your organisation
• Share facts and figures about malnutrition
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Invite your multidisciplinary team and food service staff to morning or afternoon tea to sample oral nutritional supplements ( ONS ) and high protein high energy menu items |
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• Run your own education session for the multidisciplinary team
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• Conduct a MWANZ quiz with all staff and offer a prize for the person who gets the most correct answers |
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Wrap things up with a table display in a prominent place to share fact sheets , resources and ONS samples , and announce your ' nutrition champion ’. |
Plus , your chance to WIN !
Being a true nutrition champion comes from taking action to create change and generate awareness . Share with us your innovative MWANZ activities and you ’ ll have the opportunity to WIN one of four $ 50 gift cards * or a ticket to Dietitians Unite 2023 . To enter , simply share your MWANZ activities on social media with the hashtag # malnutritionweekanz and tag @ dietitianconnection **. If you ’ re not on social media ,
email us some photos with permission to share them on our social media channels .
* To Win one of the four $ 50 gift cards simply align your activity with our daily activity calendar . ** Competition closes 11.59pm 14th October 2022 . Open to Australian and New Zealand dietitians only . Prize winners will be notified via email or social media and announced on Dietitian Connection channels .
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# malnutritionweekanz
MAY 12 , 2023 MELBOURNE
Malnutrition Week ANZ 2022 is supported by :
# dietitiansunite