Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies : Tools for Policymakers and Public Health Workers.

Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies : Tools for Policymakers and Public Health Workers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, Institute of Medicine
Other Authors: Howson, Christopher P., Kennedy, Eileen T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Trace element deficiency diseases > Prevention > Government policy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies Tools for Policymakers and Public Health Workers
  • 1 Summary
  • PROJECT CHARGE
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Findings
  • Recommendations
  • 2 Key Elements in the Design and Implementation of Micronutrient Interventions
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF IRON, VITAMIN A, AND IODINE TO HEALTH
  • Iron
  • Vitamin A
  • Iodine
  • THE CONTINUUM OF POPULATION RISK
  • OPTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS
  • SupplementationFortification
  • Food-Based Approaches
  • Other Public Health Control Measures
  • COSTS OF INTERVENTIONS
  • FEASIBILITY OF INVOLVING KEY SOCIETAL SECTORS IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MICRONUTRIENT IN ...
  • ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF POPULATION RISK
  • Interventions for Level IV Populations
  • Interventions for Level III Populations
  • Interventions for Level II Populations
  • INTERVENTIONS FOR LEVEL I POPULATIONS
  • Balancing Approaches to Country-Specific Circumstances
  • Coordinating Interventions Across MicronutrientsCOMMON ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS
  • Political Will/Stability
  • Strategic and Program Planning
  • Community Involvement, Participation, and Consumer Demand
  • Physical and Administrative Infrastructure
  • Communications Strategies
  • Use of Appropriate Vehicle
  • Sustainability
  • Information Systems, Monitoring, and Evaluation
  • Biological Indicators
  • Background Papers
  • 3 Prevention of Iron Deficiency
  • DIAGNOSIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY AND ANEMIA
  • CAUSES OF IRON DEFICIENCY
  • IRON EXCESSPREVENTION OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN AT-RISK GROUPS
  • Infancy
  • Preschool Children (3 to <7 Years of Age)
  • School-Age Children and Adolescents
  • Women of Childbearing Age
  • Pregnant Women
  • SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO THE ELIMINATION OF IRON DEFICIENCY
  • Dietary Improvement
  • Improving the Supply and Intake of Food Iron
  • Improving the Bioavailability of Food Iron
  • Food Fortification
  • Fortification Compounds
  • Fortification Strategies
  • Effectiveness of Iron Fortification
  • Iron Supplementation
  • During Pregnancy
  • Prepregnancy SupplementationBENEFITS AND COSTS OF PREVENTING IRON DEFICIENCY
  • Prevention of Iron Loss Due to Parasites
  • SUGGESTED NATIONAL GOALS
  • Short-Term
  • Long-Term
  • APPENDIX
  • Five Studies in Developing Countries Addressing the Effectiveness of Iron Fortification
  • The Thai Study
  • The India Study
  • The South Africa Study
  • The Guatemala Study
  • The Venezuelan Study
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Prevention of Vitamin A Deficiency
  • MAJOR HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
  • Xerophthalmia and Nutritional Blindness
  • Childhood Morbidity and Mortality

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