Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward

Children in Haiti are born into some of the harshest conditions on the planet, and are left at a disadvantage in terms of growth, development, and potential to thrive. Malnutrition rates in Haiti are among the worst in the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Nearly one-third of all children under-five suffer from stunted growth and three quarters of children 6-24 months are anemic. Malnutrition takes a serious and irreversible toll, making children more susceptible to disease and death and compromising their cognitive and physical development, which results in low human capital and diminished lifetime earnings. Yet, scaling up ten key nutrition interventions in Haiti is estimated to cost only $46.5 million per year, which is less than 1percent of Haiti's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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Main Author: Bassett, Lucy
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-06
Subjects:ACCESS TO FOOD, ACCESS TO SANITATION, ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, AGED, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANEMIA, BASIC HEALTH, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, BLINDNESS, BREASTFEEDING, BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION, CARIBBEAN REGION, CDD, CHILD CARE, CHILD FEEDING, CHILD NUTRITION, CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLEAN WATER, COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, DIET, DIETARY DIVERSITY, DIETARY ENERGY, FAMILIES, FEEDING, FOOD AID, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD INSECURITY, HEALTH CARE, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLITERACY, INTERVENTION, IODINE, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IRON, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVE BIRTHS, MALNUTRITION, MALNUTRITION RATES, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENTS, MIGRATION, MINERAL, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NUTRIENT, NUTRITION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITION SERVICES, NUTRITION TRENDS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRODUCTIVITY, PROTEIN, REGIONAL AVERAGE, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY NETS, SALT IODIZATION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STARCHES, STUNTING, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING, VACCINATION, VEGETABLES, VITAMIN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, WASTING, YOUNG CHILD,
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spelling dig-okr-10986101802024-08-08T15:58:30Z Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward Securite nutritionnelle a Haiti : situation avant et apres le seisme et recommandations pour l'avenir Bassett, Lucy ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO SANITATION ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES ACUTE MALNUTRITION AGED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANEMIA BASIC HEALTH BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BLINDNESS BREASTFEEDING BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION CARIBBEAN REGION CDD CHILD CARE CHILD FEEDING CHILD NUTRITION CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CLEAN WATER COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY DIETARY ENERGY FAMILIES FEEDING FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY INTERVENTION IODINE IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION RATES MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENTS MIGRATION MINERAL MORBIDITY MORTALITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT NUTRIENT NUTRITION NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITION SERVICES NUTRITION TRENDS NUTRITIONAL STATUS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PREGNANT WOMEN PRODUCTIVITY PROTEIN REGIONAL AVERAGE RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SALT IODIZATION SOCIAL PROTECTION STARCHES STUNTING SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING VACCINATION VEGETABLES VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY WASTING YOUNG CHILD Children in Haiti are born into some of the harshest conditions on the planet, and are left at a disadvantage in terms of growth, development, and potential to thrive. Malnutrition rates in Haiti are among the worst in the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Nearly one-third of all children under-five suffer from stunted growth and three quarters of children 6-24 months are anemic. Malnutrition takes a serious and irreversible toll, making children more susceptible to disease and death and compromising their cognitive and physical development, which results in low human capital and diminished lifetime earnings. Yet, scaling up ten key nutrition interventions in Haiti is estimated to cost only $46.5 million per year, which is less than 1percent of Haiti's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 2012-08-13T10:39:13Z 2012-08-13T10:39:13Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810715/nutrition-security-haiti-pre--post-earthquake-conditions-way-forward https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10180 English en breve; No. 157 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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topic ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
AGED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANEMIA
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION
CARIBBEAN REGION
CDD
CHILD CARE
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD NUTRITION
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
DIETARY ENERGY
FAMILIES
FEEDING
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION RATES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
MINERAL
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION TRENDS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTEIN
REGIONAL AVERAGE
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STARCHES
STUNTING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
VACCINATION
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
WASTING
YOUNG CHILD
ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
AGED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANEMIA
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION
CARIBBEAN REGION
CDD
CHILD CARE
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD NUTRITION
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
DIETARY ENERGY
FAMILIES
FEEDING
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION RATES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
MINERAL
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION TRENDS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTEIN
REGIONAL AVERAGE
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STARCHES
STUNTING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
VACCINATION
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
WASTING
YOUNG CHILD
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
AGED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANEMIA
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION
CARIBBEAN REGION
CDD
CHILD CARE
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD NUTRITION
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
DIETARY ENERGY
FAMILIES
FEEDING
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION RATES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
MINERAL
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION TRENDS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTEIN
REGIONAL AVERAGE
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STARCHES
STUNTING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
VACCINATION
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
WASTING
YOUNG CHILD
ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
AGED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANEMIA
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION
CARIBBEAN REGION
CDD
CHILD CARE
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD NUTRITION
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
DIETARY ENERGY
FAMILIES
FEEDING
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION RATES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
MINERAL
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION TRENDS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTEIN
REGIONAL AVERAGE
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STARCHES
STUNTING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
VACCINATION
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
WASTING
YOUNG CHILD
Bassett, Lucy
Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward
description Children in Haiti are born into some of the harshest conditions on the planet, and are left at a disadvantage in terms of growth, development, and potential to thrive. Malnutrition rates in Haiti are among the worst in the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Nearly one-third of all children under-five suffer from stunted growth and three quarters of children 6-24 months are anemic. Malnutrition takes a serious and irreversible toll, making children more susceptible to disease and death and compromising their cognitive and physical development, which results in low human capital and diminished lifetime earnings. Yet, scaling up ten key nutrition interventions in Haiti is estimated to cost only $46.5 million per year, which is less than 1percent of Haiti's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
topic_facet ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
AGED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANEMIA
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION
CARIBBEAN REGION
CDD
CHILD CARE
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD NUTRITION
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
DIETARY ENERGY
FAMILIES
FEEDING
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION RATES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
MINERAL
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION TRENDS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTEIN
REGIONAL AVERAGE
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STARCHES
STUNTING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
VACCINATION
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
WASTING
YOUNG CHILD
author Bassett, Lucy
author_facet Bassett, Lucy
author_sort Bassett, Lucy
title Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward
title_short Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward
title_full Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward
title_fullStr Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward
title_full_unstemmed Nutrition Security in Haiti : Pre- and Post Earthquake Conditions and the Way Forward
title_sort nutrition security in haiti : pre- and post earthquake conditions and the way forward
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2010-06
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810715/nutrition-security-haiti-pre--post-earthquake-conditions-way-forward
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