How to Protect and Promote the Nutrition of Mothers and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean

This section describes the priority nutrition interventions and cross-cutting approaches that are essential to promote and protect the nutritional status of mothers and children as well as a country's human capital in the short-, medium-, and long-terms. The main thrust of the guidance is that: (1) policies give special attention to the critical 'window of opportunity' represented by the first 1,000 days of life; (2) policies are aligned with the latest international recommendations in nutrition; (3) policies and interventions of key sectors are coordinated to provide synergy of action; and (4) resources allocated for disaster prevention and emergency management are invested in the most cost-effective way. Monitoring is a continuous process of collecting and analyzing information to better understand how well a program is operating against expected outputs and to allow remedial intervention to correct failures. Situation monitoring measures the change or lack of change, in a condition or a set of conditions and includes monitoring of the wider context. Performance monitoring, on the other hand, measures progress in achieving specific results in relation to an implementation plan. Evaluation is a systematic and objective assessment that attempts to determine the worth or significance of an intervention, strategy, or policy. It is used to appraise the effectiveness of an intervention to determine if it meets its goals, to estimate its results or impact, and to identify its costs vs. its benefits. Promote optimal breastfeeding practices. Provide all pregnant women with daily iron-folic acid supplements for at least six months. Provide deforming treatment to pregnant women, preschool-aged children, and school-aged children in areas where hookworms or soil-transmitted helminthes are prevalent. Establish strong links between agricultural, food security, social protection and nutrition policies that can be used to inform a robust communication program regarding maternal diet and critical infant and young child feeding practices. Support diversified agricultural production to increase availability of nutrient-dense foods, particularly those of animal sources.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-12-10
Subjects:	ABORTION, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ADEQUATE DIET, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AGED, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANEMIA, ANEMIA PREVALENCE, ANTENATAL CARE, ANTENATAL VISITS, BABIES, BABY, BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, BASIC NUTRITION, BIRTH ATTENDANTS, BIRTH DEFECTS, BLINDNESS, BREAST MILK, BREAST-MILK, BREASTFEEDING, BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES, CAREGIVERS, CHILD DEATH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD FEEDING, CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD MALNUTRITION, CHILD MORBIDITY, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD NUTRITION, CHILDBEARING, CHILDBIRTH, CHOLERA, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, COMPLEMENTARY FOOD, COMPREHENSIVE CARE, CONDOMS, CULTURAL PRACTICES, DELIVERY KITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIABETES, DIARRHEA, DIET, DIETS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTERS, DRUGS, EARTHQUAKE, EMERGENCIES, EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE, EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EQUITABLE ACCESS, ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FOLIC ACID, FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD SECURITY, GIRL CHILDREN, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH WORKERS, HIV, HIV INFECTED MOTHERS, HIV INFECTION, HIV/AIDS, HOME VISITS, HOSPITAL, HOSPITALS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HYGIENE, HYPERTENSION, ILLNESS, IMMUNIZATIONS, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, INFANT, INFANT FEEDING, INFANT MORBIDITY, INFANT MORTALITY, INFECTION PREVENTION, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE, INTERVENTION, IODINE, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IODINE-DEFICIENCY, IRON, LAWS, LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MALARIA, MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, MARKETING, MASS MEDIA, MATERNAL CARE, MATERNAL MORBIDITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MEAT, MEDICINES, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION, MIDWIVES, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINORITY, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MOTHER, MOTHER-TO-CHILD, MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION, NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, NATIONAL PLANS, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATIONAL POLICY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NEONATAL MORTALITY, NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS, NEWBORN, NEWBORN CARE, NEWBORN HEALTH, NEWBORN INFANTS, NEWBORNS, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUTRITION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, NUTRITION INFORMATION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN, OBESITY, OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS, OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES, ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS, ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION, ORPHANS, ORS, PARENTING, PERSONAL HYGIENE, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL HEALTH, POLICY GUIDANCE, POPULATION GROUPS, POSTPARTUM CARE, PREGNANCIES, PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PREGNANCY OUTCOMES, PREGNANT WOMAN, PREGNANT WOMEN, PROGRESS, PROPHYLAXIS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM, PURCHASING POWER, REFERRAL SYSTEM, REFUGEE, REFUGEES, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, REPRODUCTIVE AGE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, RISK OF INFECTION, SAFE CHILDBIRTH, SAFE DRINKING WATER, SAFE MOTHERHOOD, SAFE MOTHERHOOD INTERVENTIONS, SAFE PREGNANCY, SAFE WATER, SANITATION, SCREENING, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SKILLED ATTENDANTS, SKILLED PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SERVICE, STILLBIRTH, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SYPHILIS, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, TETANUS, TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS, TRANSPORTATION, TRAUMA, TUBERCULOSIS, UMBILICAL CORD, UNDERNUTRITION, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNFPA, VICIOUS CYCLE, VIOLENCE, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION, VITAMINS, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL, WOMAN, WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE, WORKERS, YOUNG CHILD, YOUNG CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17058759/protect-promote-nutrition-mothers-children-policy-guidance-priority-nutrition-interventions-cross-cutting-approaches-latin-america-caribbean https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23711
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