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Prevention of micronutrient deficiencies : tools for policymakers and public health workers / Committee on Micronutrient Deficiencies, Board on International Health, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine ; Christopher P. Howson, Eileen T. Kennedy, and Abraham Horwitz, editors.
Holman Biotech Commons RC627.T7 P74 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Workshop on Micronutrient Deficiencies (1996 : National Academy of Sciences)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trace element deficiency diseases--Prevention--Government policy.
- Trace element deficiency diseases.
- Iron Deficiencies.
- Vitamin A Deficiency--prevention & control.
- Iodine--deficiency.
- Deficiency Diseases--prevention & control.
- Micronutrients.
- Government policy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Iron Deficiencies.
- Vitamin A Deficiency--prevention & control.
- Iodine--deficiency.
- Deficiency Diseases--prevention & control.
- Micronutrients.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
- Contents:
- 2 Key Elements in the Design and Implementation of Micronutrient Interventions 11
- The Importance of Iron, Vitamin A, and Iodine to Health 12
- The Continuum of Population Risk 14
- Options for Successful Interventions 17
- Costs of Interventions 22
- Feasibility of Involving Key Societal Sectors in the Planning and Implementation of Micronutrient Interventions: A Guide to Decisionmaking 26
- Elements of Successful Interventions Across the Continuum of Population Risk 27
- Common Elements of Successful Micronutrient Interventions 33
- 3 Prevention of Iron Deficiency / Fernando E. Viteri 45
- Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency and Anemia 46
- Causes of Iron Deficiency 48
- Iron Excess 53
- Prevention of Iron Deficiency in At-Risk Groups 54
- Sustainable Approaches to the Elimination of Iron Deficiency 67
- Benefits and Costs of Preventing Iron Deficiency 79
- Suggested National Goals 81
- 4 Prevention of Vitamin a Deficiency / Barbara A. Underwood 103
- Major Health Consequences 103
- Magnitude and Epidemiology of the Problem 105
- Economic Costs of VAD 111
- Indicators of VAD 111
- Critical Elements for Successful Nutrition Intervention Programs 115
- Approaches to the Prevention or Correction of VAD 115
- Other Countries' Experiences 120
- Complementarity of Interventions 143
- Costs and Benefits 145
- Balancing Approaches to Country-Specific Circumstances 148
- 5 Prevention of Iodine Deficiency / John B. Stanbury 167
- Requirements for Iodine 167
- Consequences of Iodine Deficiency and Its Correction 168
- Consequences of the Correction of Iodine Deficiency 170
- Interaction with Other Micronutrients 171
- Extent of Iodine Deficiency 171
- Indicators of Iodine Deficiency and Impact of Prevention 175
- Prevention and Correction 176
- National Programs: Some Examples of Success and Failure 180
- Structure of Preventive Programs 186
- Impediments to IDD Control 188
- Action Plans for the International Agencies 192
- Appendix ICCIDD Guidelines for Assessment of Progress Toward IDD Elimination 196.
- Notes:
- Edited papers from the Workshop on Micronutrient Deficiencies, held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Dec. 5-7, 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 030906029X
- OCLC:
- 38845306
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