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

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2017-05-30T22:03:54Z
dc.date2017-05-30T22:03:54Z
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:34:02Z
dc.descriptionThis toolkit is the first of its kind to provide information on promoting and protecting the nutritional status of mothers and children in crises and emergencies. Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to major crises and emergencies. This toolkit aims to improve the resilience of the most vulnerable in times of intensified nutritional needs, most notably pregnant and lactating mothers as well as children less than two years of age. Its principal objective is to offer countries, when faced with the transition from stable times into and out of crisis, clear guidance on how to safeguard the nutritional status of mothers and children during times of stability, crisis, and emergency. The principal objective of this toolkit is to offer clear guidance, in a single-source compilation, that will assist countries in safeguarding the nutritional status of mothers and children during times of stability, crisis, and emergency. It aims to inform changes in countries' policies and practices and to guide their attempts to deal with persistently high prevalence rates of malnutrition among their poorest, least educated, and indigenous populations. This toolkit has been crafted so that it can be readily used by non-nutrition specialists.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447311468266161601/How-to-protect-and-promote-the-nutrition-of-mothers-and-children-purpose-of-the-toolkit
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26794
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/26794
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406288
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOOD
dc.subjectACUTE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectARI
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subjectCHILD DEATHS
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCYCLE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIETARY DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEMERGENCIES
dc.subjectEMERGENCY RELIEF
dc.subjectEMERGENCY SITUATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFATS
dc.subjectFOLIC ACID
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFORTIFIED FOODS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectGROWTH MONITORING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIDD
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIMR
dc.subjectINADEQUATE FOOD
dc.subjectINADEQUATE FOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME ON FOOD
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT FORMULA
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIODINE
dc.subjectIODINE-DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACTATING MOTHERS
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLBW
dc.subjectLIMITED NATIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENTS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEWBORN
dc.subjectNUTRIENT
dc.subjectNUTRIENT INTAKE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION IN EMERGENCIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION NEEDS
dc.subjectNUTRITION POLICIES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL NEEDS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectORAL REHYDRATION SALTS
dc.subjectORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION
dc.subjectORS
dc.subjectOVERNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY GUIDANCE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSALT IODIZATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectSUBREGIONS
dc.subjectSUGARS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectUNDER 5 MORTALITY
dc.subjectUNDER 5 MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectUNDERNUTRITION
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVITAMIN
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectVITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS IN SOCIETY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE REGIONS
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleHow to Protect and Promote the Nutrition of Mothers and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.titleComo proteger y promover la nutricion de madres y niños en America Latina y el Caribe : Proposito de este conjunto de herramientas
dc.titlePurpose of the Toolkit
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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