Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis?
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Good nutrition is a cornerstone of
healthy child development, starting with conception through
especially the first two years of life, when malnutrition
can have an irreversible impact on growth and brain
development. Without the right nutrition, children will face
problems from the start in developing into healthy adults
who can lead productive lives and have and raise healthy
children. Making sure that children get enough food and the
right kinds of food is particularly important during
economic crises, when poor families may have to cut back on
the amount and quality of food they consume, with children
often suffering the most. But questions remain on how best
to encourage proper nutrition. The recent global financial
crisis has raised concerns about malnutrition and food
supplies, but still lack data on the effects and
repercussions. The Indonesia study, while it looks at a
previous crisis, provides useful lessons into how
governments and policy experts can work to support proper
mother and child nutrition during times of economic crisis.
Although Indonesia had the advantage of an already-existing
network of local health clinics and village midwives, who
were experienced in handling community health programs, this
study makes clear that a targeted feeding program to provide
children with special snacks can effectively protect healthy
growth. Good nutrition is important to protect and encourage
good early childhood development, which is key to giving
children the best mental and physical start in life. In
turn, children can grow into healthy and productive adults,
who themselves have healthy children. Policymakers and
development experts concerned about helping support the most
vulnerable populations, especially during crises, may want
to consider supplementary nutritional feeding programs for
pregnant women and young children in order to promote and
protect healthy development.
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ADEQUATE NUTRITION, AGED, BABIES, BREAST MILK, BREASTFEEDING, BULLETIN, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD GROWTH, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD NUTRITION, CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS, CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTH, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, FAMILIES, FAMILY LIFE, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, FOOD SUPPLIES, HEALTHY GROWTH, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INFANT, INFANTS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOW BIRTHWEIGHT, MALNUTRITION, MIDWIFE, MIDWIVES, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MORTALITY, MOTHER, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OLDER CHILDREN, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, POOR CHILDREN, POOR FAMILIES, POPULATION SETTLEMENTS, PREGNANT WOMEN, PUBLIC HEALTH, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY, SOCIAL SERVICE, STUNTING, UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN COMMUNITIES, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WORKERS, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNGER CHILDREN