The Focus on Nutrition Bellamy, Carol. creator United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY text technical report xxu S.l.] Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse 1998 monographic eng

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135 p. This report on the well-being of the world's children focuses on the issue of malnutrition and its impact on children's lives. Chapter 1: (1) discusses the incidence of malnutrition and the complex interplay of factors that cause malnutrition, including poor health services and discrimination against women; (2) presents several approaches to ameliorating malnutrition, including community involvement, food fortification, growth monitoring and promotion, and supplementation programs; and (3) spotlights some of the scientific breakthroughs reducing malnutrition. Chapter 2 provides statistics related to basic indicators for nutrition, health, education, demographics, economic indicators and the situation of women, rates of progress, and regional summaries for 193 countries (listed alphabetically). It also lists countries in descending order of their estimated 1996 under-5 mortality rates. Included throughout the report are panel sections highlighting specific nutrition programs or scientific findings. Seven "Spotlights" feature information on the World Food Summit, breastfeeding, and several nutrients. (Contains approximately 68 references). (KB) Carol Bellamy. Availability: UNICEF, UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017; World Wide Web: http:// www.unicef.org; e-mail: pubdoc@unicef.org. ERIC Note: For 1997 report, see ED 407 108; for 1997 summary report, see ED 407 109. Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Child Health Childhood Needs Children Developed Nations Developing Nations Foreign Countries Hunger Nutrition Poverty Statistical Surveys Well Being Indicators UNICEF United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child World Summit for Children 1990 362.7 BES 1998 0198294018 0265-718X http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED417865 http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED417865 ericd 080220 20181210063350.0 eng