Child, Adolescent and Woman Nutrition in India: Public Policies, Programmes and Progress

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Synopsis
In the last decade, addressing the persistent problem of maternal, infant, young child and adolescent malnutrition in India has gained significant attention. With the well-established serious implications of malnutrition on mortality and morbidity; mental health and cognitive development; activity and productivity and overall economic development, today there is an unprecedented political commitment to improving the grave woman and child nutrition scenario in the country. POSHAN ABHIYAAN (Nutrition Mission) was launched in a Mission mode by the Honourable Prime Minister of India on March 8, 2018, followed by measures for an effective implementation of an integrated nutrition strategy through POSHAN 2.0 in 2022. The book with 15 chapters tracks the history of evolvement of public nutrition policies and strategies, presents an update on the nutrition scenario, analyses the experiences and synthesises emerging lessons in the prevention and control of malnutrition. Additionally, the book includes chapters with details of each of the various government systems such as Health, ICDS, NRLM, PDS, Education/MDM, Water-Sanitation that provide lead in mainstreaming nutrition actions that directly or indirectly impact on accelerating the improvement of the nutrition situation of women, adolescents and children. The book is intended to be an indispensable reference for teachers and students of nutrition, community medicine, public health and development as well as professionals involved in the formulation and implementation of the nutrition policies and programmes. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Copyright:
2024

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781003848028
Related ISBNs:
9781003459842, 9781032606026, 9781032606019
Publisher:
KW
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Copyrighted By:
Sheila C. Vir
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Medicine, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Sheila C. Vir

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