Can health and nutrition interventions make a difference?
İÇİNDEKİLERContentsPreface Foreword, by Halfdan Mahler Introduction The Social and Economic Context of Intervention Efforts Can Interventions Make A Difference? A Focus on Field Experiments The Rationale Ten Projects Selected for Review The Impact of the Interventions on Infant and Child Mortality, Physical Growth, and Fertility The Individual Project Findings General Findings Effectiveness Costs Factors Contributing to Program Effectiveness Specific Components Maternal Nutrition Supplements Maternal Immunization Against Tetanus Nutrition Monitoring Widespread Coverage Greater Reliance on Paramedical Personnel Effective Training Programs Other Nutrition and Health Measures General Characteristics Emphasis on Village-Based, Non-Physician Approaches Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness The Need for Caution in Interpreting the Results Problems of Evaluation Concerns About the Broader Aspects of Interaction Between Community and Project Implications for Future Efforts The Potential Contribution of Primary Care Realizing the Potential on a Larger Scale Substantive Suggestions Procedural Suggestions Appendixes A. Program Characteristics Covered by the Review B. The Ten Projects in Brief: Individual Profiles 1. Many Farms, U.S.A. 2. Rural Guatemala I 3. Imesi, Nigeria 4. Northern Peru 5. Etimesgut, Turkey 6. Narangwal, India 7. Rural Guatemala II 8. Jamkhed, India 9. Hanover, Jamaica 10. Kavar, Iran Bibliography About the Authors  |
