Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis?
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, c...
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okr-10986-104512021-04-23T14:02:50Z Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? World Bank 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 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. 2012-08-13T11:32:55Z 2012-08-13T11:32:55Z 2011-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14989848/food-supplements-help-children-times-economic-crisis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10451 English From Evidence to Policy; No. 5 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Indonesia |
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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 |
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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 World Bank Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? |
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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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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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World Bank |
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Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? |
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Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? |
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Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? |
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Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? |
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Do Food Supplements Help Children in Times of Economic Crisis? |
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do food supplements help children in times of economic crisis? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14989848/food-supplements-help-children-times-economic-crisis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10451 |
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