Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints

Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints

In the most resource-constrained settings, where the first five years of life represent a critical window of vulnerability, the ability to adopt healthier behaviors in the home can determine whether a child survives and thrives or succumbs to disea...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
NUTRITION
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
QUALITY CARE
HAND HYGIENE
VITAMINS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/474051560322680959/Empowering-Households-and-Individuals-to-Co-produce-Positive-Health-Outcomes-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints
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spelling okr-10986-318452021-05-25T10:54:39Z Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints World Bank Group NUTRITION EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION QUALITY CARE HAND HYGIENE VITAMINS In the most resource-constrained settings, where the first five years of life represent a critical window of vulnerability, the ability to adopt healthier behaviors in the home can determine whether a child survives and thrives or succumbs to disease before his or her fifth birthday. Too often, families lack the knowledge or resources to provide adequate nutrition to young children, increasing their exposure to infectious disease and creating life-long cognitive and developmental deficits. And while the home should be a safe sanctuary for children, common exposures in the household from poor sanitation to parasitic worms, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and indoor air pollution can put health at risk. New approaches are needed to help the poorest and most vulnerable families create a safe and nurturing home, building the best possible foundation for their children's futures. 2019-06-12T21:25:49Z 2019-06-12T21:25:49Z 2018-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/474051560322680959/Empowering-Households-and-Individuals-to-Co-produce-Positive-Health-Outcomes-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31845 English FLF Evidence Brief Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic NUTRITION
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
QUALITY CARE
HAND HYGIENE
VITAMINS
spellingShingle NUTRITION
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION
QUALITY CARE
HAND HYGIENE
VITAMINS
World Bank Group
Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
relation FLF Evidence Brief Series;
description In the most resource-constrained settings, where the first five years of life represent a critical window of vulnerability, the ability to adopt healthier behaviors in the home can determine whether a child survives and thrives or succumbs to disease before his or her fifth birthday. Too often, families lack the knowledge or resources to provide adequate nutrition to young children, increasing their exposure to infectious disease and creating life-long cognitive and developmental deficits. And while the home should be a safe sanctuary for children, common exposures in the household from poor sanitation to parasitic worms, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and indoor air pollution can put health at risk. New approaches are needed to help the poorest and most vulnerable families create a safe and nurturing home, building the best possible foundation for their children's futures.
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author World Bank Group
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title Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_short Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_fullStr Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full_unstemmed Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_sort empowering households and individuals to co-produce positive health outcomes : for quality care amidst infrastructure and resource constraints
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/474051560322680959/Empowering-Households-and-Individuals-to-Co-produce-Positive-Health-Outcomes-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints
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