Global programs / Global award MCHS-12-74 · 1969–1976
A HANDBOOK TO HELP NON-TECHNICAL WORKERS RECOGNIZE MALNUTRITION IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND TO OFFER LOCALLY APPROPRIATE PREVENTITIVE AND CURATIVE MEASURES. THE FIRST CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE HUMAN DIET GENERALLY: BASIC NUTRIENTS, VITAMINS, MINERALS, TYPES OF MALNUTRITION AND PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF LOCAL FOODS. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A CHAPTER ON THE PROBLEMS OF FOOD PRODUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, THEN A CHAPTER ON LOCAL CUSTOMS AND FOODS, INCLUDING CHILD-REARING PROACTIVES, ATTITUDES TOWARD SICKNESS, AND AN EVALUATION OF THESE CUSTOMS. CHAPTER FIVE DEALS WITH CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION, TYPES, CAUSES, DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION. NUTRITION IS TREATED IN CHAPTER SIX, AND COMBATING MALNUTRITION IN CHAPTER SEVEN. THE ELEVEN APPENDICES COVER DIETARY ALLOWANCE, WEIGHT, AND NUTRITION TABLES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR PROPER NUTRITION.
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAC-680 (1969). The source's own text.
Operated in: Ghana, Africa South of Sahara, India.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
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| U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. Maternal and Child Health Service | implementer | 1969 to 1976 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCHS-12-74 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1969 to 1976 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| 1969 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Africa South of Sahara | 1969 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| India | 1969 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Nutrition 30%; Social services for vulnerable groups (orphans, disabled, at-risk youth) 25%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 20%
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