Crucial Elements of Successful Community Nutrition Programs. Report of the International Conference of the International Nutrition Planners Forum (5th). Held in Seoul, Korea on August 15-18, 1989

摘要

The Fifth International Conference of the International Nutrition Planners Forum (INPF) on Crucial Elements of Successful Community Nutrition Programs was held in Seoul, Korea, August 15-18, 1989. It was sponsored by the Office of Nutrition of the United States Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) and was attended by thirty professionals from twenty-two developing countries, three from the U.S.A., and by seven observers from international organizations and donor agencies. Following a workshop format, the participants reviewed and analyzed six major case-studies from Indonesia, Thailand, India, Tanzania, Brazil and Bolivia. An additional eight nutrition projects were also reviewed by the group. Critical elements of success of these programs were identified in discussing six major cross-cutting issues: political commitment; community mobilization and participation; human resources development; targeting; monitoring, evaluation, and management information systems; and replicability and sustainability. A major Conference conclusion is that the nutritional status of poor population groups in developing countries can be significantly improved through nutrition-oriented community development programs if certain critical elements are built into the programs from their inception.