India health report: Nutrition 2015

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作者：

NehaRaykar; MoutishMajumder; RamananLaxminarayan; PurnimaMenon

关键词：

Nutrition;  Health;  Gender; 

年份：

2015

总页数：

576

语种：

English

信息来源：

国际粮食政策研究所（IFPRI）

摘要：

The India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 surveys the trends in maternal and child undernutrition in India. It looks at trends and disparities in these outcomes across geographical regions, socio-economic classes, and demographic groups. Tackling undernutrition and enabling improvements in the determinants of poor nutrition requires actions from multiple actors and sectors, and at multiple levels. In order to develop a contextually relevant, high impact and pragmatic strategy to tackle undernutrition, decision-makers need to be able to understand the extent of the problem and its determinants, and identify the most important areas for intervention.At present, despite broad agreement that nutrition is fundamentally driven by challenges in multiple sectors, there is no single data dashboard that enables a comprehensive view of nutrition and its determinants to enable strategic choices for policy-making at the state-level. The India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 aims to provide its readers with a comprehensive state-level overview of the current nutritional status of under-five children in India, its multiple determinants, and the status of the country's key nutrition-relevant interventions. Data from multiple surveys, databases, and official reports in the public domain have been compiled to create informative dashboards that will help benchmark progress against undernutrition and identify key areas for action at the state level. Related Publications India health report on nutrition: Synopsis The report’s ultimate goal is to deepen and focus the policy dialogue in India, raise awareness about the multisectoral nature of undernutrition, highlight areas for action, especially at the state-level, and lead to actions that can accelerate improve…