Tag Archive for 'Nutrition'

SCALING UP NUTRITION (SUN): Is it really going to put nutrition at the centre of development?

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  January blog                                                                                                          Claudio Schuftan I have to admit my columns are not always calming.                              SCALING UP NUTRITION (SUN) LET US HOPE THAT THE SUN INITIATIVE CAN REALLY PUT NUTRITION AT THE CENTRE OF DEVELOPMENT I here now ask questions and make comments about the rather big SUN (Scaling Up Nutrition) worldwide initiative [...]

Actions and activism in fostering genuine grassroots participation in health and nutrition.

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Effective action requires not just an enthusiasm, but calls for a close rapport with the disgruntled so as to get them organized.  (A. Robbins) 1. You may often have asked yourself as to whether your individual contribution in the field of health and/or nutrition makes or is making any difference.  This, of course, depends.  Alone, [...]

Using Google Earth as an Innovative Tool for Community Mapping

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We wanted to share an article we just published in Public Health Reports on using Google Earth for community mapping. We have found Google Earth a very useful tool that allows non-experts to make maps illustrating the community context for health problems. This post contains two of the maps created by our residents and medical [...]




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