RESUMO
Este artículo describe la evolución de la vigilancia nutricional como estrategia de intervención y presenta un marco para mejorar la utilidad de los programas de vigilancia nutricional. Parece evidente que los efectos de esos programas en el bienestar nutricional dependerán cada vez más de su capacidad de influir en quienes toman las decisiones. En consecuencia, es preciso considerar las fuerzas sociales y políticas y también tener en cuenta que, si un programa está demasiado descentralizado o alejado de quienes toman las decisiones fundamentales, su capacidad de influir en el flujo de recursos puede ser limitada. Es importante que la información proporcionada por los sistemas de vigilancia nutricional sea apropiada y de buena calidad. Por consiguiente, se deben analizar los datos reunidos para asegurar su exactitud y representatividad. Posteriormente, los resultados relevantes se presentarán de forma comprensible y diseñada para satisfacer las mecesidades de información de los presuntos receptores. Esos resultados también se deben disfundir a todos los organismos importantes que toman decisiones, incluidos los donantes externos de asistencia nutricional y el público general
Assuntos
Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional , Programas de Nutrição , Automação/métodos , América Latina/epidemiologia , Tomada de Decisões GerenciaisRESUMO
Este artículo describe la evolución de la vigilancia nutricional como estrategia de intervención y presenta un marco para mejorar la utilidad de los programas de vigilancia nutricional. Parece evidente que los efectos de esos programas en el bienestar nutricional dependerán cada vez más de su capacidad de influir en quienes toman las decisiones. En consecuencia, es preciso considerar las fuerzas sociales y políticas y también tener en cuenta que, si un programa está demasiado descentralizado o alejado de quienes toman las decisiones fundamentales, su capacidad de influir en el flujo de recursos puede ser limitada. Es importante que la información proporcionada por los sistemas de vigilancia nutricional sea apropiada y de buena calidad. Por consiguiente, se deben analizar los datos reunidos para asegurar su exactitud y representatividad. Posteriormente, los resultados relevantes se presentarán de forma comprensible y diseñada para satisfacer las mecesidades de información de los presuntos receptores. Esos resultados también se deben disfundir a todos los organismos importantes que toman decisiones, incluidos los donantes externos de asistencia nutricional y el público general
Versión en inglés se publica en el Bull. Pan Am. Health Organ, Vol. 27(3), 1993
Assuntos
Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional , América Latina , Programas de Nutrição , Automação , Tomada de Decisões GerenciaisRESUMO
This article describes the evolution of nutrition surveillance as an intervention strategy and presents a framework for improving the usefulness of nutrition surveillance programs. It seems clear that such programs' impact on nutritional well-being will depend increasingly on their ability to reach and influence decision-makers. Therefore, it is important to consider political and social forces, and also to realize that if a program is too decentralized or too far removed from key decision-makers, its ability to influence resource flows may be limited. It if of course important that the surveillance information provided be appropriate and of good quality. Therefore, the data collected should be analized to ensure they are accurate and representative. Once that has been done, relevant findings should be presented in a readily understandable form designed to meet the intended recipients' information needs. Such findings should also be disseminated to all important decision-maker constituencies, including external donors of nutrition assistance and the general public
This article will also be published in Spanish in Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam. Vol. 115(6):511-22, 1993
Assuntos
Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional , Automação , Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais , América LatinaRESUMO
This article describes the evolution of nutrition surveillance as an intervention strategy and presents a framework for improving the usefulness of nutrition surveillance programs. It seems clear that such programs' impact on nutritional well-being will depend increasingly on their ability to reach and influence decision-makers. Therefore, it is important to consider political and social forces, and also to realize that if a program is too decentralized or too far removed from key decision-makers, its ability to influence resource flows may be limited. It if of course important that the surveillance information provided be appropriate and of good quality. Therefore, the data collected should be analized to ensure they are accurate and representative. Once that has been done, relevant findings should be presented in a readily understandable form designed to meet the intended recipients' information needs. Such findings should also be disseminated to all important decision-maker constituencies, including external donors of nutrition assistance and the general public
Assuntos
Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional , Automação/métodos , Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais , América LatinaRESUMO
This article describes the evolution of nutrition surveillance as an intervention strategy and presents a framework for improving the usefulness of nutrition surveillance programs. It seems clear that such programs' impact on nutrtional well-being will depend increasingly on their ability to reach and influence decision-makers. Therefore, it is important to consider political and social forces, and also to realize that if a program is too decentralized or too far removed from key decision-makers, its abiltiy to influence resource flows may be limited. It is of course important that the surveillance information provided be appropriate and of good quality. Therefore, the data collected should be analyzed to ensure they are accurate and representative. Once that has been done, relevant findings should be presented in a readily understanding form designed to meet the intended recipients' information needs. Such findings should also be disseminated to all important decision-maker constituencies, including external donors of nutrition assistance and the general public (AU)
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Humanos , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Região do Caribe , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais , América Latina , Política , Valores SociaisRESUMO
A 24-hour qualitative dietary recall survey of the children of 1,155 women of lower socio-economic clas in Kinshasa, Zaire was performed. Over 80 percent were still breast fed at 13 months of age and 50 percent at 16 months. Bottle feeding was seen in less than 40 percent of any age group and was rare after 14 months. Bottle feeding was accompanied by breast feeding approximately 90 percent of the time and was not found to be statistically associated with the cessation of breast feeding. Other dietary patterns are described.(AU)
