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Teresa Shamah Levy1, Tonatiuh Barrientos Gutiérrez2, Celia Mercedes Alpuche Aranda3

  • 1Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.. tshamah@insp.mx.

Salud Publica De Mexico
|January 31, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Mexico has over 30 years of experience conducting National Health Surveys. The integration of health and nutrition surveys in 2006 created the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut).

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Policy

Background:

  • Mexico has a long history of national health surveys dating back to 1986.
  • Initial surveys focused separately on general health and maternal-child nutrition.
  • The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) and the Ministry of Health (SS) have been key institutions involved.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the evolution of national health and nutrition surveys in Mexico.
  • To highlight the consolidation of separate surveys into a comprehensive national program.
  • To establish the foundation for the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut).

Main Methods:

  • Historical review of national survey initiatives in Mexico.
  • Description of the development and integration of health and nutrition data collection.

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  • Chronological analysis of survey implementation by the Ministry of Health (SS) and the National Institute of Public Health (INSP).

    • Main Results:

    • The first National Health Survey was conducted in 1986.
    • The first National Nutrition Survey, focused on maternal-child health, was conducted in 1988.
    • In 2006, the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) was established by integrating previous surveys.

    Conclusions:

    • Mexico has successfully developed and implemented national health and nutrition surveillance over three decades.
    • The creation of Ensanut represents a significant advancement in comprehensive population health assessment.
    • This integrated approach allows for a unified evaluation of national and state-level health and nutrition.