在复杂的紧急情况下的公共营养.
Helen Young1, Annalies Borrel, Diane Holland
1Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy of Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA. helen.young@tufts.edu
Lancet (London, England)
|November 24, 2004
概括
公共营养部门通过风险分析和有针对性的战略,在紧急情况下解决营养不良问题. 关键领域包括评估,食品分配和营养不良和缺陷的治疗,尽管仍然存在挑战.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生和营养科学.
- 应急响应和人道主义援助.
背景情况:
- 在复杂的紧急情况下,营养不良需要采取多方面的方法.
- 公共营养将风险评估与实际干预相结合.
研究的目的:
- 在复杂的紧急情况下概述公共营养的范围和关键组成部分.
- 突出现有实践和现场剩余的挑战.
主要方法:
- 专注于六个核心领域:营养评估,粮食配给,中度和重度营养不良治疗,微量营养素缺乏和对危险群体的支持.
- 重点是从过去的紧急情况中吸取教训,并促进良好实践.
- 遵守国际标准和指导方针.
主要成果:
- 公共营养包括对营养不良和缺乏的评估,食物分配和治疗.
- 特别注意的是弱势群体,如婴儿,孕妇/哺乳期妇女,老年人和艾滋病毒感染者.
- 既定实践和遵守指导方针使该领域取得了进展.
结论:
- 公共营养是打击危机中营养不良的重要,成熟的领域.
- 尽管取得了进展,但实际挑战阻碍了干预的有效性.
- 进一步的研究和程序开发对于改善结果至关重要.
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