GUIDELINES
Developing national plans of action for nutrition



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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 1993


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GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING NATIONAL PLANS OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION

I.     INTRODUCTION

II.    PROCESSES

Setting objectives and defining policies
Determining priorities and strategies
Summary of the main steps
National Plan of Action for Nutrition - Sample Outline

III.   ISSUES: IDENTIFYING SECTORAL ACTIVITIES

1. Incorporating Nutritional Objectives, Considerations and Components into Development Policies and Programmes
2. Improving Household Food Security
3. Protecting Consumers through Improved Food Quality and Safety
4. Controlling Micronutrient Deficiencies
5. Assessing, Analysing and Monitoring Nutrition Situations
6. Preventing and Managing Infectious Diseases
7. Promoting Breast-feeding
8. Caring for the Socio-economically Deprived and Nutritionally Vulnerable
9. Promoting Appropriate Diets and Healthy Lifestyles

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