This book was written by the staff of the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) with critical contributions from the following persons to whom we wish to express our gratitude and appreciation.
Dr Sangita Sharma - who provided technical guidance with several references and materials relating to the development of quantitative instruments for the conduct of Food Consumption Surveys. Dr Sharma also facilitated the Workshop on the Conduct and Use of Food Consumption Surveys.
Dr Joel Gittelsohn, Associate Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, contributed a background document on qualitative research methods.
Dr Maria Jackson contributed a background document on quantitative research methods.
Mr Armando Rodríguez contributed a background document on data transformation using the CERES software and also detailed the Cuban experience in food consumption surveys.
The following participants and presenters attended the Workshop to discuss the Caribbean Experiences in the Conduct and Use of Food Consumption Surveys:
Dr Suraiya Ismail, FAO Consultant
Mrs Joan Sealey, Nutritionist (Retired), Barbados
Mrs Lorraine Thompson, Technical Officer, INCAP/PAHO/WHO, Belize
Mr Armando Rodríguez, Researcher - Professor, Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (INHA), Cuba
Mr Winston Magloire, Technical Officer, Department of Agriculture, Dominica
Dr Maria Claudia Santizo, Medical Doctor, Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala
Dr Sangita Sharma, Researcher, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Hawaii
Dr Dan Ramdath, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad
Mrs Andrea Robin, Nutritionist, Nutrition Unit, Ministry of Health & the Environment, St Vincent
Mrs Yvette DeFreitas, Nutrition Surveillance Officer, Food Policy Division, Ministry of Health,
Guyana
Mrs Sharmaine Edwards, Acting Director, Nutrition Unit, Ministry of Health, Jamaica
Mrs Carol Watson-Williams, Director, Policy Development Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica,
Jamaica
Dr Namvar Zohoori, Senior Lecturer, ERU, Tropical Metabolism Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Prof. Susan Walker, Senior Lecturer, Tropical Metabolism Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Dr Maria Jackson, Lecturer, Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
We also wish to acknowledge the contribution of:
Winifred Power, editor, for editing the final version
Maarten Immink and Jenny Riches, for reviewing the final version and for guidance and patience throughout the entire process
FAO for financial support
