Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Beyond Child Survival: An Overview of the Issues 1
5. 2. Promoting Healthy Growth Rationale and Benefits 15
6. 3. Household Behavior, Preschool Child Health and Nutrition, and the Role of Information 32
7. 4. Nutrition Education in Developing Countries: An Examination of Recent Successful Projects 53
8. 5. Growth Monitoring as an Educational Tool, an Integrating Strategy, and a Source of Information: A Review of Experience 78
9. 6. Child Caregiving and Infant and Preschool Nutrition 97
10. 7. Improving the Nutrition of Women in the Third World 117
11. 8. Do Child Survival Interventions Reduce Malnutrition? The Dark Side of Child Survival 139
12. 9. Water and Sanitation: Health and Nutrition Benefits to Children 153
13. 10. Family Planning as a Promoter of Child Survival and Growth 176
14. 11. Feeding Programs and Food-Related Income Transfers 199
15. 12. Agriculture and Nutrition 220
16. 13. Community Participation in Food and Nutrition Programs: An Analysis of Recent Governmental Experiences 243
17. 14. Multisectoral Nutrition Planning: A Synthesis of Experience 262
18. 15. Information as an Input into Food and Nutrition Policy Formation 283
19. 16. The Role of Information in Enhancing Child Growth and Improved Nutrition: A Synthesis 304
20. 17. Enhancing Child Growth and Nutrition Lessons for Action 335
21. APPENDIX 349
22. References 373
23. Contributors 435
24. Index 441