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WHO/CDC logic model for micronutrient interventions in public health
Author(s) -
DeRegil Luz M,
PenaRosas Juan Pablo,
FloresAyala Rafael,
Jefferds Maria Elena
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.108.1
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , micronutrient , behavior change communication , theory of change , scale (ratio) , logic model , millennium development goals , public health , monitoring and evaluation , environmental health , business , environmental economics , environmental resource management , computer science , public economics , medicine , political science , economic growth , developing country , economics , population , geography , nursing , health services , public administration , management , cartography , pathology
Nutrition actions are critical to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); 8 micronutrient interventions are suggested as cost‐effective and programmatically feasible to scale‐up worldwide. The WHO/CDC logic model (LM) for micronutrient interventions depicts the programme theory and plausible relationships between inputs and expected MDGs and can be adapted to different contexts. Applying principles of program evaluation and public health theory, a generic framework to describe micronutrient programmes was developed. Structure validation was multifaceted and iterative and included feedback from international agencies and national stakeholders involved in nutrition programme design and implementation. Main LM activity categories identified as essential for programme development, implementation and performance include: 1) policy; 2) products & supply; 3) delivery systems; 4) quality control; and 5) behaviour change communication. Outcomes include 1) knowledge and appropriate use; and 2) intake, health and nutritional status of target populations, and achievement of MDGs. The effect of other health interventions is also addressed. Member States can adjust the proposed generic LM for designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the successful scale up of nutrition actions.