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Does nutritional surveillance have a role to play in early warning of food crisis and in the management of relief operations? *
Author(s) -
Shoham Jeremy
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1987.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - warning system , investment (military) , environmental health , business , early warning system , suicide prevention , poison control , risk analysis (engineering) , medicine , political science , economic growth , computer security , public relations , engineering , economics , computer science , politics , law , aerospace engineering
A major area of investment in data collection in developing countries has been that of nutritional surveillance and monitoring. From recent debate it is clear that there is currently no consensus on the potential role of nutritional status as an early warning indicator. The author presents a synthesis of the broad spectrum of views on the role nutritional surveillance could or should have in early warning. Conceptual problems and technical difficulties are reviewed in the light of recent experiences in Africa and Asia. The author raises a number of issues for future discussion in this ongoing debate.