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BASIC CONCEPTS
Prevention, protection and
conservation of the health of people through organized
efforts and activities utilizing nutrition knowledge. Basic
concepts include the following:
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Good nutrition increases people's productivity, promotes
learning ability, enables interactive participation and
involvement.
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Responsive nutrition programs are needs-oriented towards
self-reliance.
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Certain population groups are more nutritionally-at-risk
than others.
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Malnutrition is a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional
problem.
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Nutrition solutions require multidisciplinary approaches.
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Strategies for solutions demand coordination and
integration.
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Involvement from government and private sectors is of utmost
important.
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Scientific evidence-based nutrition and dietetic information
serve as bases for action.
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Monitoring, evaluation and surveillance support
decision-making.
NDAP.
Fundamentals in Nutrition in Public Health and
the Life Stages. 2004 |
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