Integrating nutrition into health systems: What the evidence advocates.

ABSTRACT: There is considerable evidence of positive health and nutrition outcomes resulting from integrating nutrition-specific interventions into health systems; however, current knowledge on establishing and sustaining effective integration of nutrition into health systems is limited. The objective of this review is to map the existing types of integration platforms and review the evidence on integrated health and nutrition programmes' impacts on specific nutrition outcomes. A literature search was conducted, and integrated nutrition programmes were examined through the lens of the six World Health Organization (WHO) building blocks, including the demand side. Forty-five studies were included in this review, outlining the integration of nutrition-specific interventions with various programmes, in

SUBMITTER: Salam RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594109 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature