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SCN Nutrition Policy Papers (ISSN 1684-8632)
(from 1985 to 1996 called State-of-the-Art
Reviews)
In reviewing its publications procedures in 2005 and in discussion with
the UNU, the SCN Steering Committee agreed that future SCN Nutrition Policy
Papers should be published in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin. The SCN
series of Nutrition Policy Papers (ISSN 1684-8632) was started in 1985 and
up until 1996 were called State-of-the-Art Reviews. In the future Nutrition
Policy Papers of the SCN will only be available in hard copy from the UNU,
with electronic copies also being available for download from this SCN
webpage.
NPP 21.
Community-Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Children. This Nutrition
Policy Paper is the first to be published in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin.
The full report is
available in PDF format (2 MB) or you may order a hardcopy from UNU by EMail:
infoperations@inffoundation.org.
NPP 20. Nutrition and HIV/AIDS. This Nutrition Policy
Paper is based on the SCN Symposium on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS held in
Nairobi in April 2001. The objective of the symposium was, firstly, to stimulate
collaboration between the nutrition and HIV/AIDS communities. The second
objective was to examine a broad range of nutrition issues that have a direct
bearing on policies and programmes aimed at stemming the spread of HIV and
mitigating the worst effects of AIDS. This report provides technical
information, policy guidance and informal reflections.
The full report is available in PDF format (691 Kb) or
you may order a hardcopy.
NPP 19. What Works? A review of the efficacy and effectiveness of nutrition
interventions. Improving nutrition in developing countries is both humanitarian
and an economic imperative--this publication, which is published in
collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and written by Lindsay Allen and
Stuart Gillespie, provides a systematic evaluation of
what works and what does not with a review of the major nutrition problems in
Asia, a review of supplementation and fortification efficacy and effectiveness
trials, as well as an impact assessment of food-based approaches to improve
maternal and child nutrition. It calls for a sensible level of investment in
operations research and cost-effectiveness analysis to improve nutrition
programming throughout the donor community and national budgets in developing
countries.
The full report is available in PDF format (1350 Kb) and
html format or you may order a hardcopy.
NPP 18. Low Birthweight. A report based on the International Low
Birthweight Symposium and Workshop held 14-17 June 1999, at the
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It
was written from the lecture notes of all the presenters: Sultana Khanum,
Robert Black, Fernando Barros, Caroline Fall and Shams El Arifeen on the
epidemiology, causes, and consequences of LBW; Roger Shrimpton, Jane Kusin,
Andrew Prentice and Usha Ramakrishnan on global experiences of interventions to
reduce LBW; and Caroline Fall, Kathy Krasovec, Fernando Barros, Rae
Galloway, Andrew Prentice, George Fuchs and Gretel Pelto on critical issues
related to interventions to reduce LBW.
The full report is available in PDF format (942
Kb) and html format or you may order a hardcopy.
NPP 17. Challenges for the 21st Centruy: A Gender Perspective on Nutrition Through the Life
Cycle. Papers
from the SCN 25th Session Symposium in Oslo, Norway, March-April 1998. Papers include
addesses by H Frafjord and G Harlem Bruntland; "The Global Nutrition Challenge in the
Millenium" P James; "Nutrition Challenges and Gender in Asia" S
Smitasiri;
"Achieving the 2020 Vision, with Special Reference to Gender Issues" P
Pinstrup-Andersen and R Pandya-Lorch; "Gender and Nutrition in the Global Burden of
Disease 1990-2000" C Murray and A Lopez; "Breastfeeding: from Biology to
Policy" IJ Semega-Janneh. November 1998 (NPP No. 17).
The
full report is available in PDF format (1016 Kb) and
html format or you may order a copy.
NPP 16. Nutrition and
Poverty.
Papers from the SCN 24th Session Symposium in Kathmandu, (March 1997). Overview by S
Gillespie; address by NU Hasan, Secretary-General, SAARC; "Poverty and Nutrition in
South Asia" S Osmani; "Malnutrition in South Asia" U Jonsson; "Poverty
and Its Effect on Nutrition" R Islam; "Child Nutrition, Care and Poverty" D
Chirmulay; Nutrition and the Alleviation of Absolute Poverty in Communities: Concept and
Measurement" R Gross. November 1997 (SOA No. 16).
The full report is available in html format or
you may
order a copy.
SOA 15. How Nutrition Improves.
Report based on SCN Workshop held on 25-27 September 1993 at the 15th IUNS
International Congress on Nutrition in Adelaide, Australia. S Gillespie, J Mason and R
Martorell. July 1996 (SOA No. 15).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 14. Controlling Vitamin A
Deficiency.
Report based on SCN Consultative Group Meeting held in Ottawa July 1993.
Gillespie and Mason. January 1994 (SOA No. 14).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may order
a copy.
SOA 13. Effectiveness of Vitamin A Supplementation in the Control of
Young Child Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries. GH Beaton, R
Martorell, KJ Aronson, B Edmonston, G McCabe, AC Ross and B Harvey. December 1993
(SOA No.
13).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 12. Nutritional Issues in Food
Aid. Report
from the SCN 19th Session Symposium in Rome, (February 1992). Includes papers on
the support of public works by food aid as a nutrition intervention, which age groups
should be targeted for supplementary feeding, effects of supplementary feeding in the
growth of children with infection, experiences of feeding programmes, and protecting
refugees' nutrition with food aid. August 1993 (SOA No. 12).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 11. Nutrition and Population Links -- Breastfeeding, Family
Planning and Child Health. Papers from the SCN 18th Session
Symposium, UNFPA, New York, (February 1991). Papers include "Nutrition and
Family Planning Linkages: What More Can be Done?" S Huffman;
"Reproductive Stress and Women's Nutrition" R Martorell and K Merchant;
"Breastfeeding, Fertility and Population Growth" R Short; "Nutrition and
its Influence on the Mother-Child Dyad" P Ramachandran, and final comments M
Labbok,
B Edmonston and B Winikoff. May 1992 (SOA No. 11).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may order a copy.
SOA 10. Nutrition-Relevant Actions -- Some Experiences from the
Eighties and Lessons for the Nineties. Book developed from the
original background paper for the SCN ad hoc group meeting held in London (November
1990). Proposes a framework for the analysis of policies and programmes affecting
nutrition, before reviewing experiences during the 1980s in several countries, and moving
on to consider options for improving nutrition in the 1990s. Complements and expands
on Supplement to SCN News No. 7. Prepared by S Gillespie and J Mason. October 1991
(SOA No. 10).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 9. Controlling Iron Deficiency. Report of
SCN workshop held in Trinity College, Dublin (June 1990). Focusses on iron
supplementation and practical means of improving large-scale programmes. Also
introduces fortification and diet change. Gives information from six large-scale
programmes. S Gillespie, J Kevany and J Mason. February 1991 (SOA No. 9).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 8. Managing Successful Nutrition
Programmes.
Report of SCN workshop held at IUNS meeting in Korea (August 1989). Includes
reports on 16 large-scale nutrition programmes, and summary of discussions on targeting,
staff issues, community participation, management information systems, sustainability and
replicability. Editors: J Jennings, S Gillespie, J Mason, M Lotfi and T
Scialfa.
October 1990 (SOA No. 8).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 7. Appropriate Uses of Child
Anthropometry.
Report based on workshop held by SCN (June 1989). Basic concepts, uses for
screening, growth monitoring, population assessment, and surveillance. Prepared and
edited by G Beaton, A Kelly, J Kevany, R Martorell, and J Mason. December 1990
(SOA No. 7).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 6. Women and Nutrition. Background and
papers presented at SCN Symposium, UNICEF, New York (February 1989). Papers include
"Beating the Zero Sum Game" J McGuire and B Popkin; "Reflections from India
and Pakistan" M Chatterjee and J Lambert; "Grameen Bank Experience" J
Quanine; "Improving the Nutrition of Women in Tanzania" P Kisanga;
"Nutrition Security System at Household Level" S
Bajaj;
"Issues in Need of a Global Focus" H Ghassemi. October 1990 (SOA
No. 6).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 5. Malnutrition and Infection - A
Review. A
Tomkins and F Watson. October 1989, reprinted June 1993 (SOA No. 5).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 4. Women's Role in Food Chain Activities and their Implications
for Nutrition. G Holmboe-Ottesen, O Mascarenhas and M Wandel. May 1989 (SOA
No. 4).
The full report (in html
format) is available. This issue is currently out of print.
SOA 3. The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency
Disorders.
BS Hetzel. March 1988, reprinted June 1993 (SOA No. 3).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 2. Delivery of Oral Doses of Vitamin A to Prevent Vitamin A
Deficiency and Nutritional Blindness. KP West Jr and A Sommer. June
1987, reprinted June 1993 (SOA No. 2).
The full report (in html
format) is available or you may
order a copy.
SOA 1. Nutrition Education: A
State-of-the-Art Review. Robert C. Hornik. January 1985.
The
full report (in html format) is
available. This issue is currently out of print.
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