Leveraging paraprofessionals and family strengths to improve coverage and penetration of nutrition and early child development services

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1308, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-171

  Tomlinson, Mark ^a   Rahman, Atif ^b   Sanders, David ^c   Maselko, Joanna ^d   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage; Early child development; Family strengths; Nutrition; Penetration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DECISION MAKING; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NUTRITION SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRENGTH; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COVERAGE; EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY STRENGTHS; NUTRITION; PENETRATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893065153     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12269     Document Type: Article

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