Planning an integrated agriculture and health program and designing its evaluation: Experience from Western Kenya

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-22

  Cole, Donald C ^a,b   Levin, Carol ^c   Loechl, Cornelia ^d   Thiele, Graham ^b   Grant, Frederick ^f   Girard, Aimee Webb ^e   Sindi, Kirimi ^g   Low, Jan ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CIP   (Tanzania)

^g INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bio fortification; Development evaluation; Maternal and child health; Micronutrient; Multi sectoral program; Nutrition; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; CHILD HEALTH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STAKEHOLDER; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENT; CHILD; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MONITORING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; KENYA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SWEET POTATO;

KENYA;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; IPOMOEA BATATAS; KENYA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84961226252     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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