Agriculture, food, and nutrition interventions that facilitate sustainable food production and impact health: An overview of systematic reviews

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 48-56

  Haby, Michelle M ^a   Chapman, Evelina ^b   Clark, Rachel ^c   Galvão, Luiz A C ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c The Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science   (Australia)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Food and nutrition security; Nutrition, public health; Review, systematic; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHNICITY; FOOD PRODUCTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD; FORECASTING; HEALTH; LITERATURE; NUTRITION POLICY; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84992700411     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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