Optimizing the Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Cycle: A Systems Perspective

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 4_suppl, 2016, Pages S107-S114

  Lamstein, Sascha ^a   Pomeroy Stevens, Amanda ^a   Webb, Patrick ^b   Kennedy, Eileen ^b  

^a JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

budgeting; financing; governance; multisector; nutrition; policy

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ACTION PLAN; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HUMAN RESOURCE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NATIONAL PLANNING; NUTRITION; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUDGET; DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MONITORING; NEPAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UGANDA; GLOBAL HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; MANAGEMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ETHIOPIA; NEPAL; UGANDA;

BUDGETS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUTRITION POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 85000450744     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572116675994     Document Type: Article

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