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  • Nutrition Surveys and Surveillance Activities in Russia and the Newly Independent States
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Contents
  • 1 Executive Summary
  • COMMITTEE CHARGE AND DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 2 Documents Reviewed by the Committee
  • RUSSIAN LONGITUDINAL MONITORING SURVEY
  • Purpose
  • Characteristics of the Study Population(s)
  • Study Methods
  • Quality of Methods
  • Major Findings
  • CARE PENSIONER SURVEYS
  • Purpose
  • Characteristics of the Study Population(s)Study Methods
  • Quality of Methods
  • Major Findings
  • CARE UNDER-TWO-YEARS-OF-AGE SURVEY
  • Purpose
  • Characteristics of the Study Population(s)
  • Study Methods
  • Quality of Methods
  • Major Findings
  • ANEMIA PREVALENCE SURVEY IN UZBEKISTAN
  • Purpose
  • Characteristics of the Study Population(s)
  • Quality of Methods
  • Major Findings
  • HEALTH/NUTRITION EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
  • Purpose
  • Methods
  • Findings
  • OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED AS BACKGROUND
  • Country Health Profiles
  • Comments Concerning Nutrition Situation from Country ProfilesCDC Trip Reports
  • 3 Framework for Discussion
  • TIME FRAME DEFINITION
  • INSTITUTION BUILDING AS A PRIORITY
  • CAUSES FOR FUTURE CHANGES
  • 4 Findings and Conclusions
  • QUESTION 1: WHAT CAN BE CONCLUDED ABOUT THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL ISSUE ...
  • Potential Indicators of an Emerging Crisis in Food and Nutritional Status in Russia
  • Changes in the Prevalence of Malnutrition
  • Household Food Availability and Purchasing
  • Market Food Security
  • Ability of the Institutional and Social Support Network to Maintain NutritionEffectiveness of Economic Structures to Maintain Nutrition
  • Conclusions
  • QUESTION 2: WHAT INDICATORS AND METHODOLOGIES WOULD BE ADEQUATE (MINIMAL SAFETY NET) AND OPTIMAL FOR ...
  • Suggestions to Guide the Process
  • Decide on the Types and Timeliness of Information Needed
  • Collect Qualitative Information about Changes that Threaten Nutrition
  • Decide on the Quantitative Information Required
  • Calculate Sample Size Necessary
  • When Necessary, Conduct Nutrition Monitoring Through Repeated SurveysInstitute Surveillance
  • Monitor the Effectiveness of Surveillance
  • Validate Assumptions about Causality and Vulnerable Groups
  • Address Chronic Nutritional Problems that May Have Preceded the Present Crisis
  • Specific Measures that Might Be Included in Surveys
  • Minimum Measures
  • Optimal Measures
  • General Indicators of Nutritional Status and Health
  • Conclusions
  • QUESTION 3: HOW CAN USAID PROGRAMMATICALLY APPLY THE CURRENT FINDINGS?