Nutrition surveillance in the United States
1980
Nichaman, M.
Abstract: Information is needed to quantify problems, plan programs, and measure the impact of nutrition intervention and public health projects in the U.S. A surveillance system is currently being developed by the Nutrition Division of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to provide evaluation information, to monitor prevalence of nutritional disorders, and to identify targeted populations. Surveillance measures account for nutrition problems revealed by national nutrition surveys, and supply data on long-term trends in incidence of nutritional disorders. Specifically, the CDC has been working with state and local health departments to track anemia, overweight and growth retardation in children served by department programs and services. Since analytical measurements are routinely performed at the local level, only costs for data processing need be added to surveillance operations. Data indicating variation in the prevalence of nutrition problems within counties and ethnic and age groups are being used to make decisions concerning resource needs and allocation.
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