Empowering Households and Individuals to Co-produce Positive Health Outcomes : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
In the most resource-constrained settings, where the first five years of life represent a critical window of vulnerability, the ability to adopt healthier behaviors in the home can determine whether a child survives and thrives or succumbs to disea...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/474051560322680959/Empowering-Households-and-Individuals-to-Co-produce-Positive-Health-Outcomes-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31845 |
| Summary: | In the most resource-constrained
settings, where the first five years of life represent a
critical window of vulnerability, the ability to adopt
healthier behaviors in the home can determine whether a
child survives and thrives or succumbs to disease before his
or her fifth birthday. Too often, families lack the
knowledge or resources to provide adequate nutrition to
young children, increasing their exposure to infectious
disease and creating life-long cognitive and developmental
deficits. And while the home should be a safe sanctuary for
children, common exposures in the household from poor
sanitation to parasitic worms, malaria-carrying mosquitoes,
and indoor air pollution can put health at risk. New
approaches are needed to help the poorest and most
vulnerable families create a safe and nurturing home,
building the best possible foundation for their
children's futures. |
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