The Double Burden of Malnutrition
The double burden of malnutrition (under nutrition and over nutrition) is an increasing problem in many countries. Describe the burden of malnutrition and how this may be reduced. Your assessment must address all four points.
1. Describe the health burden of malnutrition, including over nutrition and under nutrition, in your country using published information.
o Describe the main determinants of malnutrition o Give the evidence in your country for a double burden of malnutrition ________รท ( that would be Saudi Arabia ) o Describe the consequences of malnutrition o Critically evaluate the quality of the information you use.
Imagine you have responsibility for a regional population of 500,000 people in which there is a significant health burden from malnutrition. How could this be reduced?
2. Describe how you would address under nutrition using a vertical approach and address over nutrition using a horizontal approach. In your answer describe the features that characterize a vertical approach and a horizontal approach.
3. Analyze the evidence that supports the likely effectiveness of your chosen approaches and justify your choice of these two approaches. 4. How would you evaluate the success of what you propose in this this region?
