SCN News No 35 - Universal Salt Iodization (USI)

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 2007

Available in : English

Keywords : advocacy, assessment tool, brain, China, communication, cottage scale, enforcement, fortification, fund, global, history, ICCIDD, IDD, impact evaluation, industry, iodine, iodine deficiency disorders, iodization, iodized, ISPAT, Kiwani, medium scale

This edition of the SCN News is about one of the greatest success stories in international nutrition, that of Universal Salt Iodization. Although much still remains to be done, remarkable advances have been achieved in the fight against Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in the last two decades.

Documents :
SCN News No 35 (PDF, 1.71Mb)

Originally posted at : UNSCN - Publications

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Diet and lifestyle, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and human rights, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Civil and political rights, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food chain, food production and processing, Fortification, Fortification, Healthy diet, Iodine / IDD, Labelling, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Multi-sectoral, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, Programmes, Right to food

Life-cycle focus : Adulthood

Resource types : Newsletters

Locations : China, Nigeria

Working groups : Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Capacity Development in Food and Nutrition, Household Food Security, Micronutrients, Nutrition in Emergencies, Nutrition of School-Age Children, Nutrition, Ethics and Human Rights