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Queenan JT, Labbok MH, Krasovec K, eds. 1990. Breastfeeding policy: The role of U.S.-based international organizations. Washington, DC: Institute for International Studies in Natural Family Planning, 29 pp. (Institute issues report; 5)

Annotation: This publication includes five papers presented at the 1989 annual meeting of the National Council for International Health in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a panel presentation concerning the international promotion of breastfeeding. The papers are followed by a response and a summary of the meeting's concluding discussion. Breastfeeding is discussed as a means of reducing the incidence of diarrheal diseases, improving nutrition, and improving the effectiveness birth spacing as a family planning practice, especially in developing countries. The Agency for International Development paper includes excerpts of official AID policy and strategy statements. Some of the papers include references.

Contact: Georgetown University, Institute for Reproductive Health, , 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. , Washington, DC 20009, Telephone: (202) 687-1392 Fax: (202) 687-7450 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.irh.org Available at no charge.

Keywords: Agency for International Development, Breastfeeding, Family planning, International organizations, Nutrition, Oral rehydration therapy, Policy analysis, Program evaluation

Rasmuson MR, Seidel RE, Smith WA, Booth EM. 1988. Communication for child survival. Washington, DC: U.S. Agency for International Development, 144 pp.

Annotation: This manual presents a systematic public health communication methodology for child survival programs in the developing world. It covers four areas: public health communication and its role in child survival programs; three disciplines which have significantly influenced public health communications-social marketing, behavior analysis, and anthropology; stages of the methodology-planning, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation; and methods for assuring the continued application, or institutionalization of a public health strategy. The material has been tested by Agency for International Development projects Mass Media and Health Practices (MMHP) and Communication for Child Survival Project (HEALTHCOM), which focused on a range of health areas including oral rehydration therapy, immunizations, nutrition, breastfeeding, growth monitoring, and others. Appendices include case studies, sample materials, and a bibliography.

Contact: U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC 20523-1000, Telephone: (202) 712-4810 Fax: (202) 216-3524 Web Site: http://www.usaid.gov $10.00.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Communication, Developing countries, Health promotion, Immunization, Infant development, Infant health, Infant mortality, Infant nutrition, Oral rehydration therapy, Prevention programs
   

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