An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system
Evaluation at all levels is a fundamental function at World Health Organization (WHO). Evaluation of public health surveillance systems is essential to ensure that problems of public health importance are monitored efficiently and effectively. The WHO's Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information...
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| author | Nancy Jennings Aburto Lisa Rogers Luz Maria De-Regil Vipat Kuruchittham Grace Rob Raheel Arif Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas |
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| description | Evaluation at all levels is a fundamental function at World Health Organization (WHO). Evaluation of public health surveillance systems is essential to ensure that problems of public health importance are monitored efficiently and effectively. The WHO's Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) was evaluated from the perspective of public health surveillance and informatics. Steps included: engaging the stakeholders of the evaluation; describing the surveillance system; focusing the evaluation design; gathering credible evidence regarding system performance; justifying and stating conclusions and recommendations, and sharing lessons learned from the evaluation. Following this assessment, WHO has begun major efforts to upgrade and expand the VMNIS and now the database is more flexible and efficient. The database evaluation summarized in this paper provides a good example of how public health evaluation frameworks can lead to improved surveillance and enhanced information systems, thus making progress toward the ultimate goal of improving public health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-968f0f0dfeb841ec900be25776532fdd2023-01-02T17:53:00ZengSociedad Latinoamericana de NutriciónArchivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición0004-0622632105113S0004-06222013000200001An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance systemNancy Jennings Aburto0Lisa Rogers1Luz Maria De-Regil2Vipat Kuruchittham3Grace Rob4Raheel Arif5Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas6World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationEvaluation at all levels is a fundamental function at World Health Organization (WHO). Evaluation of public health surveillance systems is essential to ensure that problems of public health importance are monitored efficiently and effectively. The WHO's Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) was evaluated from the perspective of public health surveillance and informatics. Steps included: engaging the stakeholders of the evaluation; describing the surveillance system; focusing the evaluation design; gathering credible evidence regarding system performance; justifying and stating conclusions and recommendations, and sharing lessons learned from the evaluation. Following this assessment, WHO has begun major efforts to upgrade and expand the VMNIS and now the database is more flexible and efficient. The database evaluation summarized in this paper provides a good example of how public health evaluation frameworks can lead to improved surveillance and enhanced information systems, thus making progress toward the ultimate goal of improving public health.http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222013000200001&lng=en&tlng=envitamins and mineralsnutritional statussurveillance systempublic health |
| spellingShingle | Nancy Jennings Aburto Lisa Rogers Luz Maria De-Regil Vipat Kuruchittham Grace Rob Raheel Arif Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición vitamins and minerals nutritional status surveillance system public health |
| title | An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system |
| title_full | An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system |
| title_full_unstemmed | An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system |
| title_short | An evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system |
| title_sort | evaluation of a global vitamin and mineral nutrition surveillance system |
| topic | vitamins and minerals nutritional status surveillance system public health |
| url | http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222013000200001&lng=en&tlng=en |
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