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USAID’s
Office of Food for Peace
Occasional Paper No. 4
The
Impact of Title II Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Programs on the Nutritional
Status of Children (2004)
Over the past decade and more, Title II maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) activities have evolved from predominantly facility-based food distribution programs targeted at undernourished children and their mothers, combined with some growth monitoring, to integrated community-based development programs with long-term health and sustainability objectives. The result of this shift has been a significant improvement in the nutritional status of children benefiting from these programs. This paper presents the results of a review of the impact of Title II MCHN programs on the prevalence of stunting and underweight in their target populations.
Information on the impact of Title II MCHN programs on child nutritional status was available for 29 programs. The review clearly showed that Title II MCHN programs were successful in improving the nutritional status (as measured by stunting and/or underweight) of children in their target populations, as well as by a reduction in the prevalence of underweight in the target population.
