CARE India2013-03-122013-03-122012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12660This report provides a background of the situation of nutrition in India and the rationale of the initiative presents an overview of the initiative, details the activities accomplished and the achievements in the state of Jharkhand, and at the national level and finally presents the recommendations and lessons learnt at the state and national level. The primary objectives of the initiative was to demonstrate a set of strategic activities to build commitment for nutrition, raise the level of public discourse about nutrition, build a better understanding of the critical gaps and issues to be addressed and advocate for policy and program directions to address these and enhance the commitment for nutrition. The prioritizing nutrition initiative is situated against the above backdrop. It recognizes that policies which aim to increase nutrition level of Indians are developed at the national level, hence to create conducive environment to achieve the goal of nutrition secure nation it is important to have informed and sensitized political leaders, media and civil society at the national level. As health and nutrition, as well as the other sectoral aspects that impact nutrition are governed by state governments, building political and executive commitment at state levels is imperative. Additionally, the potential power of decentralized governance through Panchayati raj institutions provides an opportunity to bringing nutrition centre-stage to the village agenda.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACTIVE INVOLVEMENTACTIVE PARTICIPATIONADOLESCENT GIRLSADOLESCENTSADVOCACY EFFORTSAGEDANAEMIAANEMIABREAST-FEEDINGCABINETCAPACITY BUILDINGCHILD DEATHCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD MALNUTRITIONCHILD MORTALITYCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLINICSCONSTITUENCIESCOOKINGCULTURAL PRACTICESCYCLE OF HUNGERDECISION MAKINGDELIVERY OF NUTRITION SERVICESDEMOCRACYDETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITIONDIARRHEADIRECT DEMOCRACYDISEASESECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RESOURCESECONOMIC STATUSELECTED REPRESENTATIVESELECTIONELECTIONSELECTRONIC MEDIAEXERCISESFAMILIESFAMILY HEALTHFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD INSECURITYFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLEMENTATIONGENDER INEQUITIESGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSGOVERNORGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTREHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHYGIENEILLITERACYIMMUNIZATIONINFANTINFANT FEEDINGINFANT MORTALITYINFANTSINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINTERNATIONAL AGENCIESINTERVENTIONJOB TRAININGJOURNALISTSLACK OF FOODLACTATING MOTHERSLEGISLATORSLIVES OF WOMENLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMALNUTRITION RATESMALNUTRITION SITUATIONMASS MEDIAMATERNAL NUTRITIONMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATIONMIDWIFEMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINERALMORTALITYMPNATAL CARENATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNATURAL RESOURCESNEONATAL MORTALITYNUMBER OF CHILDRENNURSENUTRITIONNUTRITION COMPONENTSNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION POLICIESNUTRITION POLICYNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITION PROJECTSNUTRITION STATUSNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIVE VALUEOPINION LEADERSPARLIAMENTPARLIAMENTARIANPARLIAMENTARIANSPARLIAMENTARY WEBSITESPARLIAMENTSPARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITIESPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPLAN OF ACTIONPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY ISSUESPOLICY LEVELPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY MAKINGPOLITICAL COMMITMENTPOLITICAL LEADERSPOLITICAL PARTIESPOPULATION GROUPSPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCYPRESS RELEASEPRIME MINISTERPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROTEINPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC DISCOURSEPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONQUALITY SERVICESRADIOREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITYREGIONAL ADVOCACYREGULATORY REGIMERELIGIOUS GROUPSREPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACYREPRESENTATIVESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSRURAL AREASSAFE DRINKING WATERSANITATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMSSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESTATE GOVERNMENTSSTATUS OF WOMENSTUNTED CHILDRENSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTELEVISIONTRANSPORTATIONUNDERNUTRITIONUNDERWEIGHT CHILDRENURBAN AREASVICIOUS CYCLEVITAMINVITAMIN AWASTED CHILDRENWATER SUPPLYWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/12660