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Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination: A guide for programme managers

WHO,
UNICEF,
ICCIDD

Published in : 2007

Available in : English

This document sets out principles governing the use of surveillance indicators in implementing interventions to prevent, control, and monitor iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). It presents methods for monitoring iodine status and determining urinary iodine and provides guidelines on the procedures for monitoring salt iodine content, whether at the factory, importation site, or household level. It also gives guidance on conducting surveys to assess iodine status in populations.

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Originally posted at : WHO

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Themes: Emergency, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Assessments and Monitoring, Dietary recommendations, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food Supplementation, Food Supplementation, HTP module 04, Iodine / IDD, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Nutritional requirements, Nutritional requirements , Programmes, Rapid Assessments