Academic Journal
Global Pathways to Thriving Children: Implementing Large-Scale Multicomponent Nutrition and Child Development Programs.
| Τίτλος: | Global Pathways to Thriving Children: Implementing Large-Scale Multicomponent Nutrition and Child Development Programs. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Black MM; Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. Electronic address: mblack@som.umaryland.edu., Lutter CK; Independent Consultant, Harbert, MI, 49115, United States. Electronic address: cklutter2024@gmail.com. |
| Πηγή: | The Journal of nutrition [J Nutr] 2026 Aug; Vol. 156 (8), pp. 101677. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 19. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404243 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-6100 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00223166 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Nutr Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2023- : [New York, NY] : Elsevier Original Publication: 1928-1933 : Springfield, Ill. : C. C. Thomas |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Health Plan Implementation*/methods , Child Development* , Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*, Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Infant ; Developing Countries ; Nutritional Status ; Poverty |
| Περίληψη: | Thriving children are likely to develop the human capital necessary to become healthy, competent, and economically stable adults, beginning with achieving expected rates of growth and development as infants. However, millions of young children in low-and middle-income countries are not thriving, largely due to nutritional deficiencies and lack of learning opportunities, often caused by poverty. Although nutrition interventions can support children's growth and nutrition and child development and parenting interventions can support children's learning and responsive caregiving, there are few large-scale, multicomponent programs that can support both nutrition and child development. Informed by concepts of nurturing care and principles of implementation science, this article provides rational and systems-based criteria for implementing large-scale, multicomponent nutrition and child development programs for children in disadvantaged environmental conditions. The criteria include the following-1) goals: set goals informed by theory and evidence-based interventions; 2) equity: reach vulnerable children and implement developmentally and culturally appropriate programs; 3) quality: establish workforce development, support resources for delivery, and monitor for accountability; 4) engagement: engage participants, communities, and stakeholders in active roles; 5) outcome: implement rigorous and easy-to-use outcome assessments; and 6) sustainability, strive for sustained funding and update policies, practices, and laws. The system is coordinated by a multicomponent partner management team that operates in a continuous data-driven feedback loop, including government representatives and community participants. Building on the strengths of expertise in single sector nutrition and child development intervention research, the conclusion includes a call to action for the implementation of multicomponent large-scale programs for young children. An increase in children thriving during early childhood increases their likelihood of achieving health and developmental potential that can lead to human capital with extensions to economic productivity, positive quality of life, and sustainability for children, families, and countries. (Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Conflicts of interest MMB is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Nutrition and played no role in the Journal’s evaluation of the manuscript. The other author reports no conflicts of interest. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: implementation science; low- and middle-income countries; multicomponent nutrition and development programs; nurturing care; sustainability; thriving children |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260619 Date Completed: 20260805 Latest Revision: 20260902 |
| Update Code: | 20260903 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13494205 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101677 |
| PMID: | 42320634 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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