Critical review of nutrition planning models and experience

THE REPORT DEALS WITH GENERAL PLANNING LITERATURE -- ITS DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATIONS, AND LESSONS -- AND LOOKS AT NATIONAL NUTRITION PLANNING EFFORTS IN SEVEN CASE STUDIES. SPECIFIC NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS THE APPLIED NUTRITION PROGRAM AND THE NUTRITION REHABILITATION CENTER ARE DESCRIBED, REVEALING A FOCUS MORE ON COMMUNITY THAN NATIONAL INTERVENTIONS; OTHER FORMS OF NUTRITION PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED. THE CONCLUSION OF THIS STUDY IS THAT NUTRITION PLANNING WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IF IT IS EXPLICITLY DESIGNED TO BE A "LEARNING PROCESS" IN WHICH EACH PLANNING ACTIVITY IS SEEN AS A STEP IN A LEARNING SEQUENCE.