The Nutrition and Health Transition of Democratic Costa Rica (International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries - INFDC, 1995, 228 pages): (introductory text...)

The Nutrition and Health Transition of Democratic Costa Rica (International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries - INFDC, 1995, 228 pages)

		*(introductory text...)*
		Contributors to this volume
		Introduction
		1. Health policies and strategies
		2. Development of the social security institute
		3. Development and characteristics of health and nutrition services for urban and rural communities of Costa Rica
		4. Evolution of an epidemiological profile
		5. Socioeconomic factors for the understanding of health policy during the 1970s
		6. Problems and challenges of the health sector during the 1980s
		Appendix 1 - Glossary
		Appendix 2 - Supplementary reading list
		Appendix 3 - Health conditions in Costa Rica 1994

Editors: Carlos Muñoz and Nevin S. Scrimshaw

ISBN number: 0-9635522-4-4

This project and its publication were supported by grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the United Nations University.

The digitization of this publication was made possible by a grant from the Nestlé Foundation