The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - Nutrition policy discussion paper No. 3 (UNSSCN, 1988, 130 p.): ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - Nutrition policy discussion paper No. 3 (UNSSCN, 1988, 130 p.)

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		ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
		FOREWORD
		INTRODUCTION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
		SUMMARY
		GLOSSARY
		1. INTRODUCTION
		2. IDD IN HUMANS AT FOUR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND IN ANIMAL MODELS
		3. PREVALENCE OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD)
		4. METHODS TO CORRECT IODINE DEFICIENCY
		5. THE HAZARDS OF IODIZATION
		6. RECENT IODIZATION PROGRAMMES
		7. ASSESSING IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMES
		8. ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAMMES
		9. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CREATING A GLOBAL STRATEGY
		10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION
		REFERENCES
		PHYSIOPATHALOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENDEMIC GOITRE AND CRETINISM
		COMMENTARY ON DR. HETZEL'S REVIEW OF THE GLOBAL PROBLEM OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
		RELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PRESCRIPTIVE VERSUS POPULATION BASED PROPHYLAXIC MEASURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A brief presentation of part of this report was included in an overview chapter of the author in the monograph "The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders", Eds. B. S. Hetzel, J. T. Dunn and J. B. Stanbury, Elsevier Press, Amsterdam 1987. This monograph includes chapters by other authors which review more detailed aspects of programme implementation and evaluation. The papers were presented at the Inaugural Meeting of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) held in Kathmandu, Nepal, 24-28 March 1986.

Dr. Hetzel is indebted to his two secretaries, Ms Alison Tuckfield and Ms Lyn Giehl, for skilled assistance in the production of this report. A number of international colleagues provided helpful comments on an earlier draft. Production of the report was made possible by a grant from the Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra.

The ACC/SCN acknowledges the editing assistance of Mrs Z. Craig and Dr. M. Lotfi. Organization of the document's production was facilitated by Mrs A. Macchia and Ms I. Greiner. Word-processing was handled by Ms W. Idun-Mensah.

We gratefully acknowledge funding assistance from
the Government of the Netherlands for the reprinting of this publication