Monitoring and Evaluation

This section includes some resources that can be useful for monitoring and/or evaluating interventions with vitamin and mineral nutrition outcomes.

• WHO/CDC logic model for micronutrient interventions in public health
  
  The WHO/CDC logic model for micronutrient interventions in public health depicts the programme theory and plausible relationships between inputs and expected MDGs and can be adapted to different contexts.

Iodine

• Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination
• Recommended iodine levels in salt and guidelines for monitoring their adequacy and effectiveness

Anaemia and Iron

• Assessing the iron status of populations
• Iron deficiency anaemia: assessment, prevention and control

Vitamin A

• Indicators for assessing vitamin A deficiency and their application in monitoring and evaluating intervention programmes

Survey Methods

• Indicators and Methods for Cross-Sectional Surveys of Vitamin and Mineral Status of Populations
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  This survey manual by CDC and the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) is intended for program managers responsible for designing and implementing surveys to assess vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It is also intended for others involved in planning, implementing, analyzing, and reporting survey results. This document does not constitute an official WHO position. The document is currently being updated with authorship by the CDC, MI, UNICEF and the WHO.

Related Links

• WHO/CDC Indicators Inventory for Monitoring and Evaluating Micronutrient Interventions