The first thousand days of life: literature review on strategy and public policies in Brazil
Summary
In 2008, the series of The Lancet magazine introduced the concept of the first thousand days of life and identified the need to invest in the period from conception to the end of the second year of life of the child through a good nutrition and growth. Through this, the importance of encouraging vitamin A, zinc, iron and iodine supplementation programs was highlighted, as these factors may prevent these children from reaching their growth and development potentials. This work is a review of non-systematic literature with the objective of searching and analyzing articles in the scientific literature that corroborate its importance and identify the national public policy actions of the Ministry of Health that should be implemented by pediatricians and other health professionals in search of healthy nutrition and development. A literary search about the subject and key words in scientific journals in the electronic databases, Medline and Lilacs, with articles published between 2008 and 2017 was carried out. It was observed that the first thousand days of the child represent an important period for implementation actions and interventions that ensure adequate nutrition and development. Among these interventions, the programs of the Ministry of Health stand out. However, other non-nutritional measures, such as public health programs, improvements in basic sanitation, and the provision of medical and hospital services in disease prevention, are needed.
Key words: "Infant nutrition"; "Public health"; "Child development"; "Brazil".
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