Jonathan Gorstein

Refinements to Assessment of Iodine Nutrition

Kevin Sullivan, Michael Zimmermann, Jonathan Gorstein, Gregory Gerasimov, Arnold Timmer & Juliawati Untoro · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The main target groups of iodine programs are pregnant women (PW) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (NPW), yet surveys frequently focus on school age children (SAC). It is unclear whether median urinary iodine concentration (mUIC) in SAC can be used as a surr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21027

Complementary Interventions for Preventing and Controlling Iodine Deficiencies in Pregnant Women, Infants, and Young Children

Arnold Timmer, Carmen Ho, Michael Zimmerman, Jonathan Gorstein & Frits Van Der Haar · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Inadequate dietary iodine is the main cause of preventable brain damage, posing a serious threat to intellectual development and productivity throughout the world. Salt iodization is the primary strategy for preventing and eliminating iodine deficiencies, and 76% of h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21151

Engaging Health Officials in the Philippines: Application of a Bottleneck Analysis Tool to Improve Health and Nutrition Program Implementation at the Local Government Level

Shakira Bandolin, Willibald Zeck, Henry Mdebwe, Maria Evelyn Carpio, Suzinne Pak-Gorstein & Jonathan Gorstein · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: For children in the Philippines, malnutrition remains a challenge, especially for the youngest and most vulnerable children. An innovative systems analysis tool with local government officials has been developed that uses existing data on IYCF practices and engages lo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20877