Anak Selangor Anak Sihat (ASAS); a public health intervention by the Selangor State Government

Rusli, Mohammad Farhan and Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil and Yaacob, Norhasniza and Mahmud, Siti Mariah (2023) Anak Selangor Anak Sihat (ASAS); a public health intervention by the Selangor State Government. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 23 (Suppl. 1). ISSN 1675–0306 E-ISSN 2590-3829

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Abstract

Summary Nutrition plays a critical role in the development of a child, ensuring a steady growth of both height and weight. Deviations of this result in obesity or stunting. Stunting has been identified to affect 7 out of 10 children in Malaysia. The Selangor state government through its public health program collaborated with the International Islamic University Malaysia to conduct a long-term intervention program known as Anak Selangor Anak Sihat (ASAS), that targets vulnerable B40 children with underweight and under height for age. Food security was also taken into account and the program was performed amongst 720 recipients spread over two cohorts for a total period of ten months. A specially crafted nutritional food basket was given monthly, and progress captured on their electronic record using the Selangkah platform.

Item Type:	Article (other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Malnutrition, public health intervention, nutritional status, childhood nutrition
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Community Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011)
Depositing User:	Dr Muhammad Adil Zainal Abidin
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2023 11:34
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2023 11:34
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/105827

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