National nutrition planning in developing countries via gaming-simulation.
A nutrition game designed for the Food Policy and Nutrition Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to aid in planning national nutrition education programs in Third World countries is described. The Simulated Nutrition System Game allows high-level ministerial staff in developing countries to discuss, via a common language created by SNUS I, the issues, problems, and complexities of national nutrition programs.
D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005716:Game Theory; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012381:Role Playing