title: Lessons on sustainability for community health projects.
abstract: In the Gambia a community-based strategy was tested, in which a traditional snack food was promoted as a dietary supplement to improve women's nutrition during pregnancy. The results suggest how community nutrition programmes can be designed so as to favour sustainability. By and large, the lessons learned are also applicable to other types of community health programme.
authors.affiliation: Gambian Food and Nutrition Association, Banjul, Gambia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aubel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Samba-Ndure
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D012423:Rural Health; D012931:Social Environment