Medical education and population health-A framework in the design of a new undergraduate program.

Health sciences curricular planners are challenged to add new content to established education programs. There is increasing pressure for content in public health, health systems, global health, and planetary health. These important areas often compete for curricular time.

Vitamin D for Growth and Rickets in Stunted Children: A Randomized Trial.

Background And Objectives: Vitamin D is essential for healthy development of bones, but little is known about the effects of supplementation in young stunted children. Our objective was to assess the effect of vitamin D supplementation on risk of rickets and linear growth among Afghan children.

Methods: In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 3046 children ages 1 to 11 months from inner-city Kabul were randomly assigned to receive oral vitamin D (100 000 IU) or placebo every 3 months for 18 months.