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With CORE Group’s support, Helen Keller International created, Integrating Vitamin A Supplementation into Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin: A Practical Guide for Africa. The manual gives an overview of the vitamin A and onchocerciasis problems and provides concrete information on the practical steps and considerations for integration VAS into CDTI.
These guidelines are designed to assist professionals involved in emergency and development programmes who seek to promote integrated planning across sectors for sustainable improvements in nutrition.
IASC published these documents in 2011 to demonstrate gender marker tips and guidlines. Nutrition: Thepurpose of this 4-page tip sheet is to help Nutrition Cluster Leads and their partners design quality nutrition projects that reflect the distinct needs of women, girls, boys and men.
Food Security 1 (Food Assistance):These guidelines introduce and promote the essential elements of participatory rangeland management (PRM). Based upon the successful experiences of participatory forest management, the guidelines provide a process following three stages of investigation, negotiation and implementation. The sequential steps of this process lead to the development of a rangeland management plan and a legally binding rangeland management agreement between a local rangeland management institution and the appropriate local government office.
Food Security 2 (Agriculture and Livelihoods): The purpose of this 4-page tip sheet is to help CCCM Cluster Leads and their partners design quality projects that reflect the distinct needs of women, girls, boys and men. The aim is to to improve projects by bringing gender dimensions into the needs analysis, the activities and the outcomes through the use of practical examples and tips and to train users in GM coding skills and provide an opportunity to practice with the vetting form.
This workshop proceedings report summaries disscussion of the Workshop on the Potential of Indigenous Food Plants, held in Diana, Kenya, 22-26 January 2001. USAID funded a indigenous wild food plant study in southern Sudan, which was intended to provide better information on the tremendous resource base already existing in southern Sudan and the potential for indigenous wild food plants (IWFPs) to play a vital role in attaining food security. With more information about what people eat and when, donor agencies will have a better idea of nutrition needs. In southern Sudan, the IWFPs study included field surveys, data collection, and community discussions. The workshop was an effort to extend lessons and information from the Sudan experience and to assess similar work in the region.
This series issued by WHO summarizes new and updated indicators to assess infant and young child feeding. It provides an operational guide on measurement issues and an update on the indicator values for 54 countries using data from Demographic and Health Surveys. It is hoped that the indicators will be widely used in large-scale population-based surveys in countries to assess progress in the implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and to measure the coverage of effective nutrition interventions in young children. The series has three parts:
These guidelines can be used as the basis for developing recommendations on complementary feeding for breastfed children 6-23 months of age. The guiding principles not only set standards for practical dietary guidelines, they also discuss when, where and how young children should be fed. The guidelines are a result of several consultations and documents on complementary feeding, and represent state-of-the art knowledge on complementary feeding.
The Community Infant and Child Feeding Counseling Package contains 4 key parts:
The Planning and Adaptation Guide for the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling Package outlines a series of steps and provides selected tools for use by national or local stakeholders interested in designing community-based IYCF promotion, counselling and support activities, as well as detailed tools and checklists for adapting various training and communication materials for use in their own setting.
The 28 IYCF Counselling Cards for the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling Package present brightly coloured illustrations that depict key infant and young child feeding concepts and behaviours for CWs to share with mothers, fathers and other caregivers. These job aids are designed for use during specific contact points, based on priorities identified during each individual counselling session.
Training Aids for the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling Package have been designed to complement the training sessions by providing visuals to help Participants grasp and retain technical knowledge and concepts.
The Key Messages Booklet for the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling Package consists of messages related to each of the IYCF Counselling Cards and copies of the 3 Take-home Brochures.
This comprehensive guide contains detailed programming information on IYCF, including breastfeeding, complementary feeding and infant feeding in general and in especially difficult circumstances including in the context of HIV and in emergencies. It also briefly addresses maternal nutrition. The ―key action areas‖ for these components are detailed at the different levels, including national policy/strategy level, health services, and community.
The brochures give a visual overview with vibrant pictures on good nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding. They also include tips on safe preparation of food, explain how to feed a baby after 6 months, and offer other important tips.
WHO and UNICEF jointly developed the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding to revitalize world attention to the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children.
Quality Improvement and Verification Checklists (QIVCs) provide a detailed check of development workers’ performance on their key processes in order to monitor and improve their performance, identify “system problems,” and to encourage them. QIVCs are being used in many countries throughout the world to improve key processes.&
A Positive Deviance/Hearth Nutrition Program is a home-and neighborhood-based nutrition program for children who are at risk for protein-energy malnutrition in developing countries.
This report is a comprehensive review of the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) Title II development food aid program from FY 2003 to FY 2009. The report focuses on the areas of agriculture and natural resource management; infrastructure; maternal and child health and nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene; HIV; and Title II program management. Overall, the results of the FAFSA-2 analysis indicate that Title II development programs can reduce undernutrition in young children, improve a number of important maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes, and increase household access to income and food. Most importantly, many children are alive and have been spared ill health and lifelong disabilities thanks to Title II. The FAFSA-2 identifies approaches and practices that are more likely to contribute to positive food security impacts, examples of approaches and practices that have not worked well, and recommendations for future programs. A summary report is also available, which provides a synopsis of the findings and recommendations that are expanded on in the full report.
Authors:
Roberta van Haeften
Mary Ann Anderson
Herbert Caudill
Eamonn Kilmartin
Organizational Authors:
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA)
This report commissioned by World Vision and Save the Children calls for a radical rethinking of policies to address hunger in West Africa. The report aims to assess progress, lessons learned, and challenges in promoting resilience in the Sahel, with a particular focus on the well-being of children. The study demonstrates the need for a massive response by governments and partners in order to tackle child malnutrition – chronic and acute, together. It offers evidence-based recommendations for a comprehensive, child-focused approach to resilience in the Sahel.
This presentation describes a methodology that FH has used to better understand the determinants of malnutrition in particular developing countries (Burundi, Mozambique, Kenya, Bolivia and Ethiopia). The study compares poor mothers who have children who are growing well with poor mothers of children who are malnourished, identifying possible messages and project activities that can make a difference in terms of preventing malnutrition. Please click here to view slides.
A Positive Deviance/Hearth Nutrition Program is a home-and neighborhood-based nutrition program for children who are at risk for protein-energy malnutrition in developing countries.
The Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool for Program Planners (NPDA) is composed of two complementary documents: a Workbook and a Reference Guide. Together, they help program design teams select the most appropriate community‐based nutrition approaches for their target area. The Workbook, which provides step‐by‐step instructions, is where the team records key information, data, decisions and decision‐making rationale. Upon completion, the Workbook provides a record of the design process. The Reference Guide provides an introduction, information on key concepts and terminology, and reference material to guide decision‐making.
This document describes a methodology that FH has used to better understand the determinants of malnutrition in particular developing countries (Burundi, Mozambique, Kenya, Bolivia and Ethiopia). The study compares poor mothers who have children who are growing well with poor mothers of children who are malnourished, identifying possible messages and project activities that can make a difference in terms of preventing malnutrition.
Quality Improvement and Verification Checklists (QIVCs) provide a detailed check of development workers’ performance on their key processes in order to monitor and improve their performance, identify “system problems,” and to encourage them. QIVCs are being used in many countries throughout the world to improve key processes.&
The Department of Health and Nutrition's Emergency Health and Nutrition (EHN) team at Save the Children recently launched the CMAM Toolkit, a collection of resources for rapid start up of emergency nutrition programming. Although most of the guidelines and protocols are not new, this is the first time they have been brought together in one easy to use kit.
In addition, four NEW tools have been created to guide the process of:
1) Determining the Need for Intervention;
2) Program Planning;
3) Estimating Caseloads and;
4) Estimating Supplies Needed.
Accompanying The CMAM Toolkit is an interactive online tutorial that, in less than 30 minutes, will provide a comprehensive introduction to The Toolkit, walk you through programming tools, show you how to estimate caseloads and supplies, and help you locate and adapt tools needed for rapid implementation.
You don't need to be a nutritionist to learn more about available resources for emergency nutrition programming.
This manual is intended for use by food security, nutrition, and livelihood programmers and practitioners for improved household food production and income generation. It represents a compilation of techniques and lessons learned from homestead gardening programs successfully implemented through the Consortium for Southern Africa Food Emergency (C-SAFE) in Lesotho.
WHO convened a meeting in Geneva (September 30th - October 3rd, 2008) on the dietary management of moderate malnutrition (MM). The objectives of the meeting were to identify areas of consensus on the nutrient needs and dietary management of MM in children that can be translated into evidence-based global guidelines and to identify knowledge gaps that should be addressed by research, both in the area of dietary management and the modalities for providing that diet.
IASC published these documents in 2011 to demonstrate gender marker tips and guidlines. Nutrition: Thepurpose of this 4-page tip sheet is to help Nutrition Cluster Leads and their partners design quality nutrition projects that reflect the distinct needs of women, girls, boys and men.
Food Security 1 (Food Assistance):These guidelines introduce and promote the essential elements of participatory rangeland management (PRM). Based upon the successful experiences of participatory forest management, the guidelines provide a process following three stages of investigation, negotiation and implementation. The sequential steps of this process lead to the development of a rangeland management plan and a legally binding rangeland management agreement between a local rangeland management institution and the appropriate local government office.
Food Security 2 (Agriculture and Livelihoods): The purpose of this 4-page tip sheet is to help CCCM Cluster Leads and their partners design quality projects that reflect the distinct needs of women, girls, boys and men. The aim is to to improve projects by bringing gender dimensions into the needs analysis, the activities and the outcomes through the use of practical examples and tips and to train users in GM coding skills and provide an opportunity to practice with the vetting form.
Improving Nutrition Through Home Gardening: A Training Package for Preparing Field Workers in Africa is a training package designed for agricultural extension agents as well as other field workers who are involved with nutrition, home economics, health and community development in Africa. It aims to strengthen their ability to promote home gardening as a step towards enhanced food security and better community and household nutrition. Please click here to view the training package.
This four-page fact sheet summarizes ways that agriculture projects can maximize nutrition and food security of women, children, and other vulnerable groups. It offers examples of what works and what does not and recommends design strategies that can increase nutritional benefits.
The focus of this document is the potential role of LNS in meeting the nutritional needs of these vulnerable subgroups,with the goal of preventing malnutrition in emergency-affected populations.The document addresses the desired nutritional formulation of LNS for these target groups, taking into account the expected bioavailability of relevant nutrients and toxicity concerns. It also discusses the recommended chemical forms of the fortificants in LNS; stability and shelf-life considerations; production, packaging and distribution of LNS in the context of emergencies; and cost implications of the addition of LNS to current GFD rations for vulnerable groups
This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on the use of vitamin A supplements in postpartum women for the reduction of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.The guideline will help Member States and their partners in their efforts to make informed decisions on the appropriate nutrition actions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, in particular, reduction in child mortality (MDG 4+E23) and improvement in maternal health (MDG 5). The guideline is intended for a wide audience including policy-makers, their expert advisers, and technical and programme staff in organizations involved in the design, implementation and scalingup of nutrition actions for public health. This document presents the key recommendation and a summary of the supporting evidence.
The manual provides instructions for facilitating a one-day workshop with community leaders (e.g., community, religious, and business leaders and government officials) to support and improve children’s health and well-being through improved infant and young child feeding and maternal dietary practices. This workshop will help community leaders to share helpful information in their communities, increase discussion and reflection on nutrition-related topics, and support families to feed their children well.
The guide should be used in conjunction with the manual for training community leaders and aims to educate community leaders to support and improve children’s health and well-being through improved infant and young child feeding and maternal dietary practices.
This policy offers insight into the strategies and target activities for IFAD at the programmatic and operational levels. Sector-specific guidance is offered for natural resources, climate change adaptation and mitigation, agriculture, financial services, value chains, marketing, rural enterprise, skills development, community-based organizations, livestock, fisheries, and forestry.
This manual provides step-by-step instructions to facilitate a half-day training workshop to improve the quality of group counseling sessions and health talks. Recognizing that health workers’ time is already limited, the workshop described in this manual requires only a few hours and includes content and practical exercises that focus on key changes health workers can make to ensure their health talks are more effective. The learning activities in this manual provide information and practical exercises on adult learning principles, communication and facilitation skills, and planning. This manual can be used with facility or community-based staff who provide group counseling, facilitate health talks, or lead support groups.
Improving Nutrition Through Home Gardening: A Training Package for Preparing Field Workers in Africa is a training package designed for agricultural extension agents as well as other field workers who are involved with nutrition, home economics, health and community development in Africa. It aims to strengthen their ability to promote home gardening as a step towards enhanced food security and better community and household nutrition. Please click here to view the training package.
This series issued by WHO summarizes new and updated indicators to assess infant and young child feeding. It provides an operational guide on measurement issues and an update on the indicator values for 54 countries using data from Demographic and Health Surveys. It is hoped that the indicators will be widely used in large-scale population-based surveys in countries to assess progress in the implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and to measure the coverage of effective nutrition interventions in young children. The series has three parts:
The technical content of the training package is based on the WHO/UNICEF breastfeeding counselling, complementary feeding counselling, and infant and young child feeding integrated counselling courses. The approach draws from infant feeding and other behaviour change communication materials previously developed by URC/CHS in Tanzania, Niger, Benin and Guatemala, with support from USAID.
This comprehensive guide contains detailed programming information on IYCF, including breastfeeding, complementary feeding and infant feeding in general and in especially difficult circumstances including in the context of HIV and in emergencies. It also briefly addresses maternal nutrition. The ―key action areas‖ for these components are detailed at the different levels, including national policy/strategy level, health services, and community.
This participant's manual is a supplement to the guide for training peer educators to incorporate nutrition into current community-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment activities.
This guide is aimed to help facilitate training peer educators to incorporate nutrition into current community-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment activities.
This declaration adds to the original in declaration made in 1990. It points out challenges that remain and adds five more operational targets to improve infant and young child feeding.
This 14-page technical brief discusses nutrtion and brain development in early life. It provides an overview of key nutrients and practices to help prevent undernutrition in early life.
This 6-page technical brief discusses the importance of early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding and its link to lower neonatal mortality. It also gives an overview of program and policy implications.
This 14-page technical brief discusses nutrtion and brain development in early life. It provides an overview of key nutrients and practices to help prevent undernutrition in early life.
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