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Copenhagen Consensus 2008 – Results

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application/pdf iconCopenhagen Consensus 2008 – Results

This document provides the results to the Copenhagen Consensus 2008. The goal of the consensus was to set priorities among a series of proposals for confronting ten great global challenges. These challenges are: Air pollution, Conflicts, Diseases, Education, Global Warming, Malnutrition and Hunger, Sanitation and Water, Subsidies and Trade Barriers, Terrorism, Women and Development.

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Copenhagen Consensus 2008
Year Published: 
2008
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Insight: Why Stunting Matters - a technical brief

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application/pdf iconInsight: Why Stunting Matters - a technical brief

This 7-page technical brief discusses the negative effects of stunting and the steps to take prevent them.

Organizational Authors: 
Alive and Thrive
Year Published: 
2010
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Innocenti Declaration 2005 on Infant and Young Child Feeding

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application/pdf iconInnocenti Declaration 2005 on Infant and Young Child Feeding

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.

Organizational Authors: 
The Adademy of Breastfeeding Medicine
IBFAN
International Lactation Consultants Association
La Leche League International
Regione Toscana
UNICEF
Wellstart International
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
World Health Organization
Year Published: 
2005
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Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation: Frequently Asked Questions

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application/pdf iconNewborn Vitamin A Supplementation: Frequently Asked Questions

This brief provides an overview of newborn Vitamin A Supplementation, a promising intervention to reduce infant mortality.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
A2Z
AED
Year Published: 
2008
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An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Food Security

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application/pdf iconAn Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Food Security

This 3-page practical guide gives a brief overview of food security concepts.

Organizational Authors: 
FAO
Year Published: 
2008
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Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health Conference Briefs

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application/pdf iconBrief 1. The Nexus between Agriculture and Nutrition: Do Growth Patterns and Conditional Factors Matter?
application/pdf iconBrief 2. Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition: Toward Conceptualizing the Linkages
application/pdf iconBrief 3. Feeding the Future’s Changing Diets: Implications for Agriculture Markets, Nutrition, and Policy
application/pdf iconBrief 4. Value Chains for Nutrition

In February 2011, IFPRI convened a conference in New Delhi to explore the theme, "Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health." The briefs give a manageable but in-depth look at the relation between the conference theme and diverse topics such as gender, sectoral coordination and issues in nutrition and health along the value chain. They also present evidence based arguments for this renewed focus on the need to leverage agriculture to improve nutrition and health which is on the minds of academics, practitioners and donors alike - useful background for proposals.

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IFPRI
Year Published: 
2011
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Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)

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application/pdf iconTraining Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
application/pdf iconCover
application/pdf iconIntro
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconPresentation
application/pdf iconModule 1. Overview of Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
application/pdf iconModule 2. Defining and Measuring Acute Malnutrition
application/pdf iconModule 3. Community Outreach
application/pdf iconModule 4. Outpatient Care for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Without Medical Complications
application/pdf iconModule 5. Inpatient Care for the Management of SAM with Medical Complications in the Context of CMAM
application/pdf iconModule 6. Supplementary Feeding for the Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) in the Context of CMAM
application/pdf iconModule 7. Planning CMAM Services at the District Level
application/pdf iconModule 8. Monitoring and Reporting on CMAM

A significant gap remains between need and capacity for management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children. This is despite clear advances in the development and implementation of international and national protocols for the management of SAM, as well as guidelines and training for inpatient care of severely acutely malnourished children. The Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) aims to address this gap by increasing knowledge of and building practical skills to implement CMAM in both emergency and non-emergency contexts. Guide also available in French language at http://www.fantaproject.org/cmam/training.shtml.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2008
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Emergencies in Urban Setting: A Technical Review of Food-Based Program Options

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application/pdf iconEmergencies in Urban Setting: A Technical Review of Food-Based Program Options

Although food assistance needs in urban and peri-urban areas are expected to require increased resources in the coming years, most experience with food-based programs is in rural areas. Against this backdrop, this paper examined 11 common food-based programs to highlight advantages, disadvantages, targeting, and implementation modalities in the urban context.  The paper also presented tools to help determine the most appropriate interventions and approaches for given settings.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2008
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Food Assistance Programming in the Context of HIV

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application/pdf iconFood Assistance Programming in the Context of HIV

This document, a joint publication of the World Food Programme (WFP) and FANTA, provides guidance on improving the design and implementation of food security programs that respond to HIV-related challenges and of HIV programs that utilize food and food-related activities to achieve HIV-related outcomes.  The guide is for program directors, program advisors, and senior program managers who are directly involved in the analysis and formulation of food assistance strategies and country program activities at headquarters, regional, and field offices.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
WFP
Year Published: 
2007
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Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool for Program Planners Reference Guide and Workbook

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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.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
CORE Group
Save the Children
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2010
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Quality Improvement & Verification Checklists: Online Training Module, Training Files, Slides, QIVCs, etc.

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application/msword iconCommunity Development Worker Quality Improvement & Verification Checklist (QIVC, French)
application/msword iconCommunity Development Worker Quality improvement & Verification Checklist (English)

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.&

Authors: 
Thomas Davis
Organizational Authors: 
FH
FSN Network
TOPS
Year Published: 
2012
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Positive Deviance/Hearth: A Resource Guide for Sustainably Rehabilitating Malnourished Children

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application/pdf iconFrench: Positive Deviance/Hearth
application/pdf iconSpanish: Positive Deviance/Hearth
application/pdf iconPortuguese: Positive Deviance/Hearth
application/pdf iconIndonesian: Positive Deviance/Hearth

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.

Organizational Authors: 
CORE Group
USAID
Year Published: 
2003
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Ending the Everyday Emergency: Resilience and Children in the Sahel

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application/pdf iconEnding the Everyday Emergency: Resilience and Children in the Sahel

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.

Authors: 
Peter Gubbels
Organizational Authors: 
Save the Children
World Vision
Year Published: 
2012
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Local Determinants of Malnutrition Study Narrated Presentation

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.

Organizational Authors: 
Food for the Hungry
Year Published: 
2009
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Positive Deviance/Hearth: A Resource Guide for Sustainably Rehabilitating Malnourished Children

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application/pdf iconSpanish: Positive Deviance/Hearth
application/pdf iconPortuguese: Positive Deviance/Hearth
application/pdf iconIndonesian: Positive Deviance/Hearth

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.

Organizational Authors: 
CORE Group
USAID
Year Published: 
2003
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Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool for Program Planners Reference Guide and Workbook

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application/pdf iconThe Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool for Program Planners Workbook

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.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
CORE Group
Save the Children
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2010
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Local Determinants of Malnutrition: An Expanded Positive Deviance Study

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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.

Authors: 
Thomas Davis
Julie Hettinger
Phil Moses
Lauren Erickson-Mamane
Adugna Kebede
Organizational Authors: 
Food for the Hungry
USAID
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Quality Improvement & Verification Checklists: Online Training Module, Training Files, Slides, QIVCs, etc.

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application/msword iconCommunity Development Worker Quality Improvement & Verification Checklist (QIVC, French)
application/msword iconCommunity Development Worker Quality improvement & Verification Checklist (English)

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.&

Authors: 
Thomas Davis
Organizational Authors: 
FH
FSN Network
TOPS
Year Published: 
2012
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Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Toolkit

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application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document icon Introduction and Table of Contents
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconTool 1: Determining the Need for Intervention
application/pdf iconTool 2: Planning by Program Type
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet iconTool 3: Caseload Estimation
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet iconTool 4: Supply Needs Estimation
application/zip iconAnthropometrics
application/zip iconAssessments
application/zip iconForms
application/zip iconMonitoring and Evaluation
application/zip iconOrganization
application/zip iconProtocols
application/zip iconSupplies
application/zip iconReporting
application/zip iconStaffing
application/zip iconSupervision
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconKey Resources

Download the entire toolkit here.

Take the interactive online tutorial.

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.

Take the course today by following this link. 

Organizational Authors: 
Save the Children
Year Published: 
2012
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Strengthening Health Talks Training Manual

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application/pdf iconStrengthening Health Talks Training Manual

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.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
IYCN Project
Year Published: 
2011
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IFAD Policy on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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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.

Organizational Authors: 
IFAD
Year Published: 
2012
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The Community Infant and Child Feeding Counseling Package

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application/pdf icon01. Planning and Adaptation Guide
application/pdf icon02. Facilitator Guide
application/pdf icon03. Counselling Cards for Community Workers
application/pdf icon04. Key Messages Booklet

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.
Organizational Authors: 
UNICEF
Year Published: 
2010
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Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling A Community–Focused Approach Trainer's Guide

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application/pdf iconInfant and Young Child Feeding Counselling A Community–Focused Approach Trainer's Guide

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.

Organizational Authors: 
CARE
University Research Co., LLC
Center for Human Services
Year Published: 
2007
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Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Working Group: Using the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes to Guide the Marketing of Complementary Foods to Protect Optimal Infant Feeding Practices

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application/pdf iconMaternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Working Group: Using the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes Guide

This Working Paper is intended to assist commercial enterprises, relevant government offices, and other interested groups to appropriately market complementary foods and supplements in a manner that promotes and supports optimal breastfeeding during the first two years of life.

Authors: 
Victoria Quinn
Dominic Schofield
Elizabeth Zehner
Agnes Guyon
Sandra Huffman
Year Published: 
2010
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Rapid Urbanization and the Nutrition Transition in Southern Africa

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application/pdf iconRapid Urbanization and the Nutrition Transition in Southern Africa

This paper reviews the state of knowledge about food insecurity and the nutrition transition in the urban areas of Southern Africa drawing on existing studies and new research conducted by AFSUN. The paper lays out an agenda for future research on nutrition environments and discusses the implications of undernutrition and overnutrition for urban policy making on health and food security in the region.

Authors: 
Jonathan Crush
Bruce Frayne
Milla McLachlan
Organizational Authors: 
AFSUN
Year Published: 
2011
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How to Feed a Baby Brochures

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application/pdf iconHow to Feed a Baby after 6 Months Brochure
application/pdf iconHow to Breastfeed Your Baby Brochure
application/pdf iconNutrition During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Brochure

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.

Organizational Authors: 
UNICEF
Year Published: 
2010
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Insight: Impact of Early Initiation of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Newborn Deaths

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application/pdf iconInsight: Impact of Early Initiation of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Newborn Deaths

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.

Organizational Authors: 
Alive and Thrive
Year Published: 
2010
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Insight: Nutrition and Brain Development in Early Life

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application/pdf iconInsight: Nutrition and Brain Development in Early Life

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.

Authors: 
Elizabeth Prado
Kathryn Dewey
Organizational Authors: 
Alive and Thrive
Year Published: 
2012
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Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity

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application/pdf iconGuidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity

Obtaining detailed data on household food access or individual dietary intake can be time consuming and expensive, and requires a high level of technical skill both in data collection and analysis. Dietary diversity is a qualitative measure of food consumption that reflects household access to a variety of foods, and is also a proxy for nutrient adequacy of the diet of individuals. The dietary diversity questionnaire represents a rapid, user-friendly and easily administered low-cost assessment tool.

Authors: 
Gina Kennedy
Terri Ballard
MarieClaude Dop
Organizational Authors: 
European Union
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Year Published: 
2011
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Insight: Why Stunting Matters - a technical brief

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application/pdf iconInsight: Why Stunting Matters - a technical brief

This 7-page technical brief discusses the negative effects of stunting and the steps to take prevent them.

Organizational Authors: 
Alive and Thrive
Year Published: 
2010
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Integrating Household Nutrition and Food Security Objectives into Proposed Agriculture Projects: Illustrative Guidance

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This guidance helps agriculture project designers build nutrition and food security objectives into their projects rather than leave positive impacts to chance. By following this guidance during the initial planning stages, project designers can enhance nutritional impact and food security of vulnerable groups.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
IYCN Project
Year Published: 
2011
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Introducing a Simple Measure of Household Hunger for Cross-Cultural Use

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application/pdf iconIntroducing a Simple Measure of Household Hunger for Cross-Cultural Use

This technical brief highlights the relevance of the Household Hunger Scale for informing food security program and policy decisions.

Authors: 
Terri Ballard
Jennifer Coates
Anne Swindale
Megan Deitchler
Organizational Authors: 
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2011
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Introducing a Simple Measure of Household Hunger for Cross-Cultural Use

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application/pdf iconIntroducing a Simple Measure of Household Hunger for Cross-Cultural Use

This technical note introduces the Household Hunger Scale (HHS), a simple, new indicator to assess household hunger in food insecure areas. The HHS consists of three questions and three frequencies that, when administered in a population-based household survey, allows for estimating the percent of households affected by three different severities of household hunger: 1) Little to no household hunger; 2) Moderate household hunger; and 3) Severe household hunger.

Authors: 
Terri Ballard
Jennifer Coates
Anne Swindale
Megan Deitchler
Organizational Authors: 
FANTA-2
USAID
Year Published: 
2011
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Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health Conference Briefs

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application/pdf iconBrief 1. The Nexus between Agriculture and Nutrition: Do Growth Patterns and Conditional Factors Matter?
application/pdf iconBrief 2. Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition: Toward Conceptualizing the Linkages
application/pdf iconBrief 3. Feeding the Future’s Changing Diets: Implications for Agriculture Markets, Nutrition, and Policy
application/pdf iconBrief 4. Value Chains for Nutrition

In February 2011, IFPRI convened a conference in New Delhi to explore the theme, "Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health." The briefs give a manageable but in-depth look at the relation between the conference theme and diverse topics such as gender, sectoral coordination and issues in nutrition and health along the value chain. They also present evidence based arguments for this renewed focus on the need to leverage agriculture to improve nutrition and health which is on the minds of academics, practitioners and donors alike - useful background for proposals.

Organizational Authors: 
IFPRI
Year Published: 
2011
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Local Determinants of Malnutrition Study Narrated Presentation

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.

Organizational Authors: 
Food for the Hungry
Year Published: 
2009
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Local Determinants of Malnutrition: An Expanded Positive Deviance Study

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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.

Authors: 
Thomas Davis
Julie Hettinger
Phil Moses
Lauren Erickson-Mamane
Adugna Kebede
Organizational Authors: 
Food for the Hungry
USAID
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Maternal and Newborn Standards and Indicators Compendium

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application/pdf iconMaternal and Newborn Standards and Indicators Compendium

Designed to assist program designers working for NGOs develop high quality programs focused on women and children to select the essential components and actions for their chosen interventions  and to select appropriate indicators. The tool addresses the temporal phases of a woman’s reproductive cycle from the household level to secondary care in facilities: Pre-Conception/ Inter-Conception; Antenatal; Labor and Delivery; Postpartum Care; and Newborn Care.

Organizational Authors: 
CORE Group
USAID
Year Published: 
2004
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Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation: Dietary Guide

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application/pdf iconMaternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation: Dietary Guide

This document provides health workers with information on how to counsel pregnant and lactating women on how to meet increased nutrient requirements through dietary and behavioral changes and other health practices. This document also helps programs develop appropriate protocols and counseling materials on maternal nutrition.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
CORE Group
AED
Year Published: 
2004
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Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Working Group: Using the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes to Guide the Marketing of Complementary Foods to Protect Optimal Infant Feeding Practices

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application/pdf iconMaternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Working Group: Using the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes Guide

This Working Paper is intended to assist commercial enterprises, relevant government offices, and other interested groups to appropriately market complementary foods and supplements in a manner that promotes and supports optimal breastfeeding during the first two years of life.

Authors: 
Victoria Quinn
Dominic Schofield
Elizabeth Zehner
Agnes Guyon
Sandra Huffman
Year Published: 
2010
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