Advocacy is an important tool to gain political commitment and stakeholder support, and secure resources for adolescent nutrition programming. The Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank includes documents used to advocate for adolescent nutrition programs and services. If you have relevant advocacy materials or tools, please send them to info@advancingnutrition.org.
We found 66 resource(s)
Effective Actions for Improving Adolescent Nutrition
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
This publication summarizes WHO evidence-informed recommendations and principles related to adolescent malnutrition. It complements the WHO recommendations on adolescent health, with an emphasis on the implementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions for adolescents.
Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation As an Anaemia Prevention Strategy in Women and Adolescent Girls: Lessons Learnt from Implementation of Programmes among Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age
Technical Report published by WHO in
This brief is intended for stakeholders involved in the prevention and control of anemia. It promotes increasing investment and effectively implementing WIFS. Country examples from Ghana, India, and Vietnam are included.
Report of the Stakeholders Consultation on Adolescent Nutrition
Technical Report published by SPRING in
This document provides a summary of the 2017 Stakeholders Consultation on Adolescent Girls' Nutrition. The report outlines the state of evidence, existing guidance, and relevant program and implementation experience. It also includes a list of evidence and implementation gaps in the nutrition of adolescent girls in LMICs and a summary of areas…
Engaging Adolescents to Accelerate Progress on the First 1,000 Days
Occasional Paper published by SPRING in
This paper discusses prioritizing and engaging with adolescents prior to and during their child's first 1,000 days. The authors conclude that supporting pregnant and parenting adolescents requires identifying barriers to optimal maternal health, pregnancy, birth outcomes, breastfeeding, and young child feeding and care practices. They also note…
Nepal Multisector Nutrition Plan II: 2018-2022
Policy published by National Planning Commission, Nepal in
Nepal's Multi-sector Nutrition Plan II for 2018-2022 builds on the achievements of Multi-sector Nutrition Plan I (2013-2017) to improve maternal, adolescent and child nutrition by scaling up nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions and creating an enabling environment for nutrition. This document describes more recent…
Anemia Facts
Job Aid published by National Health Mission, India in
This handout for adolescents in India focuses on information about anemia and the importance of taking a weekly iron folic acid supplementation. It also contains sample balanced diet menus for adolescent boys and girls ages 10 to 12 and 13 to 18.
Regional Assessment of Gender Responsive Adolescent Health in South Asia
Guideline/Guidance published by UNICEF in
This report shares key findings on Gender Responsive Adolescent Health (GRAH) in South Asia and provides a draft action framework to improve adolescent health in the region. The report includes information on adolescent nutrition programs and program guidance.
Report on Landscape Analysis on Adolescent Health and Nutrition in Ethiopia
Landscape Analysis published by Alive & Thrive in
This landscape analysis focuses on adolescent health and nutrition in Ethiopia. It describes policies and programs related to adolescent nutrition and findings from the landscape analysis. The findings relate to the knowledge of adolescents; the perceptions of stakeholders; interventions; behavior change channels; monitoring, evaluation and…
