USAID Advancing Nutrition develops, curates, packages, and shares multi-sectoral nutrition knowledge to help you stay on top of developments and evidence in global nutrition programming.
Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements: What to Communicate to Program Participants
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Nutrition in Humanitarian ContextsBehavior Change for NutritionComplementary FeedingEmergency NutritionFood SecurityInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This brief was developed for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance-managed International Food Relief Partnership.
These four papers together outline the new ecological approach to reducing anemia. Understanding the ecology of anemia—the biology of nutrients interacting with physical, economic, social, behavioral, demographic, and environmental factors—is key to implementing context-specific interventions to reduce anemia.
Priority Actions for Strengthening Institutionalization of the Food Fortification Program
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Food SystemsFood Systems
This is a report written by USAID Advancing Nutrition Uganda that outlines the priority areas that key stakeholders can take towards strengthening the institutionalization of the food fortification program in Uganda.
USAID Advancing Nutrition Mozambique: Strengthening National Efforts To Improve Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health SystemsWasting
This brochure in English describes USAID Advancing Nutrition's work with the government of Mozambique as it seeks to address malnutrition in the country.
Social Protection for Improved Nutrition Outcomes in Tanzania
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Micronutrient Interventions
The second National Multi-sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP II 2021/22–2025/26) has identified social protection as one of the important systems for realization of positive nutrition outcomes.
How-To Guide: Audience Segmentation for Nutrition Social and Behavior Change
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
This how-to guide walks you through the essential, basic process of audience segmentation necessary for all nutrition programs and services. This guide also introduces a specialized technique called “advanced audience segmentation” to use with quantitative and qualitative research data.
Development of Multi-Sectoral Nutrition (MSN) Scorecards in Kenya: A Case of Kakamega, Kitui, and Kisumu Counties
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
This tool, developed by the Government of Kenya with support from USAID Advancing Nutrition, uses a multi-sectoral nutrition (MSN) approach to cover various nutrition inventions across varied relevant sectors curated for Kitui, Kakamega, and Kisumu counties. This report explains the development process of the scorecard and how it is used.
Defining Healthy and Sustainable Diets for Infants, Children and Adolescents
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Adolescent NutritionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This article provides an overview of nutrition recommendations for dietary intakes necessary to support normal growth and development of children from birth to 18 years. It identifies gaps in defining optimal intakes for children and youth in various geographical areas.
Nutrition International’s Work to Improve Nutrition for Adolescent Girls
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Adolescent NutritionReproductive Health
This brief summarizes key information on the Adolescent and Women’s Health and Nutrition program, supported by Nutrition International, in eight countries in Asia and Africa.
Building Rights for Improved Girls Health in Tanzania (BRIGHT): Empowering Adolescents in Tanzania to Exercise their Sexual and Reproductive Health and Nutrition Rights
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Adolescent NutritionMental HealthReproductive Health
The webpage provides key information about the Building Rights for Improved Girls Health in Tanzania project in Tabora, Tanzania. It is a seven-year integrated adolescent nutrition initiative designed to build agency and empower adolescents (aged 10–19 years) to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and nutrition rights using youth-centered, feminist, and rights-based approaches.
Guidance on Appropriate Use and Considerations for Limiting Anemia Testing, Assessment and Screening using Hemoglobin in Public Health Anemia Reduction Efforts for Adolescents
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Adolescent NutritionAnemia
This brief provides guidance on appropriate use and considerations for limiting anemia testing, assessment, and screening using hemoglobin in public health anemia reduction efforts for adolescents.
Call to Action for Strengthening Nutrition Content in Pre-Service Training
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Capacity StrengtheningBehavior Change for Nutrition
Investing in pre-service training is an especially effective and sustainable approach to improving nutrition services at scale. However, it requires a collaborative effort by all stakeholders—government ministries, academic institutions, professional associations, funders, and technical experts—to ensure curricula prepare frontline health workers to deliver quality nutrition services.