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.
Feeding Matters Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire
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Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This questionnaire is an age-specific tool designed to identify potential feeding concerns and facilitate discussion with all members of the child’s health care team.
SPOON's Feeding and Nutrition Package for Vulnerable Children
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Growth Monitoring and PromotionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Micronutrient Interventions
This brief describes the SPOON's Feeding and Nutrition Package, which is for organizations that serve children with disabilities or children outside family care.
Baby Friendly Spaces: Holistic Approach for Pregnant, Lactating Women and their Very Young Children in Emergency
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WastingEmergency NutritionMental Health
Baby Friendly Spaces is a holistic psychosocial program that aims to provide comprehensive support to children and their caregivers in emergency situations.
This toolkit aims to train health professionals and birth attendants in early identification of birth defects, appropriate examination of newborns, and early referral for treatment.
Every Day is Mind Day: Mental Health Toolkit for Caregivers
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COVID-19Mental Health
This set of downloadable toolkits covers the importance of mental health, strategies for protecting it, and how to spot early warning signs of mental health problems.
Working with Children with Eating & Drinking Difficulties: A Training Programme for Healthcare Specialists in Low-Resource Settings
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Complementary Feeding
This training is aimed at therapists already working with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities who want treat eating and drinking difficulties.
The Child Nutrition Program: Community Resource Manual
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BreastfeedingComplementary FeedingGrowth Monitoring and Promotion
This manual provides key information to communities on various nutritional and health considerations and needs of children, including a chapter on "Special Health Care Needs" for children with disabilities.
Caring for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Parents
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Early Childhood DevelopmentInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This toolkit provides guidance for generic workers on how to support children with varying levels of cerebral palsy and/or intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions to promote their health, development, and well-being.
The purpose of this module is to identify the subpopulation of children who are at greater risk than others of the same age or who are experiencing limited participation in an unaccommodating environment.
Supporting Children's Speech and Cognitive Development from Birth to Seven Years Old
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Early Childhood Development
This tool provides parents and caregivers with ways to understand, follow, and stimulate their children’s language, speech, and cognitive development at home.
MAITS Working with Infants with Feeding Difficulties Training Package
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Breastfeeding
This training program is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of health care professionals to support breastfeeding and nutrition in infants struggling to feed due to prematurity, low birthweight, or underlying disability.