Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Information retention was higher when delivered by someone lower in the ethnic hierarchy while individual contributions to group-owned kitchen gardens increased more when training was delivered by those higher in the hierarchy. Education, group cohesion, and perceived trainer ability also impacted knowledge and contributions. Program staff should consider these factors to achieve greater success.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Collaborative multi-sectoral nutrition initiatives include establishing food security and nutrition planning guidelines; conducting training of trainers courses delivering nutrition-specific activities to adolescent girls, pregnant women, and women of reproductive age; and supporting governments to develop strategies and tools for nutrition services. USAID Advancing Nutrition will expand to support nutrition initiatives in four new countries this year.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Respondents in this study report mixed experiences using the Care for Child Development (CCD) package with respect to adaptation, training, supervision, integration into existing services, and monitoring fidelity and quality. Authors stress the importance of learning more about how to improve effectiveness, implementation fidelity and quality, and CCD acceptance and provide scaling recommendations.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
This manual is a condensed reference guide that is primarily intended for use by those who have been trained in the Designing for Behavior Change (DBC) approach. The DBC approach was developed to help designers think more critically when developing and reviewing a behavior change strategy. Each step in the DBC process is detailed in the manual, with additional examples and resources in the annexes.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
The Microsoft Excel-based planning and costing tool estimates the quantity and cost of inputs to establish and scale-up nutrition assessment, counseling, and support services at national, provincial, and district levels. The tool uses an activity-based costing approach for service delivery, training, supervision, commodities, logistics, startup governance, and routine governance.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
This is a training video developed by the USAID Advancing Nutrition Kyrgyzstan team
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Barriers to using micronutrient powder (MNP) include previous experiences with health care providers, inconvenient access to MNP, and the absence of reminders to provide MNP. Providing culturally relevant messaging and encouraging changes to feeding routines can lower barriers. Health care provider training should encourage positive interpersonal interactions when initiating MNP. The abstract is available in Spanish.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Cesarean deliveries are associated with a significant delay in initiating breastfeeding (BF) while immediate skin-to-skin contact is associated with earlier initiation. Authors recommend adopting facility-based policies and programs to encourage early BF and skin-to-skin practices, providing health care worker training opportunities to build awareness of these practices, and targeting cesarean deliveries.
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Learn about nutrition champions trained by USAID Advancing Nutrition who voice the needs of their communities and contribute to political and community attention toward improving nutrition.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Recommendations include strengthening responsive care, early learning, safety and security, and counseling and support services. Additional recommendations include strengthening workforce early childhood care and development competencies through pre- and in-service trainings and services; providing support to children with disabilities and their families; and providing tools and processes to aid in identification, support, and referrals of caregivers’ mental health issues.