Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
New data predict daunting morbidity and mortality consequences for maternal and child nutrition as a direct result of the pandemic. There is an opportunity to transform the way the world addresses the global hunger and nutrition crisis.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Keynote speaker Ellen Piwoz argues that data and evidence to spur action and investment are critical but insufficient to stimulate broad-based action and enduring change. Greater investment in people and institutions, innovative financing models, more emphasis on putting evidence into action, an embrace of the multi-sectoral nature of nutrition, and greater agility during the pandemic are required. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Resilience has become a high-level objective for many nutrition projects. Though most resilience guidance focuses on the household or community, population-level resilience is heavily reliant on the strength and functionality of market systems through periods of shock or stress. This tool provides guidance on integrating market systems resilience into program analysis and implementation.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Priorities include women’s nutrition before and during pregnancy and lactation, breastfeeding and complementary feeding for ages 0–24 months, management of wasting in children under the age of 5, and micronutrient provision. Emerging issues include COVID-19, obesity, climate, and dietary-related noncommunicable diseases. Maximizing investment impacts of nutrition-related programs and policies and optimizing technical resources are critical. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Moderate-to-strong associations between food-group scores and 11 global dietary recommendations exist. Food-group consumption data can track progress of countries and populations toward meeting WHO guidance on healthy diets.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Adding female adult overweight and preschooler vitamin A deficiency indicators to the Net State of Nutrition Index captures important dimensions of malnutrition. Including these indicators will help policymakers tailor policies and interventions, track changes in the burden of malnutrition over time, and measure the success of investments and programs.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Because of between-person variations in food choices and nutrient requirements, it is important to select a Target Median Intake that will minimize inadequate nutrient intakes. Ensuring that distributions do not result in intakes that exceed the Tolerable Upper Intake Level for any nutrient is critical. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Technical briefs address how routine data can be used to assess cost effectiveness and determine disease counts and incidence, treatment cascades, program coverage levels, and service utilization rates for several health issues.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
These multidisciplinary groups of international experts identify and share what research indicates about safe infant feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as pinpointing research needs. Hosted by USAID Advancing Nutrition, the online platform provides recordings of monthly meetings, resource materials, and links to register for meetings and news.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Presenters discuss how baseline surveys can be used to identify target audiences; give examples of how routine monitoring data can be used to identify programmatic obstacles; provide guidance about selecting social and behavior change indicators; and discuss qualitative approaches to assess program performance. This is a webinar. French subtitles are available.