Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Speakers discuss the impact of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia, the future of adolescent health and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa, and the delivery of arts-based sexual and mental health education with Indigenous youth. They also discuss adolescent health in humanitarian settings in the Middle East and youth reintegration after trauma, introducing a global perspective on child and youth mental health. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Speakers discuss key updates to implementation guidance and responsibilities for a national Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative program and introduce new implementation resources. Several speakers share their experiences using the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. This is a webinar. It is available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The pandemic has reversed decades of progress in maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCHN), especially in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Reduced or suspended funding and insufficient adaptation strategies have likely increased morbidity and mortality. Funding to re-establish MNCHN activities, improve planning to sustain routine health services, and enable surge planning is vital.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Authors discussed how to design and finance research with a wasting and stunting lens to better understand, prevent, and treat child undernutrition. Lessons learned focused on the interactions and relationships between children's weight loss and linear growth faltering, factors driving different types of undernutrition, and the importance of identifying and targeting those most at risk.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project developed the Landscape Analysis Guidance Tool and the District Assessment Tool for Anemia to assist countries in strengthening anemia programming. SPRING held an interactive, hands-on training in Washington, DC, to consolidate program learning from the implementation of the tools in countries. The training gave participants a comprehensive understanding of the tools and demonstrated how countries can use them to plan anemia interventions at both national and district levels.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Working with communities to identify the lowest cost, most nutrient-dense, and culturally acceptable foods will ensure more successful food distribution. Networking with, and strengthening the capacity of, local organizations to distribute food and cash and efficiently manage stock is important, as is creating strategies for staff, volunteer, and community member safety during distributions.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Acute food insecurity has impacted women and girls in many ways. Collecting firewood to sell has increased the risk of gender-based violence and robbery, while girls’ school attendance has decreased due to increased workload and more forced and early marriages. Women have lost significant control of productive resources and household decision-making. Health and nutrition programs should focus on vulnerable female-headed households and build knowledge, skills, and capacity for nutrition-sensitive livelihood support.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The COVID-19 pandemic, skyrocketing food prices, and the war in Ukraine are all impacting food security, and these crises require strategies to address short-term consequences and long-term investments. Donor engagement should focus on coordination, systemic approaches to improve resilience in agriculture, rural development, and food systems. Speakers stress the importance of addressing structural barriers to change and identifying strategies for donor cooperation and coordination. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Emotional and physical intimate partner violence (IPV) was significantly associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity, sexual IPV was significantly associated with increased risk of underweight (measured by body mass index), and controlling behavior was significantly associated with increased risk of anemia. IPV screening should be part of regular health care assessments, and clinicians should ensure services are available and offered.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Nutrition education increased demand for nutritionally enhanced crops, while gain-framed messaging (e.g., achieving something) resulted in higher willingness to pay for nutritionally enhanced maize than loss-framed messaging. Motivational orientations and individuals’ risk perceptions impacted the effect of framed messages.