Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Concurrently wasted and stunted children had a higher risk of death and should be considered a high-risk group when targeting treatment. Using weight-for-age Z score and mid-upper arm circumference may be the most effective way to identify children at highest risk of mortality.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Briefs explore current evidence and practice to understand and address the causes and consequences of anemia. Topics include assessing for anemia in clinical and public health settings, anemia in pregnancy, food-based approaches to address anemia, and coexisting infection and inflammation.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Priorities include securing additional financial investment to fill data gaps, addressing low levels of data literacy and analysis skills among data users, and improving global data governance to allow for broad circulation of relevant information while preserving individual rights.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Revisiting anthropometric indicators across middle childhood and adolescence will require coordination between the World Health Organization and UNICEF, engagement among national implementers and policy-makers, and partnership with research communities and donors. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Researchers found no age- or gender-specific differences in the risk of mortality associated with child wasting, indicating the need to include all children under five in wasting treatment programs. Because younger children had a significantly higher risk of mortality from underweight and stunting than older children, prevention programs may be justified in targeting these children when resources are limited.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
To institutionalize the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, systematic coordination, effective communication about national policies and plans, performance monitoring, and multi-sectoral advocacy to secure national and local commitment and funding are all important. Technical assistance should support hospital practices, procedures, and management and strive to understand provider and health system motivations.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Authors provide a high-level summary of the state of nutrition in the first 1,000 days in the United States, discuss opportunities to strengthen federal research and surveillance, advocate for effective communication and dissemination efforts, and identify priorities for further action.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
High-quality health systems for nutrition require integrated service provision and supplies, performance monitoring, strategic purchasing, and functioning referral services. Critical to achieve this are political leadership and commitment, well-defined quality metrics, quality and timely nutrition data, and a strong accountability system.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Improving nutrition security in the first 1,000 days requires long term investment in early childhood development, better integration of nutrition issues in the healthcare system, greater attention to nutrition among donors, and comprehensive implementation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Increased surveillance of pregnant and nursing people and young children is also critical.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
This technical note explores the interaction between nutrition and early childhood development during the first 1,000 days, examines how programs are integrating the two areas, and outlines the potential impact that integrated programs can have on improving a child’s growth and development.