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The use of quality social and behavior change (SBC) programming is key to achieving nurturing care outcomes. USAID and USAID Advancing Nutrition curated this focused set of resources to inform and guide USAID implementing partners to design and implement more tailored, age-specific infant feeding and responsive care and early learning programming during the first two years of a child’s life. As part of the effort, we have compiled a few key resources for implementers to review and consider to support quality SBC programming, including resources on how to design, implement, and monitor SBC activities—helping programs to prioritize behaviors, conduct research, and strategize, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate activities.

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Illustration of the Steps of Quality SBC. Research, Strategize, Plan, Implement (monitor and adapt), Evaluate, and then Prioritize.
We found 24 resource(s)
Nourishing Connections: Job Aid and Tools
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
This booklet provides detailed instructions for community health workers to counsel mothers on child feeding in a compassionate way.
Generating Demand for Healthy Diets: A Guide to Social Marketing in Nutrition
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
High-quality and successful marketing campaigns that improve nutrition outcomes include several components.
Se concentrer sur les normes sociales : Un guide pratique à l’intention des responsables de programme en nutrition pour améliorer l’alimentation des femmes et des enfants
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
Les normes sociales influencent la signification et la valeur de la nourriture ainsi que les rôles et les attentes.
Focusing on Social Norms: A Practical Guide for Nutrition Programmers to Improve Women’s and Children’s Diets
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
Updated in 2022 after user testing, this guide is for nutrition program planners and implementers planning norm-responsive activities within nutrition-sensitive or nutrition-specific programming.
Permettre une meilleure alimentation complémentaire : Guide et cahier d'exercices
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
Un changement social et comportemental (CSC) est nécessaire pour améliorer toutes les composantes de l’alimentation des jeunes enfants : une alimentation adéquate, des services adéquats et des pratiques alimentaires adéquates.
Enabling Better Complementary Feeding: Guidance and Workbook
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
Social and behavior change is necessary to improve all components of feeding young children: adequate food, adequate services, and adequate feeding practices.
Mesurer le changement social et comportemental dans les programmes de nutrition : Un guide pour les évaluateurs
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
Les évaluations de programme jouent un rôle essentiel dans l'amélioration de la qualité et la détermination de l'efficacité des stratégies et des approches de changement social et comportemental (CSC) nécessaires pour atteindre les résultats du programme de nutrition.
Measuring Social and Behavior Change in Nutrition Programs: A Guide for Evaluators
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
This guide supports implementing partners who are involved with conducting an evaluation of an activity that uses social and behavior change to improve multi-sectoral nutrition outcomes.