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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Improving Nutrition During Middle Childhood and Adolescence by 2032: A Research Roadmap
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Adolescent Nutrition
This report reviews literature for six priority research areas; describes current knowledge, evidence gaps, and lessons learned from research across health-related fields; and provides a global research agenda to support nutrition for children and adolescents.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding 2023
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Breastfeeding
This series highlights the multi-faceted strategies used by commercial formula manufacturers to target parents, health care professionals, and policymakers. Lobbying efforts often compound practices that discourage governments from strengthening breastfeeding protection laws and challenging food standard regulations.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
High Consumption of Unhealthy Commercial Foods and Beverages Tracks Across the Complementary Feeding Period in Rural/Peri-Urban Cambodia
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Nutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingComplementary FeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
The high frequency of unhealthy commercial food and beverage consumption during the complementary feeding period requires early interventions to increase caregiver awareness of the risks; promote increased breastfeeding; and encourage consumption of affordable, nutritious, and locally available foods.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Scaling up Micronutrient Interventions in Nigeria
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
Speakers discussed the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition’s strategic plan and share the background and current status of the micronutrient powder/multiple micronutrient supplements implementation science study in Nigeria. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Business Case for Social and Behavior Change for Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
BreastfeedingComplementary FeedingMaternal Nutrition
Modeling found that social and behavior change (SBC) interventions for breastfeeding and complementary feeding are highly cost-effective to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with undernutrition, especially in areas with higher mortality. Future research should explore social norms around breastfeeding and complementary feeding and the cost-effectiveness of SBC for women’s nutrition.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Benefits of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for Child Nutrition and Survival Warrant Moving to Scale
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and LearningNutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Adolescent NutritionAnemiaBreastfeedingComplementary FeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements are a highly cost-effective intervention to reduce relative risk of mortality, severe wasting and stunting, iron deficiency anemia, and developmental delay between 6 and 23 months of age.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Fortified Balanced Energy–Protein Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Growth in Rural Burkina Faso: A 2 × 2 Factorial Individually Randomized Controlled Trial
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Micronutrient Interventions
During this study in Burkina Faso, the benefits of daily fortified balanced energy–protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation size at birth were sustained during infancy.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Existing Knowledge on Zn Status Biomarkers (1963–2021) with a Particular Focus on FADS1 and FADS2 Diagnostic Performance and Recommendations for Further Research
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
This paper discusses the sensitivity, specificity, and responsiveness of plasma zinc (Zn) concentrations to Zn interventions; describes the biochemical and dietary basis for the causal association between Zn and fatty acid desaturases activity, FADS1 and FADS2; and discusses the influence of potential confounders and covariates on observed relationships.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Introduction to USAID's Research Translation Toolkit Series
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Knowledge Management
USAID’s Research Translation Toolkit helps researchers communicate findings effectively to the most relevant audiences. This four-part series discusses how to use the stakeholder analysis tool, the communication products section, and the research-to-action plan. Guest speakers share examples of how they have used the processes and tools in their work. These are webinars.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
WHO's Science in 5: Disability and Health Inequity
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Knowledge Management
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) die earlier than their nondisabled counterparts; are at twice the risk of suffering from many health conditions; cannot always make their own health care choices; and face stigma and discrimination when seeking healthcare, education, and employment opportunities.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
What is Child Wasting?
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Knowledge Management
Acute MalnutritionBreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Micronutrient Interventions
Authors discuss the scope of child wasting and where it is most common, urge early detection and action, examine the importance of ready-to-use therapeutic food, and outline UNICEF priorities.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The State of Acute Malnutrition
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Knowledge Management
Acute Malnutrition
The State of Acute Malnutrition platform coordinates data sharing for severe and moderate acute malnutrition to improve program data quality, identify data gaps, and support improved use of data and evidence for programs and policies. Resources are available in English and French.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Conscious Food Systems Alliance
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Knowledge Management
Food Systems
The Conscious Food Systems Alliance convenes a Community of Practice and Learning where individuals and organizations can connect, exchange knowledge, and collaborate to build conscious food systems. It pioneered the application of consciousness approaches and practices supported by research and learning frameworks.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Project Year 4 Summary: Priorities and Key Accomplishments
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Knowledge Management
COVID-19Micronutrient InterventionsPrivate-Sector Engagement
USAID Advancing Nutrition partnered with governments and local stakeholders to build strong programming foundations and to facilitate, coordinate, and track progress to achieve and sustain national nutrition objectives.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
From Outpost to Health Post
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Knowledge Management
BreastfeedingCOVID-19Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, USAID MOMENTUM worked with 53 facilities in Sierra Leone to make structural improvements; introduce infection prevention and control standards; improve water, sanitation, and hygiene. These efforts produced safer spaces, increased service scope, and improved patient attendance.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Transforming Food Systems from Within
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Food Systems
Food Systems
Food, agriculture, and consciousness leaders discuss the importance of cultivating inner capacities that activate systemic change and regeneration and increase equity. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
NIPN Ethiopia: Aligning with Food and Nutrition Security Priorities
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Food Systems
COVID-19Food SystemsWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Speakers explore how the integration of the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) into the nutrition coordination structure enhances support to coordination and collaboration mechanisms, enables core NIPN activities to better align and contribute to the implementation of national plans and programs, and enhances the impact of NIPN products and capacity strengthening activities.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Losing the Plot: The Impact of Urban Agriculture on Household Food Expenditure and Dietary Diversity in Sub-Saharan African Countries
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Food Systems
Food Systems
Households engaged in urban agriculture (UA) reduced food expenditures by 3 percent and spent relatively more on protein rich foods including nuts, legumes, fruits, dairy products, meat, and poultry. However, there were significant variations in its impact across the food expenditure distribution. Larger and male-headed households and households practiced UA most often.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
How Perspectives on Food Safety of Vendors and Consumers Translate into Food-Choice Behaviors in 6 African and Asian Countries
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Food Systems
Food SafetyFood Systems
Consumers use knowledge, lived experiences, and concerns about food safety when making food choice decisions. Successful food safety policies must consider concerns of consumers and prioritize actions to reduce risks to the food supply.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Contributing Factors to the Looming Food Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for Policy Insight
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
COVID-19Food Safety
Addressing food crises caused by climate change, COVID-19, and the war between Russia and Ukraine requires providing support to those impacted, expanding intra-African food commerce, increasing poverty reduction initiatives and strategic food reserves, and improving the monitoring of weather shocks to anticipate future droughts and their impacts.