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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
INCAP Longitudinal Study: 50 Years of History and Legacy
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Early Childhood Development
Micronutrient Interventions
A cohort of children who participated in a nutritional supplementation intervention from 1969–1977 has been followed since. Follow-up studies demonstrate strong evidence of the impact of investments in nutrition, health, and childcare in the first 1,000 days on child development, well-being, and human capital later in life. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Impact of Nutritional Interventions on Child Health and Cognitive Development
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Early Childhood DevelopmentMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
While promising interventions exist to improve nutritional intake, addressing malnutrition requires multifactorial approaches. For interventions to successfully transform into large-scale policy programs, research must focus on maximizing compliance and sustainability. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Identifying Children at Risk of Intellectual Disability in UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys: Cross-Sectional Survey
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Early Childhood Development
Using functional difficulty associated with learning (FDAL) data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys as a proxy indicator for intellectual disability risks may produce false negative errors in low- and-middle income countries and false positive errors among those with higher socioeconomic status. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Household Food Insecurity and Early Childhood Development: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Early Childhood DevelopmentFood Systems
Food Security
Significant associations exist between household food insecurity and several early childhood development domains, including developmental risk, vocabulary skills, and math skills; while there are marginal associations with school readiness, reading, and motor development.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions
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Early Childhood Development
COVID-19Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
COVID-19 is causing reductions in health care access and may lead to 42 to 66 million more children living in extreme poverty. Crowded housing and lack of access to water and sanitation make physical distancing and handwashing difficult, and researchers anticipate increases in domestic and sexual violence and the loss of caregivers.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Effect of Malnutrition and Micronutrient Deficiency on Children’s Mental Health
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Early Childhood Development
Micronutrient InterventionsNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Data suggest that psychosocial interventions can improve malnourished children’s mental health but there is insufficient evidence on the effects of such interventions on supplementation.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Early Life Experiences and Trajectories of Cognitive Development
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Early Childhood Development
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Evidence demonstrates that a supporting and nurturing environment—defined as warmth and responsiveness, discipline and control, stimulation, and teaching—improves cognitive development. Conversely, chronic illness during childhood is negatively associated with cognitive development and school readiness.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Associations Among Early Stimulation, Stunting, and Child Development in Four Countries in the East Asia–Pacific
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Early Childhood Development
Research in four countries found positive correlations between child development and preschool attendance, preschool duration, and home learning activities among non-stunted and stunted children. This article is behind a paywall.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Using Digital Tools to Strengthen Nutrition Service Delivery: An Overview
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Nutrition and Health Systems
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
The Impact of Nutrition-Specific and Nutrition-Sensitive Interventions on Hemoglobin Concentrations and Anemia: A Meta-review of Systematic Reviews
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
AnemiaMicronutrient Interventions
Anemia is a condition that can arise from a number of factors including inadequate nutrition, infection, chronic disease, and genetic-related etiologiesis. It's one of the world's most common public health problems.
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Social Norms and Child Feeding Practices: What Do We Know? Webinar
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderGender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Social norms—the unstated rules that govern behavior in society and determine what is acceptable or taboo—are one of many influences on child feeding behaviors. Norms often specify what young children should eat, as well as how, when, and by whom young children should be fed.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Managing Nutrition Myths and Misconceptions During COVID-19
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Knowledge ManagementSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
This short guide covers social and behavior change strategies for combatting misinformation and supporting programs in responding to COVID-19 related misinformation that affects nutrition.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
MCSP Ghana End of Project Report
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Early Childhood Development
This report follows the completion of the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) Early Childhood Development (ECD) 0-3 initiative in Ghana and details its major accomplishments and recommendations. In Ghana, more than 25% of children ages 36-59 months are behind in language, cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
MCSP Ghana ECD Learning Report
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Early Childhood Development
This learning report details the methods, results, and recommendations of the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) Early Childhood Development (ECD) 0-3 initiative in Ghana, which aimed to engage parents and caregivers in stimulation and responsive parenting.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
MCSP Ghana ECD Learning Brief
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Early Childhood DevelopmentKnowledge Management
This learning brief details the results of the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) Early Childhood Development (ECD) 0-3 program initiative in Ghana. The report details significant gains in short-term knowledge transfer and retention of ECD practices among health workers in both implementation regions between the first two years of the project.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Early Childhood Development 0-3 Program in Ghana
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Early Childhood Development
This technical brief outlines the strategic objectives and critical accomplishments of the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) Early Childhood Development (ECD) initiative in Ghana, where almost 20 percent of children under 5 are stunted and more than a quarter of children age 3-5 are delayed in their physical and cognitive development.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
COVID-19 Risks to children's health and nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Adolescent NutritionCOVID-19Food SecurityNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Although children are not a high-risk group for COVID-19, they are subject to indirect impacts resulting from overburdened food and health systems. To help ensure these challenges do not jeopardize children’s health and wellbeing, authors outline recommendations for key stakeholders, including governments, private sector, UN agencies, donors, faith leaders, and NGOs.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Coronavirus puts 14 million people at risk of missing meals in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
COVID-19Economic GrowthFood SecurityResilience
This article describes the specific challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean in light of COVID-19. The economic downturn could quadruple levels of food insecurity, identifying women, school-aged children and migrants as the most at-risk groups. To respond to these challenges, authors call for increased social protection measures to meet the basic needs of vulnerable groups.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Toolkit for CHW community-based treatment of uncomplicated wasting for children 6-59 months in the context of COVID-19
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Nutrition and Health SystemsNutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
WastingCOVID-19Micronutrient InterventionsNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
To help community health workers effectively adapt to the COVID-19 context, the International Rescue Committee produced this protocol and toolkit for providing treatment for uncomplicated wasting. The program adaptations and recommendations are based on current global COVID-19 guidance and represent the minimum measures required to achieve safe community-based treatment.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Foreword: Global Nutrition Report in the Context of COVID-19
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Early Childhood DevelopmentNutrition in Humanitarian ContextsFood SystemsKnowledge ManagementMonitoring, Evaluation, and LearningNutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
COVID-19Economic GrowthFood SecurityResilience
Inequality is a critical driver of malnutrition, particularly in the context of the global pandemic. COVID-19 disproportionally affects undernourished populations, reveals healthcare inequalities, and places additional stress on already vulnerable food systems.