Skip to main content

USAID Advancing Nutrition develops, curates, packages, and shares multi-sectoral nutrition knowledge to help you stay on top of developments and evidence in global nutrition programming.

Collections

USAID Nutrition Resource Hub

Multi-Sectoral Resource Review

Nutrition Resources and Tools Across the USAID Program Cycle

Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum Resource Collection

Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank

Feeding and Disability Resource Bank

Measuring What it Takes to Provide Care

Ages and Stages Reference Package and Resource Collection

Optimizing Diets by Using Local Foods for Improved Nutrition for Women and Children

Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Governance Resource Bank

Anemia Toolkit

Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) Resource Collection

Emergency Nutrition Resources

USAID Nawiri Framework

Monitoring and Evaluation Online Course Repository

Diet Assessment Decision Tool

IYCF Image Bank

Search across all resource collections

We found 322 resource(s)

Share This
Share this page on Twitter
Share this page on Facebook
Share this page on LinkedIn
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

The Impact of Food Insecurity on Women and Girls: Research from Pibor and Akobo Counties, Jonglei State, South Sudan

Publication Date:
Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts WastingAdolescent NutritionCOVID-19Emergency NutritionFood SecurityGenderMaternal NutritionWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
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.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Food Distributions in Myanmar: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Coup d’État

Publication Date:
Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Complementary FeedingCOVID-19Emergency NutritionFood SecurityInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Working with communities to identify the lowest cost, most nutrient-dense, and culturally acceptable foods will ensure more successful food distribution.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

Publication Date:
Knowledge ManagementNutrition and Health Systems Adolescent NutritionAnemiaBehavior Change for NutritionBreastfeedingCOVID-19GenderInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
The Momby app is a virtual assistant that provides nutritional advice and education on fetal development, bonding practices, essential newborn care, and breastfeeding. Users can make health care appointments and ask questions in real time. The app also features a version for fathers.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Iron, Folic Acid, and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Strategies during Pregnancy and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Botswana

Publication Date:
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning AnemiaMaternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
Researchers tested four supplementation strategies and found that women who used multiple micronutrient supplementation had lower risk of preterm and very preterm births and low and very low birthweight when compared with other supplementation protocols. 
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Making the Most of Existing Research: An Evidence Gap Map of the Effects of Food Systems Interventions in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Publication Date:
Food Systems AnemiaFood SecurityFood SystemsGenderMaternal NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
The most common interventions to address malnutrition included providing supplements, fortification, food, nutrition classes, and peer support and counseling. Anthropometry, micronutrient status, and diet quality and adequacy were the most common outcomes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Impacts of Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods on the Maternal-Child Health: A Systematic Review

Publication Date:
Food Systems Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
Consuming large quantities of ultra-processed food had negative impacts on women’s health during pregnancy and lactat
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Evaluation of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation and Medium-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy on Child Development in Rural Niger: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Publication Date:
Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Maternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
Prenatal macronutrient and micronutrient supplementation provided no benefit for child development outcomes when compared with iron-folic acid supplementation. Prenatal lipid-based nutrient supplements had a positive effect on cognitive development trajectory and time to achieve selected gross motor milestones.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Innovative New App Launched to Train, Support, and Motivate Frontline Nutrition Workers in Gujarat State, India

Publication Date:
Adolescent NutritionAnemiaBreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
The app provides frontline health workers with real-time support to problem-solve, get answers to questions, and participate in trainings. The platform collects feedback on service quality and provides anonymous feedback about supervision. The app collates and analyzes data, which helps government officials monitor program quality and identify performance gaps.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Optimising Child and Adolescent Health and Development

Publication Date:
Early Childhood Development Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
Evidence supports a holistic agenda for child health spanning sexual, reproductive, maternal, childhood, and adolescent health; nutrition; and development. This series shows the importance of greater integration and implementation of evidence-based interventions across health, education, and social systems, as well as breaking down sectoral siloes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Sustainable and Resilient Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems for Improved Nutrition: Digital Toolbox

Publication Date:
Knowledge Management Maternal Nutrition
The toolbox and participatory videos provide guidelines to design, implement, monitor, and supervise projects to improve Indigenous Peoples’ diets and nutrition, particularly by leveraging local food biodiversity. Materials are available in English, French, and Spanish.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Improved Consumption of Iron-Folic Acid Supplements and Early Breastfeeding Practices in Burkina Faso

Publication Date:
Social and Behavior Change and Gender BreastfeedingCOVID-19Maternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
Strengthening maternal nutrition interventions delivered through government antenatal care services is effective for improving maternal nutrition practices. Continued efforts to strengthen services may be needed for greater behavior change and to address family support, social norms, and other factors that impact maternal diet.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Process of Developing Models of Maternal Nutrition Interventions Integrated into Antenatal Care Services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India

Publication Date:
Nutrition and Health Systems BreastfeedingMaternal NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Strategic use of data can contextualize nutrition guidelines, protocols, capacity strengthening, and supervision approaches and improve micronutrient supply chains and record-keeping and strengthen health services.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Data for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women: Understanding New Guidelines, Evidence, and Survey Tools Webinar

Publication Date:
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
Presenters share new global guidance on indicators, their experience with developing and using updated guidelines, pilot results from using these indicators, and country-specific adaptations of questions. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Diet Assessment Decision Tool

Publication Date:
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
The tool helps practitioners better understand dietary patterns and nutrient intake, which are critical to designing, monitoring, and evaluating efforts to improve diets. Diet assessments and related interventions should focus on children 6–23 months of age and pregnant women, as evidence shows these groups are vulnerable to malnutrition.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank

Partnering with UNFPA to Integrate Iron and Folic Acid into Reproductive Health Services for Women and Adolescent girls in Senegal

Publication Date:
Adolescent NutritionAnemiaMaternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
This webpage details the success of the Nutrition Leverage and Influence for Transformation program in integrating nutrition counseling into sexual and reproductive health programs to increase the knowledge and awareness of iron-folic acid supplementation and healthy diet among adolescent girls, women of reproductive age, and healthcare workers in Senegal.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank

Case Study on Adolescent Inclusion in the Care Group Approach—The Nigeria Experience

Publication Date:
Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
This article documents the experiences of adolescent girls in selected towns in Northern Nigeria participating in care groups of 10–15 trained volunteer community-based health educators. Their experiences were captured through focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank

Partnering with UNFPA to Reduce Anaemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in Nigeria

Publication Date:
Adolescent NutritionAnemiaMaternal Nutrition
This webpage details the success of the Nutrition Leverage and Influence for Transformation program in integrating nutrition counseling into sexual and reproductive health programs to increase the knowledge and awareness of iron-folic acid supplementation and healthy diet among adolescent girls, women of reproductive age, and healthcare workers in Nigeria.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank

Women's Nutrition: A Summary of Evidence, Policy, and Practice including Adolescent and Maternal Life Stages

Publication Date:
WastingAdolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
The report reviews the current guidelines addressing global targets for reducing maternal mortality and anemia in girls and women of reproductive age and addressing the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls. It idenitifies gaps in achieving these targets and provides recommendations for ways to improve related indicators on women and adolescent girls.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Opportunities to Strengthen Maternal Nutrition Programs within Health Systems — Operational Guidance and Country Perspectives

Publication Date:
Nutrition and Health Systems Maternal Nutrition
Presenters present practical guidance for designing, implementing, and strengthening the delivery of maternal nutrition interventions during pregnancy and lactation, and successes, challenges, and priorities for strengthening interventions at the country level. This is a webinar with accompanying materials.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review

Weight Gain during Pregnancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Publication Date:
Nutrition and Health Systems Maternal Nutrition
The report prevents prevalence data and highlights the need to prioritize inadequate weight gain. It presents current data about monitoring and counseling interventions, discusses the impact of maternal balanced energy and protein supplementation on weight gain, and provides recommendations to strengthen interventions.