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Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Nutrition International Call to Action #ShellGrowIntoIt
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Adolescent NutritionMaternal NutritionReproductive Health
This five-page document outlines Nutrition International's Call to Action to ensure that girls have access to adequate nutrition so they can reach their full potential. The document briefly summarizes the issues surrounding malnutrition and anemia in girls, what Nutrition International is doing, and what the reader can do to support girls' nutrition.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Program Guidance Engaging Family Members in Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition
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Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
Due to their influence on decision-making, there is a strong case for engaging fathers, grandparents, and other key family members in maternal and child nutrition programs. Their involvement increases awareness of recommended practices and can increase supportive attitudes and behaviors including exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Bringing Greater Precision to Interactions between Community Health Workers and Households to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes in India
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Social and Behavior Change and Gender
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
Community health worker (CHW) presence, number, and timing of visits, counseling, and behavior change messaging strategies, and focus on specific household members are associated with recommended maternal and newborn care practices, including early initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Experiences of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Programme in Nepal: From Pilot to Scale Up
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
WastingEmergency NutritionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
This program addresses severe wasting in the context of humanitarian crises. Sustainability relies on a government-owned and -managed approach, a strong policy framework, national and devolved governance architecture, commitment and dedicated financing, and services integrated within a well-developed community health system and delivered by skilled government health workers.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Nutritional Interventions: Multiple Micronutrient and Vitamin D Supplements during Pregnancy
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Micronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
This guideline includes updated recommendations include multiple micronutrient and vitamin D supplement during pregnancy. Viewers must request an invitation to watch this webinar but there is no fee to do so.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
WHO Antenatal Care Recommendations for a Positive Pregnancy Experience: Nutritional Interventions Update: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements during Pregnancy
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Micronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
This guideline includes updated recommendations include multiple micronutrient supplements and vitamin D supplements during pregnancy.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Report on Landscape Analysis on Adolescent Health and Nutrition in Ethiopia
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Adolescent NutritionAnemiaMicronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
This landscape analysis focuses on adolescent health and nutrition in Ethiopia. It describes policies and programs related to adolescent nutrition and findings from the landscape analysis. The findings relate to the knowledge of adolescents; the perceptions of stakeholders; interventions; behavior change channels; monitoring, evaluation and research; and partnerships and coordination.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Perspective: Challenges in Use of Adolescent Anthropometry for Understanding the Burden of Malnutrition
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Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
This study discusses national prevalence estimates on adolescent girls (ages 10 to 22) from the 2014 State of Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh. It emphasizes that determining the true prevalence of undernutrition, overweight, and obesity is complicated by racial/ethnic variation across populations in timing of the adolescent growth spurt, growth potential, and body build.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Philippines School Health Curriculum
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Adolescent NutritionAnemiaMicronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
This curriculum guide from the Philippines is for teachers of children from kindergarten to grade 12. The nutrition topics addressed in the guide include recognition of the nutrients children and adolescents need, analysis of the quality and quantity of food intake, and the development of proper eating habits to meet physiological, psychological, and social needs.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
School Health, Population, and Nutrition Curriculum (Bangladesh)
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Adolescent NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
This toolkit for social and behavior change communication (SBCC) program planners and managers in Bangladesh features tools and resources for designing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating SBCC activities and programs for health, population, and nutrition. More specifically, the toolkit addresses adolescent reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS, gender, and nutrition.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Our First Baby: Health Education for Adolescents Who Are Pregnant Or First-Time Parents
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Adolescent NutritionBreastfeedingMaternal NutritionReproductive Health
This Facilitator's Guide outlines nine small group sessions for pregnant adolescents and adolescents who are first-time mothers and their male partners. The sessions address such issues as the care of the mother during pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, sexually transmitted infections, and gender-based violence.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Strengthening the Health Sector Response to Adolescent Health and Development
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Adolescent NutritionBreastfeedingMaternal NutritionReproductive Health
This document describes the WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (WHO/CAH)'s 4S framework to strengthen the response of the health sector to adolescents, CAH's approach to scaling up health service provision to adolescents, and the objectives of CAH's work in focus countries.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Adolescent Nutrition Guideline
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Adolescent NutritionAnemiaMaternal Nutrition
This document presents the California nutrition and physical activity guidelines for adolescents. The guidelines apply to males and females and address such topics as pregnant and breastfeeding adolescents and adolescent eating patterns, with links to resources.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Nutrition for Girls: Multiple Determinants for Improved Outcomes
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Adolescent NutritionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
This discussion paper was developed to promote the prioritization of nutrition for girls in the global nutrition agenda. It focuses on the importance of investing more in nutrition-sensitive interventions for girls, including preventing early marriage and early pregnancy, and empowering girls. The paper features a case study of the nutrition of girls in Nepal.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Guide to Anthropometry: A Practical Tool for Program Planners, Managers, and Implementers
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Adolescent NutritionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
This guide provides information and step-by-step instructions on using anthropometry to assess nutritional status, as well as how anthropometric indicators relate to nutrition for children, adolescents, pregnant women, and WRA.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
Effective Actions for Improving Adolescent Nutrition
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Adolescent NutritionMaternal NutritionReproductive Health
This publication summarizes WHO evidence-informed recommendations and principles related to adolescent malnutrition. It complements the WHO recommendations on adolescent health, with an emphasis on the implementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions for adolescents.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Frontline Nutrition Service Delivery A Comparison of Packages for Policymakers and Program Managers
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Early Childhood DevelopmentResponsive Care and Early Learning Addendum for IYCF CounselingNutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
Nutrition program packages—such as the Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS) toolkit, the Integration Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI), the Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) approach, and Essential Nutrition Actions/Essential Health Actions (ENA/EHA) framework for example—typically include training materials and job aids designed to improve nutriti
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Tool and Guide for Reviewing the Nutrition Content of Pre-Service Training Curricula
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Identification and Use of Nutrition CompetenciesNutrition and Health Systems
AnemiaBreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Quality pre-service training forms the foundation of all nutrition services, equipping health professionals with the competencies required to deliver quality services from day one on the job. However, nutrition content is often outdated and can be difficult to integrate into pre-service training.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Planning Nutritionally Adequate Diets for Groups: Methods Used to Develop Recommendations for a Child and Adult Care Food Program
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Adolescent NutritionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Because of between-person variations in food choices and nutrient requirements, it is important to select a Target Median Intake that will minimize inadequate nutrient intakes. Ensuring that distributions do not result in intakes that exceed the Tolerable Upper Intake Level for any nutrient is critical. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Men's Nutrition Knowledge is Important for Women's and Children's Nutrition in Ethiopia
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Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Men's nutrition knowledge has significant, positive, and additive associations with households', children's, and women's dietary diversity. Research exploring how nutrition knowledge is gendered and how to engage men in programming may lead to better nutrition outcomes.