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.
USAID Advancing Nutrition India: Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Strategy
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
The Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Strategy for the USAID Advancing Nutrition India project is an articulation of our approach to foster social and behavior change in the focus communities for two prioritized behaviors over the course of our project.
USAID Advancing Nutrition Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Compendium: Approaches, Lessons Learned, and Resources
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and LearningBehavior Change for Nutrition
This compendium documents the collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) approaches implemented by USAID Advancing Nutrition. It also compiles internal resources and templates that we developed to support CLA implementation across the project (annex 1) and the project’s CLA plan (annex 2).
Workflow for High-Quality Nutrition Social and Behavior Change
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
Social and behavior change (SBC) is fundamental to achieving positive nutrition outcomes. This workflow diagram will help nutrition planners and practitioners find practical SBC tools to use at each step of a project cycle. The tools and accompanying use case examples will help implementers and planners apply best practice for greater social and behavior change.
Social and Behavior Change Parameters for Resilience and Food Security Activities during Refine and Implement
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for NutritionProgram DesignResilienceResilience and Food Security Activity (RFSA)
The purpose of this document is to describe USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) expectations for how Resilience and Food Security Activities (RFSA) implementing partners (IPs) could address social and behavior change (SBC) in the refine and implement (R&I) phase of the co-creation process with USAID.
Design Innovations Resource Collection: Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Nutrition Social and Behavior Change
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
If you are a social and behavior change (SBC) professional working within nutrition programs, this resource collection is for you. Access these resources for inspiration and techniques to solve a challenge or “level up” for greater effectiveness in your nutrition program or services.
Key Considerations for Engaging Men in Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Programming: A Technical Report for USAID Resilience Food Security Activity Implementing Partners
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Nutrition in Humanitarian ContextsBehavior Change for NutritionGenderProgram DesignResilience and Food Security Activity (RFSA)
This report for USAID Resilience Food Security Activity implementing partners presents 1) common approaches currently used for engaging men in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition programming, 2) findings from the literature and key informant interviews about barriers, and 3) the key considerations for the design, implementation, monitoring, and sustainability of male engagement activiti
Food Fortification for Schools in Uganda to Combat Micronutrient Deficiencies or Hidden Hunger in Children and Adolescents: An Advocacy Brief
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Behavior Change for Nutrition
This is an advocacy brief that was developed by USAID Advancing Nutrition Uganda in 2023. It outlines food fortification issues at schools and within institutions in Uganda.
Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements: What to Communicate to Program Participants
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Nutrition in Humanitarian ContextsBehavior Change for NutritionComplementary FeedingEmergency NutritionFood SecurityInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This brief was developed for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance-managed International Food Relief Partnership.
How-To Guide: Audience Segmentation for Nutrition Social and Behavior Change
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
This how-to guide walks you through the essential, basic process of audience segmentation necessary for all nutrition programs and services. This guide also introduces a specialized technique called “advanced audience segmentation” to use with quantitative and qualitative research data.
Call to Action for Strengthening Nutrition Content in Pre-Service Training
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Capacity StrengtheningBehavior Change for Nutrition
Investing in pre-service training is an especially effective and sustainable approach to improving nutrition services at scale. However, it requires a collaborative effort by all stakeholders—government ministries, academic institutions, professional associations, funders, and technical experts—to ensure curricula prepare frontline health workers to deliver quality nutrition services.
Mesurer le changement social et comportemental dans les programmes de nutrition : Un guide pour les évaluateurs
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
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.
USAID Advancing Nutrition at the American Society for Nutrition's Nutrition 2023 Conference
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and LearningEvidence GenerationBehavior Change for NutritionFood Systems
These posters were delivered at the American Society for Nutrition's Nutrition 2023 conference. The first reviews a dietary assessment study conducted by the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre among of pregnant and lactating women. The objective was to assess micronutrient intake and the prevalence of inadequate intake among non-pregnant, non-lactating women of reproductive age.
Intégrer le genre dans les programmes de nutrition : Guide du programme
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
Ce guide est destiné aux planificateurs et aux responsables de la mise en oeuvre des programmes de nutrition qui visent à intégrer le genre dans les activités de nutrition multisectorielles au niveau mondial ou national. Ce guide partage des ressources et des exemples pour intégrer efficacement le genre à chaque phase d'un programme de nutrition.
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
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
Les normes sociales influencent la signification et la valeur de la nourriture ainsi que les rôles et les attentes. Ce guide s'adresse aux planificateurs et aux responsables de la mise en oeuvre des programmes de nutrition qui prévoient des activités répondant aux normes dans le cadre de programmes sensibles ou spécifiques à la nutrition.
A Guidance Package for Developing Digital Tracking and Decision-Support Tools for Growth Monitoring and Promotion Services
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Nutrition and Health SystemsBehavior Change for NutritionBreastfeedingComplementary FeedingEarly Childhood DevelopmentGrowth Monitoring and PromotionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Given the promise of digital tools to improve the quality of GMP services, we developed this guidance package, to facilitate the development of country-specific digital tools for the delivery and supervision of GMP services; save time and resources; reduce duplication of effort, errors, and inconsistencies; and ensure adherence to global guidance.
Strengthening Counseling Capacity through Supportive Supervision and Mentorship
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Nutrition and Health SystemsBehavior Change for NutritionInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
This brief highlights the importance of capacity strengthening approaches, including mentorship and supportive supervision programming, to the provision of quality counseling. USAID Advancing Nutrition has been working to address the needs of health workers through both peer and supervisory support to provide high quality nutrition services, including counseling.
Integrating Social Norms in Nutrition Programs Ready-to-Use Menu Options for Program Planners
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Social and Behavior Change and GenderBehavior Change for Nutrition
This menu highlights key components of Focusing on Social Norms: A Practical Guide for Nutrition Programmers to Improve Women’s and Children’s Diets. It is meant to inspire programmers as they consider social norms in nutrition programming and is helpful for all types of programs and activities, whether they are multi-sectoral or focused on food or health systems.
Kenya Nutrition Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization Strategy, 2022-2027
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Behavior Change for NutritionChild NutritionCOVID-19Food SystemsGrowth Monitoring and PromotionMaternal NutritionMicronutrient InterventionsNutrition Sensitive AgriculturePrivate-Sector Engagement
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments Agencies, development partners and other key stakeholders have developed the Kenya Nutrition Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Strategy (2022–2027).