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Zambia Radio Program Scripts: Bushes That Grow Are the Future Forest, Feeding Our Children Well for Our Future
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
The 13-part radio series scripts are part of a behavior change communication campaign to improve infant and young child nutrition practices in Zambia. The campaign follows Sister Loveness, a health worker, as she travels around the country to teach families how to prevent malnutrition in their children
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Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Integrated Health and Nutrition Program, Reduces Child Stunting in Burundi: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This article assesses the impact of Burundi's Tubaramure food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program on linear growth. The program targeted women and their children during the first 1,000 days and included (1) food rations, (2) strengthening of health services and promotion of their use, and (3) behavior change communication.
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Training Supervisors to Mentor Health Workers Who Provide Counselling on Infant and Young Child Feeding
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Knowledge ManagementNutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This guide provides facilitators with the technical knowledge and skills they need to help supervisors mentor health workers who provide infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling.
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Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), 2018 Version
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This training guide is designed for health care managers and providers who manage, supervise, and implement services for the management of acute malnutrition, including those involved in community outreach activities.
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The Roles and Influence of Grandmothers and Men: Evidence Supporting a Family-focused Approach to Optimal Infant and Young Child Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This report reviews evidence on the roles and influence of grandmothers and men on child nutrition, and offers recommendations for program implementers to strengthen community approaches for addressing malnutrition and improving results.
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The Rise in Stunting in Relation to Avian Influenza and Food Consumption Patterns in Lower Egypt in Comparison to Upper Egypt: Results from 2005 and 2008 DHS
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This open access article in BMC Public Health examines determinants of stunting between 2006 and 2008 in Egyptian children 6 to 59 months of age within the context of a 2006 avian influenza outbreak.
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The Nigeria Community and Facility Infant and Young Child Feeding Package
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Since knowledge about feeding young children generally derives from family beliefs, community practices, and information given by health workers, there is a need to empower health workers and community volunteers to provide caregivers with the relevant information and support to achieve optimal nutrition for their children.
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The Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package in Kaduna State, Nigeria: A Mixed Method Evaluation
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Following the development and global dissemination of the generic Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), interest grew in evaluating the effectiveness of the package. In 2014, a formal evaluation of the package was conducted.
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The Basics: Planning for Formative Research for Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This guide is intended to assist researchers, who are already familiar with formative research methods, in conducting formative assessments for infant and young child feeding programs.
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Summary of Sociocultural and Epidemiological Findings on Infant and Young Child Feeding in 11 Countries
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This document provides a summary of quantitative and qualitative data from formative assessments and existing literature from 11 countries, highlighting common sociocultural practices related to feeding infants and young children and dietary practices of pregnant and lactating women, and providing a framework for a focused strategy to enhance infant and young child nutrition programming.
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Strengthening and Evaluating the Preventing Malnutrition in Children Under 2 Years of Age Approach Summary Report
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This report summarizes the impact of Tubaramure, a development food security activity in eastern Burundi from 2012 to 2014.
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Side-by-Side Summary of Two Packages that Support Community-Based Infant and Young Child Feeding Programs
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This working paper was designed as a quick reference document outlining two internationally recognized sets of infant and young child-related training and counseling materials: the CORE Group’s Essential Nutrition Actions Framework and the UNICEF Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Package.
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Recommended Practices and Counseling Messages to Address Infant and Young Child Feeding Problems in the First Two Years of Life in Egypt: An Update for Health Care Providers
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Through learnings from a study on stunting implemented in Lower and Upper Egypt through the SMART project under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, this brief was developed to give health care providers additional information and suggestions on how to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Egypt.
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Preventing Malnutrition in Children under 2 Approach (PM2A): A Food-Assisted Approach (Title II Technical Reference Materials)
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This Title II technical reference material provides an overview of the Preventing Malnutrition in Children under 2 Approach (PM2A) and guidance on designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating PM2A programs.
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Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool For Program Planners
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This tool is designed to help program planning teams design the nutrition component of their programs, including Child Survival and Health Grants Programs or Title II food security programs.
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Nutrition and Development of Children Under Two Years of Age
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This 12-page booklet describes, in simple terms, appropriate nutritional practices for children of different ages (i.e., infants under 6 months, children 6 months to 1 year, children 1 to 2 years, and children over 2).
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Nutrition and Care of Infants and Young Children Facility Tools
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
These four posters, produced in both Kyrgyz and Russian, are dedicated to nutrition and care of infants and young children. The posters cover several topics including exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, introduction and appropriate complementary feeding starting at 6 months, early child development practices, and when to seek emergency care for a sick child.
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Mozambique Job Aid for Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of HIV
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This job aid was developed to help health care workers in Mozambique make accurate recommendations and ensure the safest and best feeding approach for children born to HIV-positive mothers.
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Mother-to-Mother Support Groups: Trainer’s Manual and Facilitator’s Manual with Discussion Guide
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
These manuals were designed for training mother-to-mother support group facilitators to lead participatory discussions on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition. The manuals provide detailed information on potential support group topics and answers to questions that may arise during support group sessions. The global version can be adapted for a wide variety of contexts.
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Minimum Package of Activities - Nutrition Module
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
The Minimum Package of Activities (MPA) is a tool that aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of health center staff in Cambodia in regard to nutrition to improve the health of mothers and young children. The revised MPA Module 10, from 2009, focuses on the six contacts health center staff have with pregnant women and mothers with young children.