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Building a Shared Vision for Good Nutrition, Growth, and …

Poor nutrition is one of the most important challenges to the development and growth of nations and communities. In its recentGlobal Nutrition Coordination Plan 2016–2021, the U.S. Government committed to “improving nutrition throughout the world … See more

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Moving Nutrition Social and Behavior Change Forward

WebThe Framework in Action. A focus on behavior underpins all the work that SPRING has done across our global portfolio, from helping government ministries monitor nutrition spending …

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Six Key Actions to Reduce Anemia SPRING

WebBackgroundAnemia is a widespread public health problem (table 1) that few countries have been able to reduce in compliance with World Health Assembly goals (figure 1). Anemia …

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Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool

WebCommunity health workers (CHW) play a critical role in delivering evidence-based, cost-effective interventions that can improve nutrition outcomes. Information on the services …

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Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Facility-Level Nutrition

WebThe Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Facility-Level Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (REF-NACS) is a generic tool that helps gather information on the capacity of …

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National Policies and Plans to Address the Dual Burden of …

WebPhoto credit: Lokendra Nath RoychoudhuryAccording to the 2013 Global Burden of Disease study, diet and nutrition-related factors represent the greatest risk factors for disease …

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Applying Systems Thinking for Nutrition SPRING

WebSystems thinking informs SPRING’s work in three areas. 1. Generating evidence around how complex dynamics impact nutrition. 2. Creating and testing tools for improving …

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Preventing Nutrition-Related Noncommunicable Disease SPRING

WebNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are currently responsible for over 60 percent of global deaths (World Health Organization 2012).Each year, about 80 percent of those deaths …

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Community Media for Nutrition SPRING

WebThe Promise of Participatory Media. Throughout its global programming, SPRING is harnessing the power of innovative community media to improve maternal, infant, and …

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Strengthening Systems for Nutrition SPRING

WebThe United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy (2014-2025) recognizes the "multi-factorial causation" of malnutrition ( USAID …

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Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions

WebGlobal Nutrition Efforts. Around the world, some two billion people live on a diet lacking the nutrients needed to live healthy and productive lives, and more than 200 million children …

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Evidence of Effective Approaches to Social and Behavior …

WebABOUT SPRING . The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project is a five-year USAID-funded Cooperative

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Systems Thinking for Capacity in Health SPRING

WebGrounded in the belief that systems thinking is a new frontier with significant potential for strengthening health systems and building capacity, Systems Thinking for Capacity in …

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The Impact of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on Nutrition

WebSPRINGing Forward. SPRING hopes that new ideas and approaches to using WASH principles will help to end malnutrition by: Linking household cleanliness and child …

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Evidence of Effective Approaches to Social and Behavior Change

WebFindings related to breastfeeding practices. Breastfeeding is widely recognized as one of the most cost-effective investments for improving child survival, 2 as well as cognitive and …

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Systems Thinking and Action for Nutrition SPRING

WebSystems thinking requires program planners and policymakers to look at the forest and the trees in any situation: See interrelationships among systems rather than linear cause-and …

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Effective Social and Behavior Change Communication …

WebUndernutrition during pregnancy and lactation is a critical determinant of maternal, neonatal, and child health outcomes. Improving dietary adequacy during this period is important to …

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Understanding the Links between Agriculture and Health

WebYet agriculture is associated with many of the world’s major health problems, including undernutrition, malaria, HIV/AIDS, foodborne diseases, diet-related chronic diseases, …

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The KAP Survey Model (Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices)

WebBrief Description: A Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) survey is a quantitative method (predefined questions formatted in standardized questionnaires) that provides …

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The KAP Survey Model (Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices)

WebUses: A KAP survey can: Measure the extent of a known situation; confirm or disprove a hypothesis; provide new tangents of a situation’s reality. Enhance the knowledge, …

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Evaluation of Nigeria’s Community Infant and Young Child

WebEvaluation of Nigeria’s Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package Progress Report #2 October 2014–March 2015 . Background . Community‐basedinfant …

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