DataDENT | Data for Decisions in Nutrition

Better Data Better Decisions

Strong Nutrition Data Value Chains are needed to support effective policies and programs and to increase nutrition investment across sectors. Data for Decisions in Nutrition (DataDENT) works to transform the availability and use of nutrition data by addressing gaps in nutrition measurement and advocating for stronger nutrition data systems.

How We Work Across Sectors To Strengthen The Nutrition Data Value Chain

Support strategic planning, financing, and partner coordination

Improve availability, quality, and analysis of nutrition intervention coverage data

Develop effective approaches for data translation and capacity strengthening for data use

Connect and mobilize nutrition stakeholders

Recent Blogs

Learnings from formative research on measuring coverage of large-scale food fortification in household surveys in Bangladesh and Ethiopia

Archis Banerjee and Samuel Scott (IFPRI)

Intervention Coverage Large Scale Food Fortification

Jun 30, 2025

Revisiting the nutrition Data Value Chain: an updated framework to promote data use

Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

Data Advocacy Data Analysis Data Strategy Data Translation & Use Intervention Coverage

May 23, 2025

Using process maps to guide the scale-up of national nutrition information systems in Ethiopia

Natasha Ledlie, Rachel Halliday, and Wossen Negash (R4D)

Data Strategy

Apr 17, 2025

Improving multi-sectoral nutrition coverage measurement: The One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh

Swetha Manohar and Phuong Nguyen (IFPRI)

Co-coverage and Composite Coverage Data Analysis Intervention Coverage Large Scale Food Fortification Maternal Micronutrient Supplementation MIYCN Counseling Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection School Feeding

Mar 28, 2025

Who needs nutrition data? Reflections from DataDENT in Nigeria

Olufolakemi Anjorin (NAHI) and Kendra Siekmans (BSPH)

Data Advocacy Data Strategy

Feb 28, 2025

Taking action: Improve the nutrition content in DHS Round 9 surveys

DHS-9 Nutrition Coalition

Data Advocacy

Jan 17, 2025

Bridging the humanitarian and development divide through nutrition information systems

Roos Verstraeten (EC-JRC) and Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

Data Advocacy

Dec 13, 2024

Data literacy in a world with both too much and too little data

David Hales and Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

Data Strategy

Oct 30, 2024

Developing pathways to cross-sector coordination of nutrition data in Nigeria

Olufolakemi Anjorin (NAHI) and Kendra Siekmans (BSPH)

Data Advocacy Data Strategy

Oct 10, 2024

Ensuring readiness to monitor the reach of new nutrition interventions: A call to invest in coverage indicator development and validation

Melinda Munos (BSPH)

Data Advocacy Data Strategy Intervention Coverage Maternal Micronutrient Supplementation

Sep 5, 2024

How can we build capacity for data analysis and translation? Learning from Countdown to 2030

Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

Data Translation & Use

Jul 24, 2024

Using validity as a criterion for selecting process indicators for the World Health Assembly 2030 nutrition targets

Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

Data Advocacy Intervention Coverage

Jun 3, 2024

Data for Decisions in Nutrition (DataDENT) is implemented by three core partner institutions: the Institute for International Programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Results for Development Institute (R4D).