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Who is being reached by nutrition-sensitive social protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys

Swetha Manohar, Harold Alderman, and Sunny Kim (IFPRI)

Nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) refers to a subset of social protection poverty alleviation programs that include targeting approaches, interventions, and conditions to address the underlying determinants of malnutrition (Ruel 2013). Design features that...

How many tablets did you take during pregnancy? Addressing the challenges of maternal micronutrient coverage measurement

Shelley Walton, Ellina Wood, and Melinda Munos (BSPH)

To improve birth outcomes and other aspects of maternal and child health and wellbeing, WHO guidance on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience[2], released in 2016 and updated in 2020[3], recommends micronutrient interventions including, iron and folic...

Linking food security and nutrition through data: Metrics to use and core competencies needed for food and nutrition data literacy

Emily Bobrow (BSPH), Olutayo Adeyemi (University of Ibadan), Roos Verstraeten (EC-JRC)

In June 2023, DataDENT participated in a side session at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy Week (ANH2023) held in Malawi and online. The session, Going Deeper with Data and Methods to Improve Understanding of Food and Nutrition Security Linkages, was a...

Strategic leadership, financing & capacity strengthening: Essential elements for a strong nutrition data value chain

Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

"Finding high-value uses and creating a process to transform raw data into actionable information is the essence of the data value chain. …. Ultimately, when data are put to use, they have an impact: a decision is made, a condition is altered, and someone’s well-being...

Who is being reached by nutrition-sensitive social protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys

Swetha Manohar, Harold Alderman, and Sunny Kim (IFPRI)

Nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) refers to a subset of social protection poverty alleviation programs that include targeting approaches, interventions, and conditions to address the underlying determinants of malnutrition (Ruel 2013). Design features that...

How many tablets did you take during pregnancy? Addressing the challenges of maternal micronutrient coverage measurement

Shelley Walton, Ellina Wood, and Melinda Munos (BSPH)

To improve birth outcomes and other aspects of maternal and child health and wellbeing, WHO guidance on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience[2], released in 2016 and updated in 2020[3], recommends micronutrient interventions including, iron and folic...

Linking food security and nutrition through data: Metrics to use and core competencies needed for food and nutrition data literacy

Emily Bobrow (BSPH), Olutayo Adeyemi (University of Ibadan), Roos Verstraeten (EC-JRC)

In June 2023, DataDENT participated in a side session at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy Week (ANH2023) held in Malawi and online. The session, Going Deeper with Data and Methods to Improve Understanding of Food and Nutrition Security Linkages, was a...

Strategic leadership, financing & capacity strengthening: Essential elements for a strong nutrition data value chain

Rebecca Heidkamp (BSPH)

"Finding high-value uses and creating a process to transform raw data into actionable information is the essence of the data value chain. …. Ultimately, when data are put to use, they have an impact: a decision is made, a condition is altered, and someone’s well-being...

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