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  • Advocacy,  Data for Nutrition,  Data value chain,  Data visualization

    2020 DataDENT Highlights

    December 29, 2020

    2020 will be remembered as a year the world radically changed, but it was also a year that reminded us of the importance of fundamental structures and systems. Now, as much as ever, strengthening the nutrition data value chain (DVC) is needed to address the challenges COVID-19 crisis poses to food, nutrition, and health globally. During 2020, DataDENT partners—the Johns…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH), Riley Auer (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Data visualization

    Strengthening nutrition data visualization at the Nutrition Society of Nigeria annual conference

    December 22, 2020

    In November 2020, the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) held is 50th Annual General Meeting and Scientific conference titled “Improving Nutrition Intervention Outcomes in Nigeria through Evidence-Based Nutrition, Data Generation and Dissemination” in Kaduna State. DataDENT members remotely led two pre-conference sessions focused on improving data visualization practices in nutrition for over 300 participants. During the first session, “Data visualization…

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    Tricia Aung, Yashodhara Rana 1 Comment
  • Data visualization

    Champions of Change: How NITI Aayog is improving a data visualization tool for data-driven policy and decision making

    December 22, 2020

    The Champions of Change (COC) Dashboard was developed by NITI Aayog to monitor district progress and aid in decision making. In our conversation with Rama Kamaraju, Data Scientist at NITI Aayog, we discussed the use of data under the Aspirational Districts Program (ADP) and how the COC Dashboard supports data-driven policy making in India. In 2019-2020, DataDENT implemented by the…

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    Rama Kamaraju (NITI Aayog), Manita Jangid (IFPRI) No Comments
  • Data visualization

    Through the Eyes of the User: Tips for Producers of Global Nutrition Data Visualization Tools

    September 10, 2020

    Given the recent upheaval due to the COVID-19 pandemic and adjustments needed in planning, targeting, and implementation of programs, data is more important than ever before. In nutrition, we have seen a proliferation of global data visualization tools (DVTs). Data visualization aids audiences in interpreting data and focusing on key priorities (Evergreen, 2016). For example, nutrition advocates frequently include visualizations…

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    Caroline Snead (R4D), Natasha Ledlie (R4D), Yashodhara Rana (R4D) No Comments
  • Data value chain,  Data visualization

    Together for Nutrition: West African Data Forum Call to Action

    June 24, 2020

    In February 2020, DataDENT in collaboration Transform Nutrition West Africa (led by International Food Policy Research Institute), UNICEF, Countdown to 2030, CDC, WHO, WAHO, and NIPN co-convened Together for Nutrition: West African Data Forum. The convening had the following objectives: 1. Share national and regional achievements and challenges in operationalizing the data value chain for nutrition 2. Strengthen connectivity, coordination,…

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  • Data visualization,  India

    Tracking India’s Progress on Addressing Malnutrition: What Will it Take?

    June 10, 2020

    In collaboration with Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India (POSHAN), DataDENT co-funded an activity identifying an indicator list and respective data availability for evidence-based interventions, determinants, and outcomes aligned with the POSHAN Abhiyaan framework. A blog post on this work is available here. A policy note summarizing findings can be viewed here.

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  • Data collection,  Data for Nutrition,  Data visualization

    Webinar Round Up: Measuring food security and nutrition during COVID-19

    May 22, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on food security and nutrition. Organizations and initiatives have shared webinars, blogs, and additional resources to help governments, donors, program implementors, and other stakeholders on how to monitor and assess how COVID-19 threatens food systems and nutritional status of populations. Below is a list of webinars on measuring food security and nutrition…

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  • Data visualization,  India

    How are nutrition data visualization tools (DVTs) in India supporting decision-makers?

    May 18, 2020

    As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the increasing demand and supply of data has spawned a breadth of data visualization tools (DVTs). Not surprisingly, we are witnessing an outpour of COVID-19 DVTs in India, including the Coronavirus India Dashboard and India COVID-19 tracker, among others. In both nutrition and the COVID-19 response, it is critical that DVTs are designed for their…

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    Manita Jangid (IFPRI), Yashodhara Rana (R4D), Laura Becker (R4D), Tricia Aung (JHSPH) 3 Comments
  • Data visualization

    Visualizing nutrition data with Tableau Public

    March 9, 2020

    “Making better figures: visualising data for different audiences” skills building session from the Transform Nutrition West Africa Together for Nutrition West African Data Forum February 2020 in Senegal Tableau is a popular data visualization program used by individuals in diverse fields. There are several high-profile examples of Tableau used to visualize nutrition data such as UNICEF/WHO/World Bank’s Joint Child Malnutrition…

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    Tricia Aung 2 Comments
  • Data visualization,  Survey data

    2019 DataDENT Highlights

    December 20, 2019

    2019 was an exciting year for DataDENT with milestones addressing challenges across the nutrition data value chain. Here we revisit our work highlighted through our top blog posts from this past year and look ahead at what is to come in 2020. New Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) nutrition data The DHS Program accepted recommendations for changes to the core…

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