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    Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria

    October 18, 2022

    It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But how many times have you seen a complicated looking graph on a screen and struggled to interpret it? Data visualization—the process of using graphs and figures to display data—can only be impactful when a target audience can clearly interpret their key messages. Back in May 2021 we shared…

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    Tricia Aung (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Data value chain,  Data visualization

    Purpose-driven design: India’s District Nutrition Profiles

    October 6, 2022

    A critical component of the nutrition data value chain is the link between data translation and decision making. Tools like profiles, scorecards, and dashboards can present data in a way that can be easily interpreted and persuasive in conveying key messages. However, to be effective, these tools must have a clear purpose and reflect the needs and preferences of their…

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

    More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans

    January 7, 2022

    Happy New Year to much of the world! While there are bigger headlines dominating our news feeds, the start of 2022 signals that we are in the final stretch in DataDENT’s first 5-year funding cycle. DataDENT global and country partners have been hard at work and also celebrating the fruits of multiple years of learning and engagement. This post reviews…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Data visualization

    Assessing data visualization literacy and preferences for more effective approaches to visualize nutrition data in Nigeria

    May 31, 2021

    Data visualization is widely used in nutrition to summarize and communicate nutrition data. There are several aspects of data visualization that make it a viable strategy to neatly collate information and (hopefully) provoke action: (1) humans more rapidly process visual information compared to text; (2) design principles can be applied to attune with humans’ short-term memory; and (3) research has…

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  • Advocacy,  Data visualization

    Creating Effective Accountability DVTs: Four Lessons from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard

    April 19, 2021

    The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) is a non-partisan policy-hub dedicated to promoting good governance and development at the sub-national level. The forum has a strong track record of using data to inform decision-making and improve advocacy among Nigeria’s Governors. For example, the NGF designed and implemented several state-level scorecards to engage Governors around key policy issues including polio eradication, state-supported…

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    Oluwagbenga Sadik (Nigerian Governors' Forum Secretariat); Caroline Snead (R4D) 2 Comments
  • 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) 1 Comment
  • 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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