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  • Advocacy,  Fortification,  Infant and Young Child Feeding

    Measuring the Effectiveness of Nutrition Advocacy

    June 18, 2021

    What is advocacy for nutrition policy? Many policy reforms emerge after sustained periods of advocacy. In the field of nutrition, advocates have played a critical role in raising awareness about the causes and consequences of malnutrition and which interventions governments should pursue to improve the health of their populations. Advocacy can be defined as “a continuous and adaptive process of…

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    Manita Jangid (IFPRI), Danielle Resnick (IFPRI) No Comments
  • Data collection,  Infant and Young Child Feeding,  Survey data

    Revisiting Core Indicators: Principles from the updated WHO-UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) indicator guidance

    April 28, 2021

    In April 2021, WHO and UNICEF released updated definitions and measurement guidance for  indicators to assess infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. Originally released in 2008, indicators of diet quality for children 0-23 months of age have been an essential tool for policy makers and program planners within and across low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). The indicators, which…

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    Rebecca Heidkamp (JHSPH) No Comments
  • Children,  Infant and Young Child Feeding,  Survey data

    Unpacking a framework for measuring infant and young child feeding counselling coverage in household surveys

    September 24, 2020

    Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling is important to facilitate optimal feeding practices and improve child survival. I sat down with Sunny Kim, Research Fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute and DataDENT team member, to discuss the recent paper “Measuring coverage of infant and young child feeding counselling interventions: A framework and empirical considerations for survey question…

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    Riley Auer 1 Comment
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