Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01387-9 Date of Publication | September 2025 Abstract Background Using data for policy design, program implementation and accountability is a priority among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria. However, the capacities...
Data visualization for action: sensemaking and preferences among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria
Preprint Article | https://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.1144.1 Date of Publication | July 2025 Abstract Introduction: Data visualization—the process of graphically displaying data to tell a story—is widely used as a strategy to communicate data to policy decision-makers...
Revisiting the nutrition data value chain: An updated framework to promote data use
For the last seven years DataDENT has championed the nutrition data value chain (DVC) as the guiding framework for our initiative. It is rare to see a presentation by a DataDENT team member that does not start with the DVC. DataDENT did not create the idea of a DVC or...
Data literacy in a world with both too much and too little data
In a data-driven world, individuals and organizations grapple with a paradoxical challenge: navigating an environment characterized by both data overload and data scarcity. This dichotomy creates unique hurdles for data literacy and informed decision-making in...
How can we build capacity for data analysis and translation? Learning from Countdown to 2030
Background DataDENT is working to identify knowledge & skills needed to support strong nutrition data value chain and ways to effectively strengthen the capacity of teams engaged with national nutrition information systems (NIS). We are committed to learning from...
What knowledge and skills support better use of nutrition data?
We previously reported hearing the following question from our national partners: How do we strengthen capacity to use nutrition data? To help answer this question, DataDENT is taking a critical look at the knowledge and skills underpinning this capacity at the...
Who is being reached by Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys
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...
Filling the capacity gap to support the scale-up of multisector nutrition data platforms in Ethiopia
DataDENT champions strategic planning, financing, and capacity strengthening as pillars of a strong enabling environment for nutrition data. DataDENT has supported governments and partners in Africa and South Asia in developing strategic outputs harmonized with...
Combined best practices and lessons for data visualization tools in nutrition
The PowerPoint presentation consolidates recommendations for best practices and lessons learned from DataDENT’s workstreams on data visualization tools (DVTs) in nutrition. Download the Slide Deck: Combined best practices and lessons for data visualization tools in...
Data visualization tools (DVTs) for nutrition in India: A landscape review
Data Visualization Tools (DVTs) for Nutrition in India: A Landscape Review Slides | PDF 1.95MB IFPRI & R4D conducted a landscaping of 10 nutrition data visualization tools (DVTs) in India to identify: 1. What nutrition DVTs are available in India? 2. What is the...
Assessing institutional capacities to demand and use nutrition data for decision-making in Nigeria’s health sector: A mixed-methods study
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01387-9 Date of Publication | September 2025 Abstract Background Using data for policy design, program implementation and accountability is a priority among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria. However, the capacities...
Data visualization for action: sensemaking and preferences among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria
Preprint Article | https://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.1144.1 Date of Publication | July 2025 Abstract Introduction: Data visualization—the process of graphically displaying data to tell a story—is widely used as a strategy to communicate data to policy decision-makers...
Revisiting the nutrition data value chain: An updated framework to promote data use
For the last seven years DataDENT has championed the nutrition data value chain (DVC) as the guiding framework for our initiative. It is rare to see a presentation by a DataDENT team member that does not start with the DVC. DataDENT did not create the idea of a DVC or...
Data literacy in a world with both too much and too little data
In a data-driven world, individuals and organizations grapple with a paradoxical challenge: navigating an environment characterized by both data overload and data scarcity. This dichotomy creates unique hurdles for data literacy and informed decision-making in...
How can we build capacity for data analysis and translation? Learning from Countdown to 2030
Background DataDENT is working to identify knowledge & skills needed to support strong nutrition data value chain and ways to effectively strengthen the capacity of teams engaged with national nutrition information systems (NIS). We are committed to learning from...
What knowledge and skills support better use of nutrition data?
We previously reported hearing the following question from our national partners: How do we strengthen capacity to use nutrition data? To help answer this question, DataDENT is taking a critical look at the knowledge and skills underpinning this capacity at the...
Who is being reached by Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection programs? Advancing methods for measuring NSSP coverage using household surveys
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...
Filling the capacity gap to support the scale-up of multisector nutrition data platforms in Ethiopia
DataDENT champions strategic planning, financing, and capacity strengthening as pillars of a strong enabling environment for nutrition data. DataDENT has supported governments and partners in Africa and South Asia in developing strategic outputs harmonized with...
Combined best practices and lessons for data visualization tools in nutrition
The PowerPoint presentation consolidates recommendations for best practices and lessons learned from DataDENT’s workstreams on data visualization tools (DVTs) in nutrition. Download the Slide Deck: Combined best practices and lessons for data visualization tools in...
Data visualization tools (DVTs) for nutrition in India: A landscape review
Data Visualization Tools (DVTs) for Nutrition in India: A Landscape Review Slides | PDF 1.95MB IFPRI & R4D conducted a landscaping of 10 nutrition data visualization tools (DVTs) in India to identify: 1. What nutrition DVTs are available in India? 2. What is the...