In April 2026, more than 50 global health leaders from governments, UN agencies, implementation partners, research institutions, NGOs, and donors came together at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. for the Convening on Measurement and Monitoring of...
Identifying Data Solutions: Guiding questions to guide decisions about food & nutrition data generation & use
Brief | Pdf 433KB Date of Publication | March 2026 This brief provides a set of guiding questions to help country decision-makers think through whether and how to invest in food and nutrition data. Based on multisectoral data ecosystem assessments conducted in...
Choosing the Right Food and Nutrition Data Solutions: Guiding Questions for Country Decision-Makers
Data investments are costly and investment decisions need to be guided by a clear understanding of which data solutions best fits the need. However, too often the need is not clear. For example, when we ask policy makers about their food and nutrition data needs, a...
Building Nutrition Data Literacy Using the Six Questions Approach
Guidance | Pdf 944KB Date of Publication | February 2026 Building Nutrition Data Literacy: Using the Six Questions Approach presents a series of questions for group dialogue or individual reflection that help users critically reflect on the data they use, foster a...
A Tool for Identifying Activities and Cost Considerations in Food and Nutrition Data Systems and Surveys
Cost Consideration Tool | Excel 41.9KB User Guide | Pdf 552KB Date of Publication | January 2026 The Cost Considerations Tool is an Excel-based resource that helps stakeholders consider the full range of activities and cost considerations involved in collecting,...
Ethiopia food and nutrition data assessment findings
Brief | Pdf 2.20MB Date of Publication | November 2025 DataDENT has partnered with the Government of Ethiopia over several years on activities to strengthen multisectoral food and nutrition data. This brief presents findings from an assessment that aimed to...
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...
Convening on the Measurement & Monitoring of MMS
In April 2026, more than 50 global health leaders from governments, UN agencies, implementation partners, research institutions, NGOs, and donors came together at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. for the Convening on Measurement and Monitoring of...
Identifying Data Solutions: Guiding questions to guide decisions about food & nutrition data generation & use
Brief | Pdf 433KB Date of Publication | March 2026 This brief provides a set of guiding questions to help country decision-makers think through whether and how to invest in food and nutrition data. Based on multisectoral data ecosystem assessments conducted in...
Choosing the Right Food and Nutrition Data Solutions: Guiding Questions for Country Decision-Makers
Data investments are costly and investment decisions need to be guided by a clear understanding of which data solutions best fits the need. However, too often the need is not clear. For example, when we ask policy makers about their food and nutrition data needs, a...
Building Nutrition Data Literacy Using the Six Questions Approach
Guidance | Pdf 944KB Date of Publication | February 2026 Building Nutrition Data Literacy: Using the Six Questions Approach presents a series of questions for group dialogue or individual reflection that help users critically reflect on the data they use, foster a...
A Tool for Identifying Activities and Cost Considerations in Food and Nutrition Data Systems and Surveys
Cost Consideration Tool | Excel 41.9KB User Guide | Pdf 552KB Date of Publication | January 2026 The Cost Considerations Tool is an Excel-based resource that helps stakeholders consider the full range of activities and cost considerations involved in collecting,...
Ethiopia food and nutrition data assessment findings
Brief | Pdf 2.20MB Date of Publication | November 2025 DataDENT has partnered with the Government of Ethiopia over several years on activities to strengthen multisectoral food and nutrition data. This brief presents findings from an assessment that aimed to...
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...