In June 2023, DataDENT participated in a side session at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy Week (ANH2023) held in Malawi and online. The session, Going Deeper with Data and Methods to Improve Understanding of Food and Nutrition Security Linkages, was a...
Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria
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...
Purpose-driven design: India’s District Nutrition Profiles
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,...
Data visualization for action: Sensemaking and preferences among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria
Brief (English – A4) | PDF 269KB Date of Publication | October 2022 JHSPH conducted a study to explore data visualization literacy—defined as the ability to read, interpret, extract, and translate information from data visualizations—and preferences among stakeholders...
Using routine data for nutrition accountability: Experience from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard
ENN Field Exchange | English View the full issue (#67) online | English Date of Publication | April 2022 Key messages: • The Nigeria Governors’ Forum scorecard is presented to the Governors semi-annually and so to ensure updated information, nutrition outcome...
How can innovations advance the nutrition data revolution?
“We must be bold enough to embrace all the potential with open eyes because one thing is certain: the next new idea is just around the corner and it might just save a life." - Arif Husain, WFP Data innovations hold promise for addressing challenges across all aspects...
More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans
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...
Perspective from designing effective data visualization tools to empower decision-making in nutrition
DataDENT documented collaborative experience of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard development. The design team, with members from the NGF health policy unit and DataDENT, engaged Governors, state- and federal-level multisector nutrition bodies, as well...
Developing effective data visualization tools for nutrition: Reflections on the design of a Nutrition Scorecard in Nigeria
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13319.1 Date of Publication | July 2021 Abstract: There has been a growing number of nutrition data visualization tools (DVTs) to monitor progress towards targets and encourage action. However, there are few...
Making Better Figures: Visualizing Data for Action
Making better figures: visualizing data for action Data visualization is widely used to communicate agriculture, nutrition, and health data. However, a graph or dashboard do not necessarily inspire action. Choosing effective, accurate, and compelling ways to visualize...
Linking food security and nutrition through data: Metrics to use and core competencies needed for food and nutrition data literacy
In June 2023, DataDENT participated in a side session at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy Week (ANH2023) held in Malawi and online. The session, Going Deeper with Data and Methods to Improve Understanding of Food and Nutrition Security Linkages, was a...
Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria
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...
Purpose-driven design: India’s District Nutrition Profiles
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,...
Data visualization for action: Sensemaking and preferences among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria
Brief (English – A4) | PDF 269KB Date of Publication | October 2022 JHSPH conducted a study to explore data visualization literacy—defined as the ability to read, interpret, extract, and translate information from data visualizations—and preferences among stakeholders...
Using routine data for nutrition accountability: Experience from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard
ENN Field Exchange | English View the full issue (#67) online | English Date of Publication | April 2022 Key messages: • The Nigeria Governors’ Forum scorecard is presented to the Governors semi-annually and so to ensure updated information, nutrition outcome...
How can innovations advance the nutrition data revolution?
“We must be bold enough to embrace all the potential with open eyes because one thing is certain: the next new idea is just around the corner and it might just save a life." - Arif Husain, WFP Data innovations hold promise for addressing challenges across all aspects...
More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans
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...
Perspective from designing effective data visualization tools to empower decision-making in nutrition
DataDENT documented collaborative experience of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard development. The design team, with members from the NGF health policy unit and DataDENT, engaged Governors, state- and federal-level multisector nutrition bodies, as well...
Developing effective data visualization tools for nutrition: Reflections on the design of a Nutrition Scorecard in Nigeria
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13319.1 Date of Publication | July 2021 Abstract: There has been a growing number of nutrition data visualization tools (DVTs) to monitor progress towards targets and encourage action. However, there are few...
Making Better Figures: Visualizing Data for Action
Making better figures: visualizing data for action Data visualization is widely used to communicate agriculture, nutrition, and health data. However, a graph or dashboard do not necessarily inspire action. Choosing effective, accurate, and compelling ways to visualize...