Methods, Tools and Indicators
Find a selection of the most relevant methods, tools and indicators that are useful for a food and nutrition practitioner and/or decision maker.
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Webinar Series: The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes
10/07/2017 - The SUN Civil Society Network, in collaboration with Helen Keller International and UNICEF, is hosting a series of webinars to increase understanding, implementation and monitoring of the Breast-Milk [...]
Webinar - Multisectoral Mapping of Nutrition | La Cartographie Multisectorielle des Actions de Nutrition
15/06/2017 - Wednesday, 21 June at 15:00 (English webinar) and 17:00 (French webinar) Rome time. Data on the implementation of nutrition actions across all sectors and stakeholders is often spotty, [...]
SISN Webinar: An Integrative Framework for implementation Science in Nutrition
07/06/2017 - Date and Time: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 | 11am - 12pm EST Host: Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition (SISN) Speaker: Dr. David Pelletier, SISN [...]
Joint child malnutrition estimates - Levels and trends (2017 edition)
01/05/2017 - UNICEF-WHO-The World Bank Group The inter-agency team released new joint estimates for child stunting, overweight, underweight, wasting and severe wasting (May 2017 edition) using the same [...]
Spotlight on Nutrition: Unlocking Human Potential and Economic Growth
22/04/2017 - Nutrition is a key driver of development, serving as a foundation for healthy individuals and societies. Investing in nutrition yields permanent and inalienable benefits, with at least a $10 return on [...]
Overcoming Dietary Assessment Challenges in Low-Income Countries: Technological Solutions Proposed by the International Dietary Data Expansion (INDDEX) Project
10/04/2017 - An increasing number of low-income countries (LICs) exhibit high rates of malnutrition coincident with rising rates of overweight and obesity. Individual-level dietary data are needed to inform [...]
Webinar on Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: Unexpected Impact of Farmer Nutrition Schools
28/03/2017 - April 5, 2017 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. EDT In Bangladesh, women are relatively less empowered in comparison to the male members in the household. In most cases, they are not in a position to take part [...]
2017 Global food policy report
27/03/2017 - IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2016, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2017 at the global and regional [...]
Nutrition in Protracted crisis – Breaking the vicious circle of malnutrition
16/12/2016 - Drawing on FAO technical experience, the guidance notes series supports implementation of the Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA), endorsed by the [...]
Compendium of Actions for Nutrition
30/11/2016 - The Compendium of Actions for Nutrition (or CAN) is a facilitation resource to foster multi-sectoral dialogue at the country level. It presents over 40 possible actions to combat malnutrition, with [...]
UNSCN Discussion Paper - Impact Assessment of Policies to support Healthy Food Environments and Healthy Diets
02/09/2016 - Outcomes and processes for accountability are sorely needed for assessing the impact of food systems policies on nutrition. The Framework for Action includes an adopted set of recommendations on [...]
Food and nutrition security and role of smallholder farms - challenges and opportunities
01/08/2016 - Enhancing smallholders’ production capacities and their economic and social resilience may have a positive impact on food security and nutrition at different levels. Given the importance of [...]
From Promise to Impact – Ending Malnutrition by 2030, The Global Nutrition Report 2016
02/07/2016 - The 2016 Global Nutrition Report Report focuses on the theme of making—and measuring— SMART commitments to nutrition and identifying what it will take to end malnutrition in all its forms [...]
WHO Guideline: Use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women
06/04/2016 - The guideline is intended for a wide audience, including governments, nongovernmental organizations, healthcare workers, scientists and donors involved in the design and implementation of [...]
WHO Guideline: Daily iron supplementation in infants and children
05/04/2016 - This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on daily iron supplementation in infants and children, as a public-health intervention for the prevention of anaemia and iron [...]
