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A Manual: Measuring and Interpreting Malnutrition and Mortality The purpose of this manual is 1) To provide guidance on issues relating to nutrition and mortality surveys 2) To standardize survey methodology used by WFP staff, consultants and implementing partners as a means of ensuring quality 3) To standardize survey data interpretation and reporting. Published in 2007, by |
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Food Security Information Systems and Networks E-learning course designed as a distance learning course to support capacity building and training for national local nutrition and food security information systems and network. This course introduces and provides guidance in assessing different kinds of information systems related to food security analysis. Published in 2007, by |
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Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification: Technical Manual Version 1 This manual provides technical guidance to the use of IPC among FSAU analysts and technical partners, and will hopefully contribute to on-going global efforts to standardize core elements of humanitarian analysis and response (e.g., the SMART, Benchmarking, Needs Analysis Framework, Humanitarian Tracking Service, and Sphere Project). Published in 2006, by |
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Livelihoods Assessments and Analysis E-learning course designed as a distance learning course to support capacity building and training for national local nutrition and food security information systems and networkThis course introduces the concept of livelihoods and the components of the livelihoods framework. It also provides guidance on assessing livelihoods in different food security... Published in 2007, by |
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NIPHORN report Nutrition Information Project for the Horn of Africa, Report of Regional Technical Working Group Meetings. Published in 2007, by |
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Reporting Food Security Information E-learning course designed as a distance learning course to support capacity building and training for national local nutrition and food security information systems and network. The four lessons provide guidance in designing, writing and increasing the impact of food security reports in different contexts. Published in 2007, by |
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The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: a primer for decision-makers - Network Paper Number 56 Technical paper aimed at non-technical humanitarian actors, especially decision-makers, understand, interpret and use nutritional data by looking at how it is collected, analysed and used. It also looks at how technical issues are linked to pragmatic institutional constraints. Published in 2006, by |
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The use of nutrition indicators in surveillance systems, Technical Paper No. 2 The aim of this paper is to improve understanding of the use of nutritional indicators in surveillance systems that feed into Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information Mapping Systems (FIVIMS) both at global and at national level1. The focus is on nutritional indicators (i.e. anthropometry and indicators of micronutrient status) rather than the total... Published in 2001, by |
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Thematic Guidelines, Nutrition and Health; Guidelines for the use of Nutritional Information in VAM Guidelines developed for VAM staff on how to collect and interpret nutrition information. Useful for staff unfamiliar with nutrition indicators and includes how to assess nutrition status and the importance of indicators in understanding the food security situation of a population, but does not describe in detail how to conduct a nutrition survey. Gives... Published in 2006, by |
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Training Package of Materials for the Course Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Emergency - Unit I This training course provides an understanding of the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, mortality and morbidity); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course has an operational focus, and at the same time incorporates relevant applied research.. The course itself is... Published in 2005, by |
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Training Package of Materials for the Course Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Emergency - Unit II This training course provides an understanding of the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, mortality and morbidity); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course has an operational focus, and at the same time incorporates relevant applied research.. The course itself is... Published in 2005, by |
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Training Package of Materials for the Course Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Emergency - Unit III This training course provides an understanding of the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, mortality and morbidity); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course has an operational focus, and at the same time incorporates relevant applied research.. The course itself is... Published in 2005, by |