Sri Lanka Graduation Approach Case Study
This case study regarding the Graduation Approach in Sri Lanka was distributed at the World Health Assembly in 2013.
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Facilitator's Guide to the 7-11 Health Strategy
Background
This Facilitator’s Guide was originally produced as a companion piece to the Community Health Committee (COMM) package of materials. COMM field testing revealed that community members, although they may belong to
RUTF Product Guidelines
In the face of the increasing demand for RUTF in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and businesses approaching WV for the use of their RUTF products in the field, WV needs to exercise due diligence when
IYCF in Jordan Refugee Camps
IYCF Implementation steps in Jordan Refugee Camp. Lessons Learned and Accountability actions included.
Infant Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - Best Practice Orientation
An overeview of World Vision's Best practice experience in IYCF-E. Includes an overview of World Vision's milk policy
Growing Healthy Children
This discussion paper seeks to make explicit the role that agriculture, in particular, support to smallholder farmers, has in reducing child undernutrition.
The Grandmother Guide
The Grandmother Guide was authored by Dr. Judi Aubel, founder of The Grandmother Project and developer of the "grandmother-inclusive approach" or "change through culture approach", an original methodology for working with
Positive Deviance/Hearth
What is this approach?
Positive Deviance/Hearth (PD/Hearth) focuses on communities where 30% or more of young children are moderately and severely malnourished as measured by low weight-for-age (underweight). Beneficial
Cambodia Anaemia Study
A study of the role of genetic hemoglobin disorders, iron deficiency, vitamin A deficiency, infections and other factors in determining anemia in young Cambodian children. Published in Journal of Nutrition, April 2012.
The Nutrition Club Approach: Community Mobilisation to Prevent Child Malnutrition
World Vision Vietnam’s Nutrition Clubs provide a sustainable, community-based forum for multi-sectoral action to address childhood undernutrition. Mothers who are pregnant or have young children gather twice each month at
Measuring and Promoting Child Growth - Resources
The resources for Measuring and Promoting Child Growth are a set of counselling cards - Malawi's Infant and Young Feeding National Counselling Cards - which are referred to in Lesson 10 on Counselling. They are a good example
Measuring and Promoting Child Growth-Data Forms
Standard data collection form and standardisation forms to be used during the Measuring and Promoting Child Growth training. One set (one data collection form and three standardisation exercise forms) will need to be printed
Measuring and Promoting Child Growth-Visuals
These visual tools are designed to aid teaching and can be displayed during the training with your computer (click on view/full screen mode to project the PDF with a PowerPoint projector), printed out, or as overhead
Measuring Child Growth for Surveys - Workbook
Participants' workbook to be used during the Measuring Child Growth for Surveys training. A copy will need to be printed for each participant in the training.
Other components of the training can be found here:
Measuring Child Growth for Surveys-Visuals
These visual tools are designed to aid teaching and can be displayed during the training with your computer (click on view/full screen mode to project the PDF with a PowerPoint projector), printed out, or as overhead
Measuring Child Growth for Surveys
Standard data collection form and standardisation forms to be used during the Measuring Child Growth for Surveys training. One set (one data collection form and three standardisation exercise forms) will need to be printed
Supporting Breastfeeding in Emergencies
This document provides guidance on using baby-friendly spaces or tents to protect and promote breastfeeding in challenging emergency situations.
Salt Iodisation at the Household Level
Iodine deficiency in pregnancy can cause a spectrum of problems. This guide explains how and when to use rapid test kits to measure salt iodisation in households to prevent iodine deficiency.