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Our publications curate evidence, best practices, and policies to help improve nutrition through health, agriculture, and economic development programs.

Woman and child washing hands using a Tippy Tap.
Reports | February 2016

Use of Tippy Taps and Handwashing Practices in Southern Bangladesh: Qualitative Study

In Durgapur village, a farmer nutrition school graduate and her son tend to the chickens that produce important nutrients for their family.
Success Stories | January 2016

Speaking Up for Better Nutrition

Integration of Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support into Routine Health Service Delivery
Briefs | December 2015

Integration of Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support into Routine Health Service Delivery

Integrated Nutrition and Agriculture Needs Assessment for Sierra Leone
Reports | December 2015

Integrated Nutrition and Agriculture Needs Assessment for Sierra Leone

Photo of a child being fed by two women
Reports | November 2015

Nutrition of Adolescent Girls and Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Context and Scientific Basis for Moving Forward

Photo of a woman selling produce at a market
Reports | November 2015

Review of Programmatic Responses to Adolescent and Women’s Nutritional Needs in Low and Middle Income Countries

A latrine constructed in a community in the Upper East region of Ghana after SPRING/Ghana’s WASH intervention.
Success Stories | November 2015

When WASH 1,000 Came to Piyaligo

Gmangun Charles shows off his household’s new latrine in the Kubone community in Ghana’s northern region.
Success Stories | November 2015

The Power of a Latrine

Four women and one man measuring a newborn
Reports | October 2015

Haiti: Exploring Approaches to Building Capacity for Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support Services

Woman holding and feeding her toddler
Success Stories | October 2015

Vegetables, Fish, and Tippy Taps

A community health care provider meets with a lactating mother at Atakathi Community Clinic.
Success Stories | September 2015

Community Clinic in Bangladesh Sets a New Standard of Care

Aporna Shikder and her daughter use a tippy tap to wash their hands in rural Bangladesh.
Success Stories | September 2015

A Champion for Nutrition in Bangladesh

Photo of women sitting in a circle
Series | September 2015

Community Video for Nutrition Guide

Mother feeding her child
Job Aids and Tools | June 2015

Nutrition and Development of Children Under Two Years of Age | Эки жашка толо элек наристелердин тамактануусу жана жетилиши

Woman holding baby with fall trees in the background
Reports | May 2015

Factors Affecting the Family Diet

Systems Thinking diagram
Briefs | April 2015

Systems Thinking and Action for Nutrition

SBCC strategic agenda
Reports | March 2015

Conference Report and Strategic Agenda for Nutrition SBCC

Train station and tracks
Case Studies | March 2015

Final Mile: Utilizing Behavioral Economics and Neuroscience to Improve Train Safety in Mumbai

baby with hands up
Case Studies | March 2015

Suaahara: A Multi-Level Approach to SBCC in Nepal

baby eating
Case Studies | March 2015

Prospera/EsIAN: The National Integrated Nutritional Strategy: A Systems Thinking Approach in Mexico

four people recording for a radio spot
Case Studies | March 2015

DMI: Using Mass Media to Improve Child Survival in Burkina Faso

class learning
Case Studies | March 2015

Digital Green: Amplifying Impact of Innovative Agricultural Practices in India

people learning from a teacher
Case Studies | March 2015

Care Group: Reducing Malnutrition and Child Deaths in Mozambique

woman holding baby
Case Studies | March 2015

Baduta: Improving Infant Feeding Practices in East-Java, Indonesia

Woman with child
Case Studies | March 2015

Alive and Thrive: Scaling Up Infant and Young Child Feeding Programs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam

Woman with child picking fruit
Training Materials | March 2015

Farmer Nutrition School Session Guide

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Reference Handbook for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers
Training Materials | January 2015

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Reference Handbook for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Four Hour Orientation for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers
Training Materials | January 2015

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Four Hour Orientation for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Health Volunteers and Peace Corps Staff
Training Materials | January 2015

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Health Volunteers and Peace Corps Staff

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers
Training Materials | January 2015

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions
Series | January 2015

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions

Photo of Priscilla counseling a group of pregnant and lactating mothers
Success Stories | November 2014

Building Capacity for Change: Community Workers Making a Difference in Nigerian Communities

Photo of Fatimah, Baby Aisha, and Nuru
Success Stories | November 2014

Support Groups Making a Difference in Women's Lives: Baby Aisha’s Story

family outside
Reports | November 2014

Household Decision-Making on Homestead Food Production

Bibiana with her two granddaughters that she is raising.
Success Stories | November 2014

"Great Mothers, Healthy Children” Campaign Helps a Community Improve Nutrition

Side-by-Side Summary of Two Packages that Support Community-Based Infant and Young Child Feeding Programs
Briefs | October 2014

Side-by-Side Summary of Two Packages that Support Community-Based Infant and Young Child Feeding Programs

Understanding Scale-Up for More Purposeful and Effective Use of Systems Thinking to Improve Nutrition
Posters | October 2014

Understanding “Scale-Up” for More Purposeful and Effective Use of Systems Thinking to Improve Nutrition

Shooting video of food preparation
Reports | October 2014

Using a Community-Led Video Approach to Promote Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition in Odisha, India

SBCC Pathways for Improved Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Practices
Briefs | October 2014

SBCC Pathways for Improved Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Practices

Woman in a radio station. Courtest of Development Media International
Reports | September 2014

SBCC in the Sahel

Photo of a man drinking water. Copyright 2001 Erberto Zani, Courtesy of Photoshare
Reports | September 2014

Multiple-Use Water Services: Toward a Nutrition-Sensitive Approach

The Continuum of Scale-Up
Briefs | September 2014

Understanding Scale-up in the Context of the Ugandan Nutrition Action Plan

Women eating in the shade
Reports | September 2014

Evidence of Effective SBCC Approaches to Improve Women’s Dietary Practices during Pregnancy and Lactation

Breastfeeding
Reports | September 2014

Evidence of Effective SBCC Approaches to Promote Breastfeeding Practices

Feeding a young child
Reports | September 2014

Evidence of Effective SBCC Approaches to Improve Complementary Feeding Practices

woman holding baby
Series | September 2014

Evidence of Effective Approaches to Social and Behavior Change Communication for Preventing and Reducing Stunting and Anemia

Photo of a father holding his son outdoors
Reports | August 2014

Market Purchase Motivations Among Rural Men in the Khulna District of Bangladesh

Children in a nutrition SBCC program in Tajikistan
Briefs | August 2014

Defining Scale-Up of Nutrition Projects

Implementing the Essential Nutrition Actions Framework
Case Studies | August 2014

Implementing the Essential Nutrition Actions Framework

Covers of the Community Health Worker's Training Guide and Handbook
Training Materials | July 2014

Community Worker’s Training Guide and Handbook