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

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Reports | August 2018

Guinea Final Country Report

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Reports | August 2018

Sierra Leone Final Country Report

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Reports | July 2018

Senegal: Final Country Report

Figure 1. The SPRING Framework for Applying Systems Thinking to Nutrition
Job Aids and Tools | July 2018

Assessing the Application of Systems Thinking for Nutrition

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Briefs | July 2018

Translating Evidence into Policy

Figure 3: Nutrition, Growth, and Development in the Community. "The illustration in figure 3 depicts an ideal community that has all of the ingredients for good nutrition, growth, and development."
Reports | July 2018

Building a Shared Vision for Good Nutrition, Growth, and Development in the Community

Photo of brightly colored junk food at a market. Credit: Lokendra Nath Roychoudhury
Briefs | July 2018

National Policies and Plans to Address the Dual Burden of Malnutrition

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Reports | June 2018

The Potential to Improve Nutrition through the Use of Fortified Maize Flour in Schools in Uganda

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Reports | June 2018

Uganda Final Country Report

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Training Materials | April 2018

Training Community Volunteers on Nutrition and Hygiene Module Toolkit

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Reports | April 2018

Ghana: Final Country Report

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Briefs | March 2018

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Systems Thinking for Better Nutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic

Group photo of a mother-to-mother support group: a large group of women and men sit in plastic chairs in a circle.
Briefs | March 2018

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Systems Thinking for Better Nutrition in Ghana

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Briefs | February 2018

Drivers of Malnutrition in Niger: Analysis of Secondary Data Sources

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Briefs | February 2018

Using a Quality Improvement Approach in Facilities and Communities in Ghana

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Briefs | February 2018

Putting Budget Data to Work for Nutrition

Front cover [title] Photo-to-Illustration Guide A Resource for the Development of Health Communication Visual Materials [cover illustration] Foreground: a collage of nine illustrations of mothers with their children or by themselves. "USAID." SPRING logo”
Job Aids and Tools | February 2018

Photo-to-Illustration Guide

Photo of a woman in a USAID/SPRING shirt sitting on a mat on the ground with a mother holding her child in her arms. The mother is feeding the child with a spoon.
Briefs | January 2018

Funding Nutrition: Building a Healthier Future in Uganda

Photograph of several women and men looking at notes posted on a large bulletin board and having a discussion. Caption: "CHAIN partners reflect on joint activities they developed during a November 2016 workshop."
Success Stories | December 2017

Finding a Shared Purpose: Strengthening Coordination and Collaboration for Improved Nutrition in Rwanda

Photo of a mother, her child, and a nurse at a health facility looking at information on nutrition. Caption: "Mairam Usupova, Head Nurse at the Family Group Practice in Naryn, counsels a mother on maternal nutrition and dietary diversity.
Success Stories | December 2017

Supportive Supervision Brings Better Health Services to the Kyrgyz Republic

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Briefs | November 2017

Strengthening Nutrition within the Kyrgyz Republic Health System

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Journal Articles | August 2017

A Multisector Approach to Monitoring Planned and Actual Nutrition Spending

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Reports | April 2017

Opportunities for Integrating Nutrition into Agricultural Information Systems in Northern Ghana

Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Evidence Series
Briefs | April 2017

Toward Shared Goals: Building Multi-Sectoral Coordination for Nutrition in Uganda and Nepal

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Briefs | April 2017

Engaging Government Agriculture Staff to Promote Nutrition at the Community Level

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Briefs | April 2017

Raising the Status and Quality of Nutrition Services Within Government Systems

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Journal Articles | March 2017

Recommendations for Multi-Sector Nutrition Planning: Cross-Context Lessons from Nepal and Uganda

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Briefs | February 2017

Engaging Government Health Staff to Promote Nutrition at the Community Level

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Series | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Afghanistan

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Haiti

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for India

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Malawi

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Mali

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Nepal

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Pakistan

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Philippines

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Job Aids and Tools | January 2017

Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool for Zambia

Overcoming the Limits of Evidence on Effective Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Article Thumbnail
Journal Articles | December 2016

Overcoming the Limits of Evidence on Effective Multisectoral Nutrition Policy

Measuring Nutrition Governance: An Analysis of Commitment, Capability, and Collaboration in Nepal Thumbnail
Journal Articles | December 2016

Measuring Nutrition Governance

Prioritizing and Funding Nepal's Multisector Nutrition Plan Article Thumbnail
Journal Articles | December 2016

Prioritizing and Funding Nepal’s Multisector Nutrition Plan

Assessing Progress in Implementing Uganda's Nutrition Action Plan: District-Level Insights Article Thumbnail
Journal Articles | December 2016

Assessing Progress in Implementing Uganda's Nutrition Action Plan

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Journal Articles | December 2016

Prioritizing and Funding the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan

Implementing Multisector Nutrition Programs in Ethiopia and Nepal: Challenges and Opportunities From a Stakeholder Perspective Article Thumbnail
Journal Articles | December 2016

Implementing Multisector Nutrition Programs in Ethiopia and Nepal

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Journal Articles | December 2016

Optimizing the Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Cycle: A Systems Perspective

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Briefs | December 2016

Operationalizing Multi-sectoral Coordination and Collaboration for Improved Nutrition

Participants at the second meeting of the Technical Consultation Series on Nutrition Financial Analysis.
Reports | November 2016

Meeting Report: Technical Consultation on Nutrition Financial Analysis

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Job Aids and Tools | September 2016

Assessment Tools: Evaluation of the Nigeria Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package

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Series | September 2016

National and District Tools to Guide Anemia Programming

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Job Aids and Tools | September 2016

District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA)