Site Archive

The SPRING Project ended in September 2018. This website provides an archive of SPRING's publications, tools, news, and other materials.

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SPRING Highlights

Adolescent Nutrition CALL TO ACTION: Better Data Now to Drive Better Policies and Programs in the Future

Participants call on the international community to continue to raise awareness, encourage a coordinated and collective response, and prioritize specific actions that will generate the knowledge and data needed to improve adolescent nutrition.

SPRING community volunteers sing a song about the importance of mothers.
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SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic Shares Four Years of Lessons and Accomplishments

On June 22, 2018, the USAID-funded SPRING project in the Kyrgyz Republic hosted an event in Bishkek to share important lessons and accomplishments of the project from 2014 to 2018. 

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SPRING Shares Experiences with Hemoglobin Measurement and Engaging Men for Nutrition at CORE Group

SPRING participated in the CORE Group Global Health Practitioner Conference, delivering a presentation on engaging men for improved nutrition, and sharing research on hemoglobin measurement through song.

Group photo of the SPRING team at the event.
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SPRING Connects at the 2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit

SPRING staff traveled to Nusa Dua, Indonesia to present on SPRING’s work in nutrition social and behavior change and to build skills among practitioners at the 2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit.

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Country Highlights

SPRING/Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, SPRING is receiving support from USAID’s Bureau for Food Security (BFS) and Global Health Bureau to improve nutrition and health.

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Resource Review

A selection of materials to help you keep on top of developments from across SPRING’s technical areas.

Determinants of Iron Status and Hb in the Bangladesh Population: The Role of Groundwater Iron
Public Health Nutrition. 2016
The Impact of an Intervention to Improve Malaria Care in Public Health Centers on Health Indicators of Children in Tororo, Uganda (PRIME): A Cluster-Randomized Trial
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2016
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SPRING Activities

SPRING plans, implements, and evaluates activities across a range of global nutrition topics. Selected activities from our programs are highlighted below.
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Multi-Sectoral Anemia Platforms: Kyrgyz Republic
One NRVCC studied in Bangladesh was the orange-flesh sweet potato, which were introduced as a nutritious food source by a Feed the Future project.
Researching a New Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture Indicator: NRVCC Fieldwork
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Featured Publications

Use SPRING's publications to learn about evidence, best practices, and policies for improving nutrition.
Icons representing sectors involved in multi-sectoral anemia programming
Series | September 2016
National and District Tools to Guide Anemia Programming
Photo of women sitting in a circle
Series | September 2015
Community Video for Nutrition Guide
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