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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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Photo of community health worker showing a mother (holding her young child) the MNP calendar
Briefs | July 2018
Comprehensive Costing in Micronutrient Supplementation
Photo of toddler boy holding a cup and looking into the camera as his parents watch in the background
Briefs | July 2018
Translating Evidence into Policy
Photo of a mother and her child looking over materials and receiving counseling from two health professionals
Briefs | July 2018
Adapting Nutrition Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions to Meet Audience and Partner Needs
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
Photo of a group of adolescents smiling and huddling together to pose.
Briefs | June 2018
Engaging Adolescents to Accelerate Progress on the First 1,000 Days
Photo of a mother carrying her child on her back.
Briefs | June 2018
Moving Nutrition Social and Behavior Change Forward
Photo of a group of women in medical coats pointing to charts on a wall.
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
Image of a woman watering her crops with a large watering can.
Briefs | February 2018
Drivers of Malnutrition in Niger: Analysis of Secondary Data Sources
Photo of a counseling group meting in a circle under a large tree.
Briefs | February 2018
Using a Quality Improvement Approach in Facilities and Communities in Ghana
Cover photo: an infant/toddler girl (with her mother, who is facing the other way) looking at the camera
Briefs | February 2018
Putting Budget Data to Work for Nutrition
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
Two Nepali women sit cross-legged on a bench outside what looks like a clinic. One woman holds a roughly 6 month old baby in her lap.
Briefs | January 2018
The District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA) in Nepal
Photo of three women smiling as they work a pump to fill a tub with water, a white bull stands to the left.
Briefs | January 2018
Seeing is Believing in Niger: Fourth Round of Data Collection
A man sits at a desk in a radio station. He is broadcasting.
Briefs | December 2017
The Impact of Radio on Nutrition-Related Knowledge Behaviors in Senegal
A grandmother helps her young granddaughter eat her food with a spoon.
Briefs | December 2017
SPRING in the Kyrgyz Republic: Evidence of Significant Improvement in Nutrition Practices
Abdul Nuldin Katongole and Jolly Ruyonga, traders who work with maize millers, read a factsheet on food fortification.
Briefs | December 2017
SPRING's Contribution to Industrial Food Fortification in Uganda
Photo of a health professional giving a mother a demonstration using a doll.
Briefs | November 2017
Strengthening Nutrition within the Kyrgyz Republic Health System
Photo of a man and woman sitting on a mat outdoors, with the man holding their infant child.
Briefs | November 2017
Couples as Champions for Gender Equality
Photo of a mother, carrying her child on her back, reading a poster inside a store. Caption: "A mother looks at 'Benefits of fortified foods' poster in Kampala."
Briefs | October 2017
Reducing Anemia in Uganda: The SPRING Approach and Lessons Learned
A very happy baby in a woman's arms smiles at the camera
Briefs | October 2017
Six Key Actions to Reduce Anemia
Photo of a woman demonstrating hwo to properly use a tippy tap. Caption: Tippy tap demonstrations in Dinyogu Community and Primary School - in Gushiegu District.
Briefs | September 2017
Engaging Community Members to Adopt Effective WASH Practices for Nutrition
Photo of a woman and child sorting and drying groundnuts.
Briefs | September 2017
Ghana: Reducing Aflatoxin Risks as Part of a Multi-Sectoral Approach to Nutrition
Photo of a mother smiling as she carries her baby on her back.
Briefs | September 2017
Ghana: Helping Health Workers and Caregivers Improve Nutrition through Multi-Sectoral Programming
A young girl washes her hands at a tippy tap.
Briefs | September 2017
The Integrated 1,000-Day Household Approach in Ghana
Training in the use of the HemoCue device to measure anemia
Briefs | September 2017
Reducing Anemia in Ghana: The SPRING Approach and Lessons Learned
Figure 2: Dietary Diversity Score of Women
Briefs | August 2017
Bangladesh: Farmer Nutrition School Cohort Study - Technical Brief
Photo of a young boy getting his finger pricked to check for anemia
Briefs | July 2017
Changing the Way We Think About Micronutrient Assessment and Anemia Programming
A health worker takes arm circumference and weight measurements on a 2-3 year old child being held by his mother. The child is making a distressed face.
Briefs | May 2017
Endline Survey Results of Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS) Services in Health Facilities Supported by SPRING/Uganda
Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Evidence Series
Briefs | April 2017
Toward Shared Goals: Building Multi-Sectoral Coordination for Nutrition in Uganda and Nepal
A man teaches a group of men and women.
Briefs | April 2017
Engaging Government Agriculture Staff to Promote Nutrition at the Community Level
Two children smile at the camera.
Briefs | April 2017
Raising the Status and Quality of Nutrition Services Within Government Systems