Nutrition

Creating interventions to address malnutrition is an intricate task, because there are so many factors that contribute to this larger issue. JSI recognizes that malnutrition is a complex and cyclical public health challenge. In response, JSI has designed programs for women, infants, children, and adolescents, to ensure that we are addressing this problem on every level. To read more about JSI's nutrition programs, research, and results, see the publications below.

Please note the following are listed in chronological order starting with the most recent publication.

General | Anemia/Micronutrients | Breastfeeding

GENERAL

The CAPA Handbook: A "How-To" Guide for Implementing Catchment Area Planning and Action, a Community-Based Child Survival Approach

Using "Essential Nutrition Actions" to Accelerate Coverage with Nutrition Interventions in High Mortality Settings.

Karabi Acharya, Tina Sanghvi, Serigne Diène, Vandana Stapleton, Eleonore Seumo, Sridhar Srikantiah, Francis Aminu, Coudy Ly and Victor Dossou. BASICS II. 2004. 65 pp.

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Nutrition Essentials: A Guide for Health Managers.

Tools for Operationalizing Essential Nutrition Actions: Annotated Bibliography.

Program Review of Essential Nutrition Actions: Checklist for District Health Services

Malnutrition and Child Mortality: Program Implications of New Evidence.

BASICS Project, Nutrition Communication Project, and the Health and Human Resources Analysis for Africa Project. 1995. (8 pages)

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Prepregnancy Nutritional Status and Its Impact on Birthweight

Galloway, Rae and Mary Ann Anderson. SCN News No. 11:6-10 (1994). (M503)

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Maternal Anthropometry for Prediction of Pregnancy Outcomes: Memorandum from a USAID/WHO/PAHO/MotherCare Meeting

Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 69(5): 523-532 ( 1991). (M501)

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Maternal Nutrition and Pregnancy Outcomes: Anthropometric Assessment

Krasovec, Katherine and Mary Ann Anderson, eds. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization, Scientific Publication No. 529 (1991). (M502)
Requests for this publication should be sent to: Pan American Health Organization, 525 Twenty-third Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

Interventions to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Health and Nutrition

George, Nicolette. MotherCare Working Paper #4. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1990. (M301)

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ANEMIA/MICRONUTRIENTS

Improving the Quality of Iron Supplementation Programs: The MotherCare Experience

MotherCare. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1997. (M560)

The Alleviation of Maternal Anemia in Indramayu Regency, Indonesia: Results from the MotherCare Project

Utomo, Budi, Pandu Riono, Teguh Budiono, Endang L. Achadi, Gouranga Dasvarma, Mary J. Hansell, Nancy L. Sloan, James Phillips, David Leon, and Carolyn Hessler-Radelet, Center for Child Survival of the University of Indonesia. MotherCare Working Paper #23. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1993. (M558)

Does Iron Supplementation Make A Difference?

Sloan, Nancy L., Elizabeth A. Jordan, and Beverly Winikoff. MotherCare Working Paper #15.Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1992. (M556)

Do Infants Under Six Months of Age Need Extra Iron?: A Probe

Baumslag, Naomi with Michael Favin.MotherCare Working Paper #12. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1992. (M551)

Prevalence of Maternal Anemia in Developing Countries

Sloan, Nancy L., and Elizabeth Jordan. MotherCare Working Paper #7B. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1992. (M557)

A Qualitative Investigation of Factors Influencing Use of Iron Folate Tablets by Pregnant Women in West Java: A Summary of Findings

Moore, Mona, Pandu Riono, and Siti Pariani. MotherCare Working Paper #13. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1991. (M553)

The Prevalence of Maternal Anemia in Developing Countries, 1979 - 1989: An Annotated Bibliography

Jordan, Elizabeth A., and Nancy L. Sloan. MotherCare Working Paper #7A. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1991. (M552)

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BREASTFEEDING

Guide for Country Assessment of Breastfeeding Practices and Promotion

Griffiths, Marcia and Mary Ann Anderson. The Manoff Group and the United States Agency for International Development. Arlington, VA: MotherCare, John Snow Inc., 1993. (M602)

The State of Breastfeeding in Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ghana and Uganda: Practices and Promotion. Summaries of the Final Reports

MotherCare/John Snow Inc., The Manoff Group and The LAC Nutrition Sustainability Project/URC and ISTI. Arlington, VA: MotherCare/John Snow Inc., 1993. (M603)

Early Infant Feeding in Haiti: A Synopsis and a Proposal

Alvarez, Maria D. MotherCare Working Paper #3. Arlington, VA: John Snow, Inc., 1990. (M601)

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