What role can community action play in driving nutrition change? How have programs to address the immediate determinants of malnutrition improved infant and young child feeding, addressed micronutrient deficiencies, and helped to manage acute malnutrition? The chapters below from Nourishing Millions address these and other questions about nutrition-specific programs and interventions: Transforming Nutrition Interventions Chapter >> Read more
Transforming National Policy and Programming
How have countries made national-level progress in nutrition? What kinds of interventions have worked or not worked to address the immediate and underlying drivers of malnutrition at the country level, as well as the enabling environment for nutrition? The chapters below from Nourishing Millions address these and other questions about country experiences with transforming national >> Read more
Infographic Now Available
Discover Seven Secrets for Success in Nutrition in a newly released infographic drawn from the Nourishing Millions book. Share widely with your networks, and stay tuned for the US book launch and livestream on Wednesday, June 29!
Tackling New Frontiers in Malnutrition: Overweight and Obesity
Guest blog by Judith Hodge, independent consultant on global food and nutrition security, based in the UK, and one of the editors of the Nourishing Millions book. Why there’s a chapter on obesity in Nourishing Millions It’s taken some time but the nutrition community is finally talking about undernutrition and overnutrition in the same breath. >> Read more
UK Launch of Nourishing Millions Book
The launch will take place in Brighton, UK, on Monday, July 11, 2016. It will feature an overview by Stuart Gillespie and perspectives from Edwyn Shiel, Judith Hodge, Lawrence Haddad, Nick Nisbett, Purnima Menon, and Sir Richard Jolly. For more information, visit the event page.
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US Launch of Nourishing Millions Book
The launch will take place in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. It will feature an overview by Stuart Gillespie; perspectives from Tom Arnold, David Nabarro (video), Ellen Piwoz, and Lucy Sullivan; and closing remarks by Shenggen Fan. The event will be moderated by Rajul Pandya-Lorch. For more information and to join the live >> Read more
Flyer Now Available
Download Flyer English | Chinese | French | Spanish Interested in learning more about the upcoming book, Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition? Take a look at the flyer to see the stories highlighted in the book.
Updates from Nourishing Millions
The Nourishing Millions project is in the process of finalizing chapter manuscripts and accompanying resource materials. Stay tuned next week for an announcement of the book launch! Alongside the release of the book, communication products and activities will include a book summary, social media toolkit, powerpoint slide deck, and classroom discussion questions. Check back on >> Read more
Now available: Case studies considered for Nourishing Millions
The Nourishing Millions project is pleased to share the case studies that were considered for inclusion in the Nourishing Millions book and related products and activities. The cases range from global, regional, and country-level initiatives to policies, programs, and interventions at smaller scales. They were compiled from a global call for nominations, review of scholarly >> Read more
