40 Questions
What does the acronym CMAM stand for?
Community Management of Acute Malnutrition
What is the full form of ENN?
Emergency Nutrition Network
What does the acronym IYCF stand for?
Infant and Young Child Feeding
What is the full form of FAO?
Food and Agriculture Organization
What does the acronym NACS stand for?
Nutrition Assessment and Counseling and Support
What is the full form of UNICEF?
United Nations Children’s Fund
What does the acronym SPRING stand for?
Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally
Which group's members expressed an interest in developing a reference guide for nutrition-specific tools and approaches?
CORE Group members
What is the full form of WHO?
World Health Organization
What is the primary purpose of the reference guide?
To guide nutrition actors in selecting the most appropriate design, research, implementation, and evaluation tools
Who led the effort to develop this reference guide?
Jennifer Burns, Mai-Anh Hoang, Camilla Peterson, and Judiann McNulty
What is the target audience for this reference guide?
Program designers and technical staff among CORE Group members, as well as others working in the area of nutrition globally
What is the purpose of the photographs used in this guide?
For illustrative purposes only
Where were the cover and back cover photos taken?
Rwanda and India
What is the significance of the acknowledgment section in this guide?
It recognizes the efforts of Jennifer Burns and others in developing the guide
What is the key consideration for nutrition actors when selecting tools and approaches from this guide?
Their program objectives, context, and available resources
What is the primary purpose of Optifood?
To provide scientific evidence on how to enrich people's diets with locally available foods at the lowest possible cost
What type of analysis does Optifood use to select the best diets?
Linear programming analysis
Which of the following is NOT a key audience for Optifood?
Private food companies
What is NOT a feature of Optifood?
Providing situation analysis data
What is the ultimate goal of Optifood's dietary recommendations?
To improve the diet of specific population groups
What is a potential application of Optifood?
Informing policy decisions to improve diets
What does Optifood consider when identifying diets that meet nutrient needs?
Local food supply and dietary patterns
What is a benefit of using Optifood?
It provides low-cost, evidence-based dietary recommendations
What is the primary purpose of the BMI wheel?
To quickly identify malnutrition in clients
What is the age range for using the BMI wheel for BMI-for-age?
Five to 18 years
Where can design files for the BMI wheel be accessed?
Through a sublicense agreement with FHI 360
What is the restriction on modifying the design files for the BMI wheel?
They can be modified for translation only
Who developed the BMI wheel?
The USAID-funded FANTA project and the Boston Children's Hospital
What is the primary audience for the BMI wheel?
Health workers in developing countries
What is a limitation of the BMI wheel?
It is not suitable for children under five years of age or for pregnant or lactating women
What is the outcome of using the BMI wheel?
Health workers can quickly determine BMI and nutritional status
What is the primary focus of the TIPs method?
What people do
What is the purpose of trials in TIPs?
To gauge acceptability of a practice or product
Who is the target audience for the TIPs method?
Ministries of health, NGOs, program managers, and researchers
What is the outcome of using the TIPs method?
An in-depth understanding of participants’ preferences and capabilities
What is the role of participants in the TIPs method?
They are engaged to try out proposed practices or products
What is the advantage of using the TIPs method?
It allows for pre-testing of practices or products before implementation
What is the original application of the TIPs method?
Nutrition programming
What is the scope of application of the TIPs method?
Applied to many other public health issues beyond nutrition
Study Notes
Tools for Nutrition Programs
- The CORE Group Nutrition Working Group has developed a reference guide for nutrition-specific tools and approaches.
- The guide provides information on how and when to use various tools, as well as special considerations for their use.
Acronyms
- BMI: Body Mass Index
- CMAM: Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition
- C-MAMI: Community Management of Uncomplicated Acute Malnutrition in Infants Under Six Months
- ENA: Essential Nutrition Actions
- ENN: Emergency Nutrition Network
- FANTA: Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project
- FAO: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
- FHI 360: Family Health International 360
- IFE: Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
- IMCI: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
- IYCF: Infant and Young Child Feeding
- Link NCA: Link Nutrition Causal Analysis
- LSHTM: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- MDD-W: Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women
- NACS: Nutrition Assessment and Counseling and Support
- NIPP: Nutrition Impact and Positive Practice
- NPDA: Nutrition Program Design Assistant
- PAHO: Pan American Health Organization
- SMART: Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions
- SPRING: Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally
- TIPs: Trials of Improved Practices
- TOPS: Technical and Operational Performance Support
- UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund
- USAID: United States Agency for International Development
- WHO: World Health Organization
BMI Wheel
- The BMI wheel is a tool for determining Body Mass Index (BMI) in clients.
- It was created to make calculating BMI and BMI-for-age quicker and easier for health workers in developing countries.
- The wheel is used to determine BMI and nutritional status without calculations.
- Results can be shown to clients and used for counseling.
Optifood
- Optifood is a tool that provides scientific evidence on how to enrich people’s diets with locally available foods at the lowest possible cost.
- It identifies nutrient gaps and recommends locally available foods to fill them.
- Optifood uses software based on linear programming analysis to select the best diets from among all possible food combinations.
- It is useful for designing programs and informing policy decisions to improve the diet of specific population groups.
Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs)
- TIPs is a human-centered, client-driven, qualitative formative research and design technique for behavior-centered programming.
- It focuses on what people do, rather than what people know or believe, and uses trials to gauge acceptability of a practice or product.
- TIPs combines the advertising-design idea of concept testing with product testing to modify a practice or product before it is introduced into the market.
- It allows program planners to pre-test the actual practices or products a program will promote and gain an in-depth understanding of participants’ preferences and capabilities.
This quiz covers user guides and training materials for health professionals, focusing on nutrition assessment, counseling, and support, as well as community-based management of acute malnutrition.
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