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Nutrition-Related Databases Online
Africa Nutrition Database (ANDI) A joint effort of the United Nations and the World Bank
Food and Nutrition Library 1.1 Humanity Libraries Global Help Project, U.N. University Press

Fortification & Micronutrients
Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of the American Red Cross Launching a Micronutrient Program (click here to view and select individual sections) by Susan Berger, Edith Cheung, and Jindra Cekan, American Red Cross, International Services Programming Guidance, Food and Nutrition Discussion Paper #1, 2001
Enhancing the Nutritional Quality of Relief Diets Workshop (Click here to view and select individual sections) Materials and Proceedings, April 1999
Final Report of the Micronutrient Assessment Project (MAP) SUSTAIN Project, 2000, in Adobe pdf (624 KB)
Fortification of Corn Masa Flour with Iron and/or Other Nutrients: A Literature and Industry Experience Review SUSTAIN Project, 1997, in Adobe pdf (848 KB)
Micronutrient Compliance Review of Fortified P.L. 480 Commodities by Peter Ranum, SUSTAIN, 2001 in Adobe pdf (160 KB)
Proceedings of the SUSTAIN Forum on Iron Fortification SUSTAIN Project, 1998, in Adobe pdf (848 KB)
Results Report of the Vitamin C Pilot Program SUSTAIN Project, 1997, in Adobe pdf (416 KB)
Vitamin A Fortification of P.L. 480 Vegetable Oil, Report SUSTAIN Project, 1998, in Adobe pdf (352 KB)

Policy and Research
Agricultural Development and Child Nutrition: What do We Know? 2000, Food Security II Policy Synthesis #52, Michigan State University (MSU)
Case Study: Eritrea, Linking Food Security and Nutrition 1998, by Laura Iannotti (LINKAGES), Margie Ferris-Morris (OMNI), Kimberley Lucas (BASIS), and Ambrasi Edward Raj (QAP/JHU), University of Wisconsin/Madison, Land Tenure Center (LTC).  (Adobe pdf, 74.2 KB)
Developing Cost-Effective Methods for Estimating Household Income and Nutrient Intake Adequacy 2000, Food Security II Policy Synthesis #54, Michigan State University (MSU)
Hearth Nutrition Model: Applications in Haiti, Vietnam, and Bangladesh 1997, by Olga Wollinka, Erin Keeley, Barton R. Burkhalter, and Naheed Bashir, eds. BASICS II Project.
Impact of Credit with Education on Mothers and their Young Children's Nutrition: CRECER Credit with Education program in Bolivia. 1999, by Barbara MkNelly and Christopher Dunford, Freedom from Hunger.  Research Paper #5.
Impact of Credit with Education on Mothers and their Young Children's Nutrition: Lower Pra Rural Bank Credit with Education Program in Ghana. 1998, by Barbara MkNelly and Christopher Dunford, Freedom from Hunger.  Research Paper #4.
Improving the Use of Food Rations in Title II Maternal/ Child Health and Nutrition Programs Workshop 1999, Workshop Report, FANTA Project (Adobe pdf, 120 KB)
Increasing Nutritional Impacts of Agricultural Interventions 1999, by Patricia Bonnard, FANTA Project (Adobe pdf, 137 KB)
Linkages between Agricultural Growth and Improved Child Nutrition in Mali 2000, by James Tefft, Christopher Penders, Valerie Kelly, John M. Staatz, Mbaye Yade, and Victoria Wise. MSU International Development Working Paper #79. (Adobe pdf, 209 KB)
Nutrition: A Foundation for Development 2002, by the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) A compilation of 12 briefs on the latest nutrition research as it relates to other development sectors - designed to facilitate dialogue between practitioners of various sectors and nutritionists on the importance of integrating nutrition into development. (Each brief may be downloaded in Adobe pdf from the above website.) Also available in Spanish!
Nutrition Works: Measuring, Understanding, and Improving Nutritional Status A collaborative workshop presented September 5-7, 2001,at Project HOPE in Millwood, Virginia, USA. Included here are the workshop report and materials available electronically.	Download files individually from this page.
	Workshop Report only, WinZip (3.2 MB)
Positive Deviance in Child Nutrition - with Emphasis on Psychosocial and Behavioural Aspects and Implications for Development 1990, by Marian Zeitlin, Hossein Ghassemi, and Mohamed Mansour

Nutrition Tools
Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide 2003 by Bruce Cogill, the FANTA Project.
Anthropometric Tools: WHO/NCHS Reference Tables for Children Scroll down the page to reach the tables.
Design and Implementation of Nutrition Surveys 1998, Excerpt from the MICAH Guide, a publication of World Vision Canada, in MS Word (768 KB)
HIV/AIDS: A Guide for Nutrition, Care, and Support 2001, The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project, in Adobe pdf (206 KB)
Implementing and Evaluating Nutrition Interventions for Managers of PVO Child Survival Projects: A Guide to Manuals, Guidebooks and Reports, April 2000 Jennifer Wagmann and Peter J. Winch, Eds., Child Survival Technical Support (CSTS) (in Adobe pdf, 560 KB)
Indicators to Monitor Impact of Nutrition Programmes Excerpt from the MICAH Guide, a publication of World Vision Canada, 1998, in MS Word, (Caution: 1 MB)
The Nutrition Toolkit by The World Bank, Human Development Network
Operationalizing Essential Nutrition Actions A Toolkit from the BASICS Project
Positive Deviance/Hearth Consultant's Guide by the CORE Nutrition Working Group, 2004 (in MS Word, Caution: 3.2 MB)
Reaching Communities for Child Health and Nutrition: A Framework for Household and Community IMCI 2001, by Peter Winch, Karen LeBan, Barmak Kusha, and Participants at the Workshop "Reaching Communities for Child Health" (in Adobe pdf, Caution: 1.5 MB)
Review of Health & Nutrition Project Baseline Research Methods of Title II-Funded PVOs by Patricia Haggerty, 2000, FAM M&E Toolkit, in MS Word (362 KB)

Nutrition Links
Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG)
International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG)
The LINKAGES Project: A worldwide project improving Infant and Young Child Feeding
Micronutrient Initiative
MOST, the USAID Micronutrient Project
Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions (OMNI)
Positive Deviance Website
Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition (PAMM)
Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS)
Reports on the World Nutrition Situation (RWNS)
Sharing U.S. Technology to Aid in the Improvement of Nutrition (SUSTAIN) Project
United Nations' Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN)

This page was updated on September 22, 2004.