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The Resource Review is a selection of materials that will help you keep on top of research and developments from across SPRING’s technical areas. This page contains current and archived materials from each of the three resource reviews.

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Food Systems Academy

Geoff Tansey, November 2014

A Food Policy Package for Healthy Diets and the Prevention of Obesity and Diet-Related Non-Communicable Diseases: The NOURISHING Framework

Hawkes, C., J. Jewell, and K. Allen. "A Food Policy Package for Healthy Diets and the Prevention of Obesity and Diet-related Non-communicable Diseases: The NOURISHING Framework." Obesity Reviews 14, no. S2 (2013): 159-68.

A Conceptual Model of the Food and Nutrition System

Sobal, Jeffery, Laura Kettel Khan, and Carole Bisogni. "A Conceptual Model of the Food and Nutrition System." Social Science & Medicine 47, no. 7 (1998): 853-63.

A Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health: Debates, Policy & Practice, Case Studies

Solar, O., and A. Irwin. "A Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health." Social Determinants of Health Discussion Paper 2 (Policy and Practice), 2010.

Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Planning: A Post-Mortem

Field, John Osgood. "Multi-sectoral Nutrition Planning: A Post-mortem." Food Policy 12, no. 1 (1987): 15-28.

Rejoinder: Nutrition Planning is Alive and Well, Thank You

Berg, Alan. "Rejoinder: nutrition planning is alive and well, thank you." Food Policy 12, no. 4 (1987): 365-375.

Health Systems Analysis for Better Health System Strengthening

Berman, Peter, and Ricardo Bitran. "Health Systems Analysis for Better Health System Strengthening." The World Bank, 2011. 

Tackling Obesities: Future Choices - Project Report. 2nd Edition

Butland, Bryony, Susan Jebb, Peter Kopelman, Klim McPherson, Sandy Thomas, Jane Mardell, and Vivienne Parry. "Tackling Obesities: Future Choices- Project Report. 2nd Edition." Government Office for Science, 2007.

The State of Food and Agriculture: Food Systems for Better Nutrition

FAO. "The State of Food and Agriculture: Food Systems for Better Nutrition." Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013. 

The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and Choices for Global Sustainability - Executive Summary

Foresight. “The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainability.” Executive Summary. The Government Office for Science, 2011.

Working Multisectorally in Nutrition

James Garrett and Marcella Natalicchio. Working Multisectorally in Nutrition. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011.

Reversibility of Stunting: Epidemiological Findings in Children from Developing Countries

Martorell R., Khan L.K., Schroeder D.G. "Reversibility of Stunting: Epidemiological Findings in Children from Developing Countries." European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1994), Vol 48 Supp.

HLPE Consultation on the V0 Draft of the Report: Water and Food Security

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition, October 2014

Joint A4NH/ISPC Workshop on Nutrition

CGIAR, September 2014

Rice Science to Ensure Global Nutrition and Food Security

Agrilinks, September 2014

Six Things to Celebrate on World Food Day

GAIN, October 2014

Can Stunting Be Reversed? Yes, and Peru Is Showing Us How

The Guardian, October 2014

Diving into Delivery: 2013 Annual Report

HarvestPlus, October 2014

New Grant Aims to Build Global Food Security Through Produce Research

UC Davis News Release, October 2014

Learning from World Bank History: Agriculture and Food-Based Approaches For Addressing Malnutrition

The World Bank, June 2014 

2014 Global Hunger Index

IFPRI, October 2014

Value Chains and Nutrition: A Framework to Support the Identification, Design and Evaluation of Interventions

Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, October 2014

Effectiveness of a Rural Sanitation Programme on Diarrhoea, Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection, and Child Malnutrition in Odisha, India: A Cluster-Randomised Trial

Clasen, T., Boisson, S., Routray, P., Torondel, B.,Bell, M., et al. The Lancet Global Health  (November 2014) Vol. 2  No. 11 pp. e645-e653m.

Special Issue: Population-Level Behavior Change to Enhance Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Evidence

Journal of Health Communications, October 2014

Biofortified Orange Maize Is As Efficacious As a Vitamin A Supplement in Zambian Children Even In The Presence of High Liver Reserves of Vitamin A: A Community-Based, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Gannon, B., Kaliwile, C., Arscott, S.A., Schmaelzle, S. Chileshe, J., et al. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (October 2014), e-pub ahead of print.

Comparison of the Effects of Conditional Food and Cash Transfers of the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program on Household Food Security and Dietary Diversity in the Face of Rising Food Prices: Ways Forward for a More Nutrition-Sensitive Program

Baye, K., Retta, N., Abuye, C. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. (September 2014) Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 289-295.

Nutrition, Agriculture and the Global Food System in Low and Middle Income Countries

Popkin, B. Food Policy. (August 2014) Vol. 49 No. 1, pp. 91-96.

The Western Highlands Integrated Program (WHIP) Evaluation Baseline Survey in Guatemala: A Case Study in Evaluation Practice

MEASURE Evaluation, September 2014

The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014

FAO, September 2014

Biofortification Progress Briefs

HarvestPlus, September 2014

With Crop Diversification, Farmers Get the Most out of their Land

Feed the Future, September 2014

Panama Turns to Biofortification of Crops to Build Food Security

Interpress News Service, September 2014

New Global Indicator to Measure Women’s Dietary Diversity

FANTA and FAO, July 2014

Is Producing More Food to Feed the World Beside the Point?

Grist.org, August 2014

International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition

FAO, September 2014

The Future of Family Farming: Providing Resources for Women and Young Farmers

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition, September 2014

WASHplus Weekly Update – Focus on WASH and Nutrition

WASHplus, September 2014

Ag2Nut community Call: Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Training Workshop

Ag2Nut Community of Practice, September 2014

Multistoried Agroforestry Garden System in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Michon, G., Mary, F., Bompard, J. Agroforestry Systems. (1986) pp. 315-338 

Can Smallholder Fruit and Vegetable Production Systems Improve Household Food Security and Nutritional Status of Women? Evidence from Rural Uganda

IFPRI, April 2014

United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN)
World Health Organization (WHO) – Nutrition Section
National Institutes of Health Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) Program
USAID’s Neglected Tropical Disease Program
The 2014 SUN Movement Global Gathering & ICN2 Side Event

The Scaling Up Nutrition Movement

Success Factors for Women’s and Children’s Health: Policy and programme highlights from 10 fast-track countries

PMNCH, WHO, World Bank, and AHPSR. (2014). Success Factors for Women’s and Children’s Health: Policy and programme highlights from 10 fast-track countries. Geneva: WHO.

Second International Conference on Nutrition

Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization

The Cost of Hunger in Africa: Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Egypt, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Uganda

African Union Commission, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, UN Economic Commission for Africa, and UN World Food Programme. The Cost of Hunger in Africa: Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Egypt, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Uganda. Report. Addis Ababa: UNECA, 2014.

Integrated Anemia Prevention and Control Toolkit

"Integrated Anemia Prevention and Control Toolkit | K4Health." Toolkits by K4Health. September 23, 2014.

WHO Global Database on Anaemia

"WHO Global Database on Anaemia." WHO. January 1, 2014.