Journal article

Nov 15 2019

Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding across three time points in Bangladesh (Blackstone SR., 2018. International Health)

This study explored predictors of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Bangladesh using data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey from 2007, 2011, and 2014, focusing on reasons why rates of EBF changed over those time periods.

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Nov 15 2019

Translating the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes into national measures in nine countries (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

This paper investigates how the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) was translated from an international policy framework to protect breastfeeding against inappropriate marketing practices into national level legislation, in the context of the advocacy efforts un

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Nov 15 2019

Enhancing governance and strengthening advocacy for policy change of large Collective Impact initiatives (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

This paper investigates expansion into a multilayered Collective Impact (CI) initiative and the use of policy advocacy in CI initiatives to address complex nutrition issues.

Journal article

Jun 01 2019

Integrating Maternal Infant & Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in Undergraduate Medical Teaching Curriculum and Service Delivery in Two States of India (P04-162-19)

In India, as part of provision of technical assistance to government and partner organizations at national and state level for strengthening MIYCN policy/programming, Alive & Thrive is working with eight medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to develop an evidence-based model for assessing the extent to which MIYCN can be addressed in the undergraduate curricula and interventions included in the service delivery.
 
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