Toolkit
Jan 06 2015
Infant and young child feeding counseling services toolkit: A social franchise model
Social franchises in the health sector typically operate by franchising a specific package of services through private health facilities that are already offering a wide range of both curative and preventive services.
Toolkit
Jan 01 2015
Resources for community-based IYCF support groups
Catalogs and provides electronic links to resources developed in Viet Nam to improve the quality of counseling on infant and young child feeding through three types of support groups.
Brief
Dec 12 2014
Overview of activities in Viet Nam (in Vietnamese)
Summarizes Alive & Thrive Viet Nam activities, achievements and lessons learned from each component. These documents are intended for policy makers, program planners and media. They were delivered in the December 2014 Dissemination Workshop in Hanoi
Journal article
Dec 01 2014
Incorporating elements of social franchising in government health services improves the quality of infant and young child feeding counselling services at commune health centres in Viet Nam (Nguyen, P.H., 2014. Health Policy and Planning)
This study assessed the effects of incorporating social franchising on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling facilities and services.
Brief
Nov 29 2014
Overview: Framework for delivering nutrition results at scale
Lays out Alive & Thrive’s comprehensive approach for scale and impact through four components: advocacy, interpersonal communication and community mobilization, mass communication, and strategic use of data.
Guide/Manual
Nov 28 2014
Strategic Design of Mass Media: Promoting Breastfeeding in Viet Nam
Outlines the 6 steps used to design A&T’s “talking babies” mass media campaign in Viet Nam, discusses the behavioral theory and research behind the strategy, and presents the results.