Brief
Oct 11 2017
Alive & Thrive (A&T) Generation 2 Overview
Alive & Thrive (A&T) Generation 2 is here. This phase of A&T aims to further enhance sustainability of projects and processes that generate positive improvements in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN).
Poster/Graphic
Jun 02 2017
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding intervention summary and results
These two infographics summarize Alive & Thrive’s work in Bangladesh from 2009 to 2014. The rigorously evaluated intervention resulted in large scale improvements in exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
Brief
May 03 2017
IYCF counseling centers in Bihar, India: A program brief to inform scale up
This program brief is targeted towards state/sub-state level decision makers and program managers, and outlines a set of recommendations for scaling up IYCF-Counselling Centres at the state/sub-state level.
Journal article
Apr 13 2017
Estimates of the quality of complementary feeding among Vietnamese infants aged 6-23 months varied by how commercial baby cereals were classified in 24-h recalls (Nguyen, T., 2015. Global Public Health)
The World Health Organization's (WHO) standardized questionnaire for assessing infant and young child feeding practices does not include commercial baby cereals (CBC), which are derived from several food groups and are fortified with micronutrients.
Journal article
Apr 01 2017
Social franchising and a nationwide mass media campaign increased the prevalence of adequate complementary feeding in Viet Nam: a cluster-randomized program evaluation (Rawat R., 2017. Journal of Nutrition)
Alive & Thrive (A&T) applied principles of social franchising within the government health system in Viet Nam to improve the quality of interpersonal counseling (IPC) for complementary feeding (CF).
Brief
Feb 07 2017
Nutrition practices in Uttar Pradesh (UP): Results from a formative research study
Alive & Thrive conducted formative research to better understand the nutrition practices in Uttar Pradesh. We found that mothers can and will improve behaviors related to infant and young children nutrition when provided with social support and timely counseling.