For nutrition interventions to effectively address the myriad causes of malnutrition, they must be coordinated with multiple sectors, particularly the health sector, because of its frequent contact with women and children during the first 1,000 days, from pregnancy through a child’s second birthday.
FHI 360 has deep experience working with governments, civil society and the private sector to integrate nutrition into health services, including incorporating nutrition services into quality improvement and health information systems.
Our Uganda Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition activity has supported the development and rollout of national nutrition guidelines, provider performance standards, nutrition quality service assessments and continuing professional development systems. Our Suaahara II activity supported the government of Nepal in incorporating nutrition into routine health service standards. Our Jordan Community Health and Nutrition project is working to integrate nutrition into the preservice provider curriculum and establishing a group of lactation counselors to support mothers across the continuum of care. Finally, our Alive & Thrive initiative has published research on the integration of nutrition into prenatal services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India.
FHI 360 is also building evidence for how to effectively incorporate nutrition into education, food systems, and social protection policies and programs.
Our Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III (FANTA) project supported governments around the world to establish multisector nutrition coordination platforms and integrate nutrition into their sector strategies and work plans. Alive & Thrive has supported studies on addressing nutrition through schools in Ethiopia and through social protection programs in Bangladesh. Our Intake initiative is increasing the availability of national dietary data for improving food system actions, and we are leading efforts to achieve resilient food systems using innovative behavior change approaches in Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
