Global programs / Global project 931-1065 · 1987 · nutrition · Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) International Nutrition Communication Service
Since the International Nutrition Communication Service published its Nutrition Training Manual Catalogue in 1982, many new texts as well as revised versions of old manuals have been developed to respond to advances in nutrition education. This supplement reviews approximately 70 of these new documents in order to provide educators with an updated guide for choosing training resources. Although this guide, like its predecessor, focuses on subjects typically addressed in nutrition education (e.g., breastfeeding, vitamin A deficiency), it includes a number of texts on training methodology and on food/nutrition program management. The manuals are classified according to the following subject categories: general nutrition; primary health care; nutrition communication and training; nutrition education in the school; nutrition in maternal child health; growth monitoring, nutritional assessment, and surveillance; nutrition and infection and special deficiencies; nutrition appropriate technology; and program management. Each citation includes a review which summarizes the manual's content and format, and each lists title, author, publisher, language, geographic focus, potential users,
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAY-743 (1987). The source's own text.
Operated in: Latin America, Indonesia, Caribbean, India.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) International Nutrition Communication Service | implementer | 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Manoff International, Inc. | implementer | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN-1065-A-4026 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Nutrition | 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Assistance | 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Nutrition 52%; Health systems, policy and finance (general health) 31%; Basic education (early childhood, primary, secondary, literacy, teachers) 8%
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Program key prj:9311065