Development of the generic Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15536138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christiane Rudert (0000-0003-0703-0037, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, corresponding author), Peggy Koniz‐Booher (0000-0002-0632-1572, John Snow (United States)), Mary Lung’aho (Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida), Maryanne Stone-Jimenez (Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida), Maaike Arts (0000-0002-1388-2589, United Nations Children's Fund), France Begin (0000-0001-8545-1545, United Nations Children's Fund) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e12946-e12946 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mcn.12946 |
| PMID | 36991581 |
| OpenAlex | W4361281967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) promotion is a key component in the set of high impact interventions to improve nutrition. The literature provides evidence of the positive impact of IYCF promotion through various platforms, including communities. In 2009, UNICEF and WHO agreed that a global, "generic" IYCF package of resources and tools to plan, implement, and monitor community-based IYCF programmes and to build skills of community-based workers was needed. In 2010, the UNICEF Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package was finalized and field tested under a strategic collaboration between UNICEF New York and Nutrition Policy and Practice and the Center for Human Services/University Research Company. The Package includes 11 tools to guide adaptation of the materials, the design, planning, and implementation of IYCF programmes and the training, monitoring, supervision, and mentoring of community workers, using an interactive and experiential adult learning approach. The Package was rolled out from 2011 onwards and by 2017 was implemented in 87 countries. In 2013, UNICEF and the United States Agency for International Development-funded Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally project started planning the evaluation, and a study site was selected in Nigeria to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of the Package on IYCF practices, knowledge, and worker skills. This article describes the need for and development of the Package, its content and approach to skills building, as well as its current implementation. Finally, it makes the case for the evaluation of the Package, which is covered in the other papers in the Supplement in relation to the Nigeria evaluation
Agency (philosophy · Capacity building · Economic growth · Medical education · Promotion (chess · Psychological intervention · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Nursing
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Development of the generic Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |