Dear AFRO-NETS Subscribers,
Evidence suggests that simply increasing knowledge and awareness of good nutrition practices rarely leads to enduring behavior change, which is unlikely to be achieved through a single activity. As a result, *SPRING <http://goo.gl/5TUFAi>\* embraces an* evidence-based, behavior-centered approach that acknowledges the complex contextual and social determinants* that influence people’s ability to consider, test, adopt, and sustain a given behavior or practice.
SPRING is extremely pleased to share a few new* SBCC <http://goo.gl/K1HOiH>\* resources including our:
- On-going work in the Sahel Region of Africa
- Comprehensive literature review with interactive components on our website
- Working paper on maternal and young child nutrition
*SBCC in the Sahel: A Landscape Assessment of Nutrition and Hygiene Social and Behavior Change Communication in Niger and Burkina Faso *
In 2013, the USAID Global Health Bureau called for collaboration between the Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel-Enhanced Resilience (REGIS-ER) project and SPRING. Together, their focus is to improve public health knowledge about health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Niger and Burkina Faso while also changing men’s and women’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. The approaches used for developing this landscape assessment, along with findings, can be found at SBCC in the Sahel | SPRING
*Evidence of Effective Approaches to Social and Behavior Change Communication for Preventing and Reducing Stunting and Anemia*
This review provides a summary of peer-reviewed evidence regarding the effectiveness of SBCC approaches to increase the uptake of three key nutritional behaviors: women’s dietary practices during pregnancy and lactation, breastfeeding practices, and complementary feeding practices. The review includes a total of 91 studies identified using the Ovid MEDLINE database. To learn more, please visit:
*SBCC Pathways for Improved Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Practices*
In this “Working Paper”, SPRING presents pathways between SBCC delivery strategies and improved maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices. Get access to resources which promote practices for improving maternal and child nutrition, and learn more about related behaviour determinants, target populations, and delivery strategies here:
*SBCC Pathways for Improved Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Practices | SPRING
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