This brief summarizes ARCH research findings and implications and offers recommendations for policymakers and program managers. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2016) Assessment & Research on Child Feeding (ARCH) Policy Brief: Using Research for Advocacy to Improve Child Nutrition. Helen Keller International, Washington, D.C.
This brief summarizes an ARCH study that gathered data on promotion techniques used in retail settings for food products marketed for children under 24 months of age and assessed the prevalence of these promotions. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015) Summary brief: Promotion of Infant and Young Child Feeding Products in Retail Settings in Cambodia,…
This brief provides findings from ARCH’s research that assessed consumption of commercially-produced food products among infants and young children and their mothers’ exposure to promotions for these products in the most populous cities of Cambodia, Nepal, Senegal, and Tanzania (Phnom Penh, Kathmandu Valley, Dakar Department, and Dar es Salaam). Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015)…
This brief presents abstracts of articles on ARCH research findings. The articles were published in a March 2016 supplement in the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015) Assessment And Research On Child Feeding Project: Summaries of Research Findings, 2012-2015. (Abstracts from forthcoming supplement to be published in Maternal & Child…
This report describes findings from ARCH’s cross-sectional study that assessed the labels of commercially produced complementary foods sold in the most populous metropolitan areas of Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Senegal (Dakar), and Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) to assess their support of optimal infant and young child feeding practices as recommended by current best…
This training manual aims to strengthen the lactation management skills of health workers in Nepal. ARCH’s research, conducted in collaboration with the Child Health Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, informed the manual. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015) Lactation Management in Early Postpartum 3-Day Training Manual. Helen Keller International, Kathmandu,…
This report describes findings from ARCH’s assessment of labels for commercially produced complementary foods and selected commercially produced foods not specifically marketed for but commonly consumed by infants and young children in Nepal. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe the extent to which the labels comply with both local and international guidance…
This report describes findings from a study that aimed to build understanding around mothers’ exposure to commercial promotions for infant and young child food products and their utilization of these products in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ARCH conducted the study in collaboration with Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population’s Child Health Division. Suggested citation: Pries A.M.,…
