This introduction article, by Elizabeth Zehner, was published in the Maternal & Child Nutrition Supplement: Availability, Promotion and Consumption of Commercial Infant Foods.
Are kids getting the nutrition they need to thrive? These ten Maternal & Child Nutrition articles summarize ARCH’s research findings on the availability, promotion, and consumption of foods for infants and young children. Access the full supplement or click on each article below. Promotion and consumption of breastmilk substitutes and infant foods in Cambodia, Nepal,…
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.
Please use the form below to contact the ARCH team. We look forward to hearing from you. Name* Email* Organization (Optional) Message* Δ Offices Helen Keller International-Regional Office for Asia House #42, St. 322, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang1 Khan Chamkar Mon P.O. Box 168 Phnom Penh CAMBODIA Helen Keller International Jl. Taman Margasatwa No. 26B…
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ARCH is working to strengthen policies that promote optimal infant and young child nutrition. Helen Keller International’s Assessment & Research on Child Feeding (ARCH) Project explores marketing of commercial foods and diets of young children in rapidly evolving food environments. Our research has contributed to global discussions on implementation of the World Health Organization’s International…
This report describes findings from monitoring of television commercials for specific foods and beverages consumed by infants and young children in Dakar Department, Senegal. ARCH collaborated with the marketing and advertising agency, Media Time, to conduct the monitoring for three months in 2015. Suggested citation: Gueye N.Y.S., Diop E.I., & Thiaw C. (2016) Monitoring of…
This commentary article was published in the Lancet in January 2016. Authors: Alison McFadden, Frances Mason, Jean Baker, France Begin, Fiona Dykes, Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Natalie Kenney-Muir, Heather Whitford, Elizabeth Zehner and Mary J Renfrew
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)…
