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“It’s Changed Our Way of Eating a Lot”: Experiences of Nutrition and Health Improvements After Participation in an Urban Home Garden Program

Posted on April 2, 2019April 3, 2020
To elucidate the perceived health benefits of an urban home gardening and nutritional education program in a population at high cardiometabolic risk with qualitative data collected via in-depth, semistructured interviews in ... read more →
Maternal & Child Nutrition

Baby cereals overlooked in assessment of Vietnam child nutrition

Posted on February 3, 2016August 25, 2018
The World Health Organization's standardized questionnaire for assessing infant and young child feeding practices does not include commercial baby cereals, which are derived from several food groups and are fortified with mic... read more →

The Gambia – Impact Evaluation Baseline Report: Child Health and Nutrition

Posted on December 31, 2015August 21, 2018
The government of The Gambia is implementing the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project to increase the use of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health services. In collaboration with the gov... read more →

The Gambia – Impact Evaluation Baseline Report: Maternal Health and Nutrition

Posted on December 31, 2015August 21, 2018
The government of The Gambia is implementing the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project to increase the use of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health services. In collaboration with the gov... read more →

Project continues towards improving The Gambia’s national health monitoring

Posted on August 20, 2015August 21, 2018
Dr. Laura Ferguson visited The Gambia this month as part of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights' ongoing Maternal and Child Nutritional and Health Results Project with the World Bank. She provided technical suppor... read more →

Dr. Ferguson assisting monitoring and evaluation in The Gambia

Posted on June 23, 2015January 5, 2016
This month Professor Laura Ferguson traveled to The Gambia to continue her ongoing work with the World Bank focused on maternal and child nutrition and health. The primary purpose of this trip was to assist the monitoring and... read more →

Baseline Survey Report – The Gambia: Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project

Posted on February 16, 2015August 21, 2018
Indicators of maternal and child nutrition and health in The Gambia highlight significant room for improvement, especially among people living in rural areas where poverty rates are high. The poor performance of the health se... read more →

World Bank maternal, child nutrition and health results project underway in The Gambia

Posted on September 23, 2014January 5, 2016
Professor Laura Ferguson is working with the World Bank Group to conduct an impact evaluation with an embedded process evaluation for Maternal and Child Nutritional and Health Results Project. Implemented by the government of... read more →

Gaming For Change: A New Game That Informs And Entertains

Posted on December 23, 2011January 8, 2016
ABC News featured the 1,000 Days Facebook game, a project created in partnership with the Million Moms Challenge , an ABC News and United Nations Foundation  motherhood-centered initiative that aims to raise awareness and f... read more →
ABC News Features USC's efforts

ABC News Features USC’s efforts

Posted on October 1, 2011January 8, 2016
USC partnered with ABC's Million Mom Challenge and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to create social change using an online game. The Associate Director of the USC Institute for Global Health, Heather Wipfli, was in... read more →

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