Scaling up impact on nutrition: What will it take?

Despite consensus on actions to improve nutrition globally, less is known about how to operationalize the right mix of actions—nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive—equitably, at scale, in different contexts. This review draws on a large scaling-up literature search and 4 case studies of large-...

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Autores principales: Gillespie, Stuart, Menon, Purnima, Kennedy, Andrew
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150135
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description Despite consensus on actions to improve nutrition globally, less is known about how to operationalize the right mix of actions—nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive—equitably, at scale, in different contexts. This review draws on a large scaling-up literature search and 4 case studies of large-scale nutrition programs with proven impact to synthesize critical elements for impact at scale. Nine elements emerged as central: 1) having a clear vision or goal for impact; 2) intervention characteristics; 3) an enabling organizational context for scaling up; 4) establishing drivers such as catalysts, champions, systemwide ownership, and incentives; 5) choosing contextually relevant strategies and pathways for scaling up, 6) building operational and strategic capacities; 7) ensuring adequacy, stability, and flexibility of financing; 8) ensuring adequate governance structures and systems; and 9) embedding mechanisms for monitoring, learning, and accountability. Translating current political commitment to large-scale impact on nutrition will require robust attention to these elements.
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spelling CGSpace1501352024-11-15T08:53:03Z Scaling up impact on nutrition: What will it take? Gillespie, Stuart Menon, Purnima Kennedy, Andrew data strategies implementation malnutrition nutrition financing capacity building governance impact assessment Despite consensus on actions to improve nutrition globally, less is known about how to operationalize the right mix of actions—nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive—equitably, at scale, in different contexts. This review draws on a large scaling-up literature search and 4 case studies of large-scale nutrition programs with proven impact to synthesize critical elements for impact at scale. Nine elements emerged as central: 1) having a clear vision or goal for impact; 2) intervention characteristics; 3) an enabling organizational context for scaling up; 4) establishing drivers such as catalysts, champions, systemwide ownership, and incentives; 5) choosing contextually relevant strategies and pathways for scaling up, 6) building operational and strategic capacities; 7) ensuring adequacy, stability, and flexibility of financing; 8) ensuring adequate governance structures and systems; and 9) embedding mechanisms for monitoring, learning, and accountability. Translating current political commitment to large-scale impact on nutrition will require robust attention to these elements. 2015-07-17 2024-08-01T02:50:48Z 2024-08-01T02:50:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150135 en Open Access Elsevier Gillespie, Stuart; Menon, Purnima; and Kennedy, Andrew. 2015. Scaling up impact on nutrition: What will it take? Advances in Nutrition 6(4): 440-451. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.115.008276
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Scaling up impact on nutrition: What will it take?
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strategies
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financing
capacity building
governance
impact assessment
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