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Nutrition capacity development: a practice framework
Roger Shrimpton1, Roger Hughes2, Elisabetta Recine3
11 Department of Global Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Public Health Nutrition
|May 9, 2013
Summary
Developing capacity is crucial for achieving nutrition goals, especially for maternal and child undernutrition. This paper offers a framework to assess needs and guide strategic planning for effective nutrition interventions.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- A global initiative to fund essential nutrition interventions is growing to combat maternal and child undernutrition.
- Capacity for nutrition-related actions is limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- There is a need for clear concepts and processes for capacity development to meet nutrition and health objectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a framework and process for assessing capacity development needs.
- To support the achievement of nutrition objectives, particularly for maternal and child undernutrition.
- To inform strategic planning for capacity development initiatives.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework development.
- Commentary on existing literature and practices.
- Analysis of capacity determinants across multiple levels.
Main Results:
- A proposed framework identifies capacity as influenced by system, organizational, workforce, and community factors.
- The framework serves as a guide for systematic assessment of capacity development needs.
- This assessment informs strategic planning for capacity development.
Conclusions:
- Capacity development is essential for achieving health and nutrition goals but is hindered by unclear concepts.
- The proposed framework aids in conceptualizing capacity development.
- The framework encourages discussion and refinement to advance capacity development efforts.
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