Purposes of nutrition information systems: using data for decisions on policies and programmes

1. Purposes of nutrition information systems: using data for decisions on policies and programmes Ctown1.ppt

2. Topics in course presentations (JM) • Purposes of nutrition information systems: using information for decisions on policies and programmes • Experience in nutrition information systems in the region • Principles of nutritional data analysis • Getting suitable data: national surveys; area level surveys; reporting systems; sentinel systems (clinics/programmes, sample sites) • Interpreting data: emergencies; descriptive long term trends (for planning); for causality and intervention decisions • Interpretation of data for decisions.

3. Purposes of nutrition information systems: using information for decisions on policies and programmes • What are they (systems and purposes)? • Common sources (outcome data) • Causes of malnutrition, & what can we measure? • What sort of interventions affect causes of malnutrition? • Questions asked to guide programme decisions • Framework for answering questions with data analysis

6. http://www.undp.org/mdg/goallist.shtml

8. Uses of information can be distinguished into: • long-term planning and policy-making • programme monitoring and evaluation • timely warning to pre-empt and mitigate crises

9. Usual sources of data are: • repeated large-scale surveys (e.g. natl, DHS, MICS) • area level surveys (e.g. 30 by 30) • reporting systems using data from clinics, screeening, programmes • sentinels systems, from sites (e.g. clinics) or special surveys

11. Fitting systems together and deciding priorities See case studies (presentation 2) for more details

12. food care health

13. food care health all 3 must be OK

14. Better health and nutrition food care health poverty reduction CHNPs

21. See also presentations 3 and 6

23. Questions addressed and framework for answers …