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The development and maintenance of an annual nutrition assessment plan aims to streamline and prioritize the planning, implementation and reporting of nutrition assessments to ensure timely availability of quality information for decision-making. 

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Describe the reliability of different sources of nutrition information when preparing the annual nutrition assessment plan and linkages with nutrition situation analysis 

Audience

This module is an intermediary-level course aimed at anyone who is interested in furthering their skills and knowledge in nutrition cluster coordination in humanitarian contexts, and who needs to coordinate and collaborate with the humanitarian architecture on this topic. It is part of the recommended learning path for national nutrition cluster coordinators aiming to progress to senior level roles.

Length

It should take you about 30 minutes to complete this self-paced course. 

Methodology

This course is composed of a single short self-paced animated module, including various examples and activities. 

Structure

Introduction

Lesson 1: Purpose of an annual nutrition assessment plan and its responsibility
5 mins

Lesson 2: IPC Acute Malnutrition Analytical Framework
5 mins

Lesson 3: Steps to support the contextualization of an annual nutrition assessment plan
5 mins

Lesson 4: Key considerations when reviewing data for decision-making and planning
10 mins

Lesson 5: Reliability of nutrition assessments for nutrition situation analyses
5 mins

Summary

Suggested prior learning

Introduction to types and purpose of nutrition needs assessments 

Contact details

For technical issues, you can contact https://www.nutritioncluster.net/Ask_question