Cate Urban 3/29/22 Cate Urban 3/29/22

U.S. Dept. of State and USAID Joint Strategy FY 2022 - 2026

“These steps will help us build a more inclusive Agency, one that is more diverse and willing to engage with new partners, more equitable in its impact, and more responsive to local voices. USAID’s legacy as the world’s leading bilateral development institution has always been an asset to the American people and a means for securing stability, security, and prosperity, both at home and abroad. This Joint Strategic Plan acknowledges and draws strength from this heritage to take on the challenges of today and prepare for those that will come tomorrow.”

Cate Urban 10/15/21 Cate Urban 10/15/21

U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy

The updated Global Food Security Strategy is our roadmap to that better future. It charts an ambitious course to reduce global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face of COVID-19, climate change, growing conflict, and rising inequality through Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s (USG) global hunger and food-security initiative. It brings America’s full strength to bear on these challenges by drawing on the expertise of agencies across the U.S. government. Through this strategy, we aim to contribute toward a 20% reduction in poverty and stunting in the areas where we work between 2022-2026 by partnering with foreign governments, the private sector, and our colleagues across the interagency.

Cate Urban 1/11/16 Cate Urban 1/11/16

Increasing the Use of ORS and Zinc through the Private Sector

In April 2011, USAID Kenya invited SHOPS to conduct a Total Market Assessment of diarrhea management practices. The assessment focused on identifying opportunities available through the private health sector, to increase access to and use of the recommended diarrhea treatment (ORS and zinc) by caregivers of children under 5.

Cate Urban 6/16/15 Cate Urban 6/16/15

Understanding Consumer-Provider Interactions: The Key to Improving Outcomes?

Cate Urban 5/15/15 Cate Urban 5/15/15

Focus on Families and Culture: A guide for conducting a participatory assessment on maternal and child nutrition (English & French)

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how to plan and carry out a rapid community assessment on family roles and influence related to the first critical 1,000 days of life i.e. during pregnancy, with newborns and young children up to two years of age.

Cate Urban 7/8/13 Cate Urban 7/8/13

The Private Sector: A Key Partner in the Health System

Cate Urban 6/2/11 Cate Urban 6/2/11

Lessons Learned: Implementing Zinc Treatment Programs through the NGO Sector

Cate Urban 5/10/11 Cate Urban 5/10/11

The Roles and Influence of Grandmothers and Men

This report reviews both published and gray literature from the past 25 years that addresses intrahousehold roles and dynamics related to infant and young child nutrition—specifically the roles and influence of senior women, or grandmothers, and men.

Cate Urban 3/3/11 Cate Urban 3/3/11

Toolkit for the Collection of Survey Data on the Correct Use of Pediatric Zinc as a Treatment for Diarrhea

Approximately 1.3 million children die as a result of diarrhea every year . In the majority of cases, diarrhea is preventable through exclusive breastfeeding, improved hygiene and sanitation, and access to clean water, yet it is still one of the leading causes of death among children under five in the developing world.