Positive Deviance Hearth Nutrition Model

Peace Corps Bangladesh

Positive Deviance/Hearth Nutrition Program is a home-based and neighborhood-based nutrition program for children who are at risk for protein-energy malnutrition in developing countries. The program uses the “positive deviance” approach to identify those behaviors practiced by the mothers or caretakers of well-nourished children from poor families and to transfer such positive practices to others in the community with malnourished children. The “Hearth” or home is the location for the nutrition education and rehabilitation sessions.

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Module 1: Principes de la nutrition et de la bonne alimentation
2010 | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 22 slides
Ce module permet aux participants d’acquérir des informations essentielles sur la nutrition, permettant d'élaborer des régimes alimentaires sains
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A Resource Guide for Sustainable Rehabilitating Malnourished Children
2003 | Child Survival Collaborations and Resources Group (CORE) | 199 pages
The Child Survival Collaborations and Resources Group (The CORE Group) is a membership association of more than 35 U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations that work together to promote and improve primary health care programs for women and children and the communities in which they live. The CORE Group’s mission is to strengthen local capacity on a global scale to measurably improve the health and well being of children and women in developing countries through collaborative NGO action and learning.
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Positive Deviance/Hearth Facilitator’s Guide Orientation and Training Curriculum
2003 | The CORE Group | 118 pages
The lesson plans and materials in this manual are designed to be used in conjunction with Positive Deviance/Hearth: A Resource Guide for Sustainably Rehabilitating Malnourished Children (CORE, February 2003). These workshop session designs are intended to provide program managers with a solid understanding of the principles of and criteria for a successful PD/Hearth program, as laid out in the PD/Hearth Resource Guide.
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