Nutrition Archives - Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

A young girl at a Child Development Center in Guamote City, Ecuador. CCP is working to help use social and behavior change communication approaches to improve childhood nutrition.

17 Feb 2020

A Behavioral Lens on Baby’s First 1,000 Days

CCP is working with the Bernard van Leer Foundation to help develop the best way to communicate to parents the vital importance of a child's first three years.

21 Oct 2019

What’s on the Menu? Less Meat

CCP has helped plant the seeds of an online meat-reduction community, creating a web platform designed to bring together like-minded organizations around the globe to discuss challenges and opportunities.

A team from Dhaka's Southeast University won the first contest in the "Nutri Champs" cooking competition, co-sponsored by CCP.

17 Jun 2019

The Hunger Games: Cooking Competition Promotes Better Nutrition

"We’re using this cooking competition to encourage young people [in Bangladesh] to eat healthier foods and then to influence their families’ nutrition habits," says CCP's Patrick Coleman.

A mother tests an early version of the growth chart being given to families to track stunting.

28 May 2019

African Fashion Meets Childhood Nutrition

Four in 10 young children in Zambia are stunted, or too short for their age, primarily the result of malnutrition. CCP developed a portable growth monitoring chart for caregivers to monitor their children and take action, if necessary.

18 Mar 2019

Saving Mothers and Their Children in Northern Nigeria

The big question is this: How can we make the radical change necessary to save mothers and their babies in Northern Nigeria? CCP is taking a deep dive to look for answers.