COVID-19 Resources
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Delivering Interventions During COVID-19 – Instructions on how to safely deliver nutrition interventions during COVID-19.
Program Partner Resources
The following resources are for Program Partners to use when educating service providers, stakeholders, and beneficiaries about the benefits of vitamin A supplementation and deworming (VAS+D) and prenatal multivitamins and how to best distribute them. Program Partners are welcome to download and print any of the documents below. Please note that Vitamin Angels can only provide a limited number of hard copies with your grant shipment.
International Program Materials
The following resources are targeted for Program Partners working outside of the US and Canada. Resources are also found on VA's mobile app at vitaminangelsmobile.org.
Vitamin A and Deworming (VAS+D)
- VAS+D Fact Sheets – This is a quick guide for why and how to give vitamin A supplements and deworming to children under five.
- Instruction Sheets – These instruction sheets provide a basic overview of the benefits of vitamin A supplements, deworming, and prenatal multivitamins with visual cues for dosing instructions.
- How to Give Deworming to Children 12-59 Months
- How to Give Vitamin A to Children 6-59 Months
- Posters – These posters are designed to be displayed at distribution sites to provide caregivers and families with nutrition information.
- Reference Manual – Reference Manual for implementing vitamin A and deworming distribution programs for use by program managers and service providers.
- Visual Checklist – This is a Job Aid to help service providers who are delivering VAS+D and assist those who are coaching others to provide VAS+D. See VAS+D Training section for more information.
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(Pages): English, عربي Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Español, Français, Haitian Kreyòl, Swahili, Tagalog, Visayan, داری Dari
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(Foldout): English, Bahasa Indonesia, Español, Français, Swahili, Tagalog, Visayan, Hindi हिंदी, Tamil தமிழ், Odiya ଓଡିଆ, Gujarati ગુજરાતી, Bengali বাঙালি, Kannada ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, Malayalam മലയാളം, Marathi मराठी, Telugu తెలుగు, داری Dari, Haitian Kreyòl, Hausa
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- Performance Checklist – This details the 39 steps on how to deliver VAS+D according to international best practices.
- Frequently Asked Questions – Answers to common VAS+D questions.
Prenatal Multivitamins
- Instruction Sheets – These instruction sheets provide a basic overview of the benefits of vitamin A supplements, deworming, and prenatal multivitamins with visual cues for dosing instructions.
- Posters – These posters are designed to be displayed at distribution sites to provide caregivers and families with nutrition information.
- Brochures for Beneficiaries – This brochure outlines the importance of good nutrition during pregnancy. It also provides a calendar to help women keep track of taking their daily multivitamin.
- English (Africa, Asia, Latin America), Español, Français, Haitian Kreyòl
- Fact Sheet – This fact sheet summarizes the research on multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) for pregnant women as well as addresses frequently asked questions for potential program partners.
- Frequently Asked Questions for Service Providers - Use this information sheet to counsel pregnant women during antenatal care and to guide your program
to help ensure underserved pregnant women have access to MMS.
Nutrition Counseling Resources - Educational Videos for Infant & Young Child Feeding
- Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) – These short and engaging videos provide a simple and effective solution to help health workers and care givers gain the knowledge and basic skills involving infant and young child feeding, including breastfeeding and nutrition. Videos are available in multiple languages and more languages are always being added. These videos are part of a series of health videos from Global Health Media and UNICEF.
Lists of the videos per language: English, Español, Français, Haitian Kreyòl, عربي
Download Full Kit - Quick link to download the full kit. Not all materials are available in all languages, although we are always working to add more! To supplement any missing materials, download the English folder for a complete kit.
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If you're interested in resources for vitamin A only, read more +
The following resources are for organizations who are interested in taking the vitamin A only eLearning course and would like additional resources for their organizations.
- VAS Visual Checklist – All service providers who deliver VAS should have this resource. The purpose of the visual checklist is that it can be used as a job aid to help service providers who are delivering VAS and those who are coaching others to provide VAS. This is a picture version of VAS performance checklist.
- VAS Performance Checklist – This details the 39 steps on how to deliver VAS according to international best practices.
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If you're interested in resources for deworming only, read more +
The following resources are for organizations who are interested in taking the deworming only eLearning course and would like additional resources for their organizations.
- Deworming Visual Checklist – All service providers who deliver deworming should have this resource. The purpose of the visual checklist is that it can be used as a job aid to help service providers who are delivering deworming and those who are coaching others to provide deworming. This is a picture version of deworming performance checklist.
- Deworming Performance Checklist – This details the 39 steps on how to deliver deworming according to international best practices.
US/Canada Program Materials
The following resources are targeted for Program Partners working in the US or Canada.
Resources for Field Partner Reference
- How to Give Multivitamins to Pregnant Women – This instruction sheet describes why and how to give multivitamins to pregnant women.
Educational Materials Available for Distribution
Contact your Program Manager or email [email protected] to request hard copies of the following educational materials:
- Brochures for Beneficiaries – This brochure outlines the importance of good nutrition during pregnancy. It also provides a calendar to help women keep track of taking their daily multivitamin.
- Posters for your Center - The poster is designed to be displayed at distribution sites and illustrate a comprehensive approach to nutrition that includes supplementation, healthy foods, and breastfeeding practices.
- Magnets – This magnet can be distributed to your beneficiaries to provide a visual reminder to take their daily prenatal multivitamins.
