Web-based resources on iodine status and iodized salt Gosia Gizak, Communications Officer Iodine Global Network (IGN) Achieving Universal Salt Iodisation for Optimal Iodine Nutrition UNICEF, IGN, GAIN, MI EAP Regional Meeting October, Bangkok
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok OUTLINE Iodine Global Network (formerly ICCIDD Global Network) About the IGN Iodine status (global, national) Country pages (news, people, documents) Resource package for iodine programme managers IDD Newsletter 2 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok OUTLINE UNICEF and WHO Household use of iodized salt (HHIS) database Regional resource package for programme managers (CEE/CIS) Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) E-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA) U.S. Department of Health / National Institutes of Health Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) – a Query-based System (QBS) Tool 3 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok ABOUT THE IODINE GLOBAL NETWORK (IGN) Formerly: 4 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Technical advisory group to WHO on iodine nutrition for almost 30 years Our mission: to support and catalyze global and national iodization programmes by working with key public, private, scientific and civic stakeholders
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok ABOUT THE IODINE GLOBAL NETWORK (IGN) The IGN is a network of 100+ national and regional coordinators and partner agencies: 5 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Scaling-up Nutrition (SUN) #FutureFortified Micronutrient Forum #1000 days Sodium reduction
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok Iodine status (global and national) 6 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 7 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok Resource package for programme managers A global repository of key documents and other resources on iodine nutrition programmes. 8 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Launching in December 2015! (
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok IDD Newsletter -Four issues per year -Print and online (+ ) -Global readership of 10,000 -Searchable library of past issues (by country) 9 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Send us programme updates and stories from your country or region:
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok UNICEF Household use of iodized salt (HHIS) database Regional resource package for programme managers (CEE/CIS) 10 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok Household use of iodized salt (HHIS) database A global database, showing the percentage of households consuming adequately iodized salt (in countries with available data) 11 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 12 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok A Resource Package for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) A regional repository of documents for iodine programme managers 13 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 14 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok World Health Organization (WHO) Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) E-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA) 15 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 16 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Summarizes latest data (country-level cross-sectional studies) on iodine status of populations. Tracks progress towards IDD elimination. Provides tools and resources to support countries in assessing iodine status. Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS)
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 17 / EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Intervention Iodization of salt for the prevention and control of IDD Documents WHO Guidelines Evidence (Cochrane reviews, systematic reviews etc.) External documents and policy statements E-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA)
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 18 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION Interactive platform for sharing information on nutrition policies and actions adopted by countries. Data can be uploaded by country-based programme planners, NGO staff, research teams, etc. Benefits: key data on country policies, country-specific tracking, visibility for implementing agencies, lessons learned, integration with other WHO tools Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 19 EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION
12-14 October 2015 Bangkok 20 BOND/PAGES/TOOL.ASPX EAP Regional Workshop on ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION FOR OPTIMAL IODINE NUTRITION U.S. Department of Health / National Institutes of Health BOND Project was initiated in 2010 to simplify decision-making process about what biomarkers are best in different contexts: clinical research, program development and evaluation, and policymaking Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) – a Query-based System (QBS) Tool
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