Anna Herforth

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

Working with lots of partners to generate more cross-country monitoring data on diets, and affordability of diets! @AndyRzepa @TyRBeal @wamasters @saskiadepee @LindsayJaacks @shaunamdowns @Sorrel_N @GAINalliance @RockefellerFdn @giz_gmbh @IMMANA_res @FAO @NutritionForDev

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

An indicator of healthy diets is proposed for the SDGs! The great thing is that it's possible now to measure easily, at low cost. This new paper describes how it has been done:
https://t.co/Y8vTBgcdIf

[Ty Beal @TyBealPhD]

📢 Big news for nutrition! A global indicator on healthy diets (Minimum Dietary Diversity) is being considered for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Your voice matters! Share your feedback by August 15th
➡️ https://t.co/fnwMiXEZbI

[William A. Masters @wamasters]

New review article shows how #LeastCostDiets are being used to track #FoodAccess within countries by #FillTheNutrientGap from @WFP & partners, and globally with #FoodPricesForNutrition by @WorldBankData & @FAOstatistics

https://t.co/Oi10gsstlG
#CostOfHealthyDiets #EconTwitter

[Ty Beal @TyBealPhD]

I really like this framework for holistically tracking food system performance. Food systems must:
• Provide healthy, affordable diets
• Protect the environment
• Sustain livelihoods equitably
• Be resilient to shocks
• Have effective governance
https://t.co/FRWVL6oa4o

[Ty Beal @TyBealPhD]

Food systems are essential for human life. But they can also cause problems. Our new report shows where countries are doing well and where they can improve. All countries have unique successes and challenges.
Article: https://t.co/509gyti12h
Policy report: https://t.co/FRWVL6oa4o

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

Thrilled to announce the Global Diet Quality Project (https://t.co/4r5gBfxugA) won TWO awards last night: the Market Research Society’s 2023 Award for International Research, and the Grand Prix for Social Impact. https://t.co/wC2Z4y8IKW
@Gallup @GHP_HarvardChan @GAINalliance

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

🌿Africa has abundant indigenous food resources that support nutrition and health. "Before we talk about what more we can do, how do we take care of what we already have?" -Hon. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, Minister of Health, Malawi #ANH2023

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

@PowellBronwen Thank you Bronwen - you were a part of this big global team! 🙏 Thank you for contributing your expertise

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

So pleased to see the #DQQ highlighted in this East Africa Nutrition Surveillance workshop - as a feasible way to collect diet data routinely in the population
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[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

Highlights on the Third Technical Workshop on the Learning Network on nutrition surveillance (LeNNS)

[CSIS Food & Water Security Program @CSISFoodWater]

What makes up a healthy diet? Is a diversity of food groups enough?

Principal Investigator at the Global Diet Quality Project @AnnaWHerforth sat down with Caitlin Welsh (@welshce) & @FAONorthAmerica's @LM_Phillips on #ResetTheTable to discuss: https://t.co/hUqPJnOl0w

[Ty Beal @TyBealPhD]

This is huge. New preprint with first ever data on the state of food systems worldwide.

50 indicators across diets, nutrition & health; environment, natural resources & production; livelihoods, poverty & equity; governance; & resilience & sustainability.
https://t.co/WPiujmIJvb

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

@SwissDevCoop @fiblorg @Afsafrica @SWISSAID Such important work. 👏👏 "two main problems: the lack of seed availability and of market access" - this aligns very much with my experience with farmers growing traditional African veg in Tanzania! #traditionalfoods #NUS

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

@PMenonIFPRI @TJKrupnik @Sieg_SAS @CIMMYT Fascinating! I definitely did not imagine this, but glad #DQQ is sparking conversations linking agriculture and nutrition!
Thinking about all those food groups shows the importance of diversification. I wonder if other underutilized & neglected foods came up in the discussion🌿

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet data are now available on #FAOSTAT! On behalf of the whole #FoodPricesforNutrition team, so pleased to have collaborated with @FAO to produce these indicators.
https://t.co/uuMUo7KkQJ
@wamasters @Ian_Y_Bai @worldbankdata

[Ty Beal @TyBealPhD]

Different dietary data collection tools have different purposes. For prevalence of consumption of specific food groups or indicators for diet quality monitoring, the recently developed Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) by @AnnaWHerforth and team works well.
https://t.co/QW00Xm2OdC

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

Thanks to Betül Uyar for getting this paper out, and all co-authors who did the fieldwork in Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Solomon Islands, including @chrisvogliano @EliseTalsma @TesfayeHailuBe1 !

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

New results! The Diet Quality Questionnaire #DQQ , a 5-min survey module, was validated against a 24-hour recall standard method. High similarity in food group consumption and diet quality indicators from the 2 methods. https://t.co/HPeuMlV4hQ

@WUR_HNH @GHP_HarvardChan

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

Everyone can use these #DQQ tools - they are publicly available for download at https://t.co/4r5gBfy268 for >100 countries

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

This session promises to be a good discussion...I'll be presenting on Cost and Affordability of Healthy Diets Nov16 at 8-10am EST, alongside the inimitable @jessfanzo and other great speakers! #FoodPricesforNutrition
@FoodPlanetOrg

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

There’s still time to join us for our free online event: Inclusive diets within planetary boundaries, which starts tomorrow. Register here: https://t.co/3XfTXrdkft
@MedCellPress @OneEarth_CP #LabLinks

[Anna Herforth @AnnaWHerforth]

@tgarchibald @GAINalliance @Gallup @HarvardChanSPH Thanks Tom! And thanks for all the help toward the Gabon adaptation 🇬🇦

[POSHAN @POSHANsm]

🥘What is South Asia eating
? Join us on Nov 9 @ Delivering for Nutrition #D4N2022 conference to hear @AnnaWHerforth from @HarvardChanSPH & @WUR examine the links between agriculture, food systems, & #nutrition in #SouthAsia.
🏃‍♂️Register today! https://t.co/AnSD7PIWjZ