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Evaluation Of Programs To Improve Complementary Feeding In Infants And Young Children, Edward A. Frongillo Jr.

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Evaluation of complementary feeding programs is needed to enhance knowledge on what works,to document responsible use of resources, and for advocacy. Evaluation is done during program conceptualization and design, implementation, and determination of effectiveness. This paper explains the role of evaluation in the advancement of complementary feeding programs,presenting concepts and methods and illustrating them through examples. Planning and investments for eval-uations should occur from the beginning of the project life cycle. Essential to evaluation is articu-lation of a program theory on how change would occur and what program actions are required for change. Analysis of program impact pathways makes explicit …