Resources
Welcome to the Child Health Task Force Resource Library. This database hosts a range of documents from agencies and organizations working on child health programming. When using the search function, please be as specific as possible. More specific search language will return the most appropriate results. Resources are available for download for further reading and can be sent via email or other social media platforms for ease of sharing.
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Action Plan | 2023
Policy Influencing Action Plan
This tool can be used by individual stakeholders to develop their own organization’s plans to contribute to policy influencing or by a group of interested stakeholders working together to influence policy to advance iCCM institutionalization. More complex frameworks can be used to outline detailed strategies and plans, but this tool aims to serve as a sufficient starting point for stakeholder(s) to outline and commit to taking practical action. Starting small, with the resources and time available, so that influencing opportunities are not missed.
Policy Influencing Action Plan123.69 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Mapping Policy Environment Tool
Use the Mapping Policy Environment Tool to document the findings of your analysis on the gaps and constraints, and opportunities for iCCM institutionalization.
Mapping Policy Environment Tool139.2 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Champion Engagement Opportunity Assessment Tool
The Champion Engagement Opportunity Assessment Tool—adapted from the Saving Newborn Lives Champions Toolkit(opens in a new tab)—can help you assess each opportunity for a champion to promote iCCM institutionalization and ensure that it is strategic, aligned with your current capacity, and aligned with the champion’s skills and area/level of influence.
Champion Engagement Opportunity Assessment Tool75.28 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Champion Framework and Mapping Tool
The Champion Framework and Mapping Tool—adapted from the Saving Newborn Lives Champions Toolkit(opens in a new tab)—will help you assess various potential champions of iCCM by visualizing their level of influence as well as their level of engagement.
Champion Framework and Mapping Tool168.76 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Vision Canvas Tool
The Vision Canvas tool—adapted from the 5 Bold Steps Vision Canvas(opens in a new tab) by Business Models Inc.—can help you define a vision for iCCM in your country and come up with five steps to achieve that vision.
Vision Canvas Tool183.02 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Formulating an Advocacy Plan worksheet
The Formulating an Advocacy Plan worksheet supports initial brainstorming on the minimum components of an advocacy plan, which can be furthered refined through use of the targeted guides in the Save the Children Advocacy Course and Toolkit.
Formulating an Advocacy Plan worksheet112.05 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Identifying Strategic Partnerships Worksheet
IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TOOL
Identifying Strategic Partnerships Worksheet95.69 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet
The Stakeholder Analysis tool can help with the process of identifying people with an interest in iCCM and the ability to support or oppose iCCM institutionalization.
Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet599.58 KB
Tool | English | 2023
Drivers of Change Analysis Tool
The Drivers of Change Analysis tool offers a structured process for identifying and assessing factors that might enable or inhibit the institutionalization of iCCM in your country.
Together with your stakeholders, you can use the worksheet to reflect on the enabling and inhibiting factors of your country context in a systematic way.
Drivers of Change Analysis Tool125.77 KB
Tool | 2023
iCCM Institutionalization Assessment Tool
The iCCM Institutionalization Assessment Tool is a very useful tool for assessing your country’s starting point and tracking progress toward institutionalization.
iCCM Institutionalization Assessment Tool - Visualizer27.09 KBiCCM Institutionalization Assessment Tool635.81 KBPresentation | 2023
Session 8 Communications Recording - August 22, 2023
Webinar recording of the 8th session of the Adapting Health Systems to Protect Children from the Impact of Climate Change series led by the Re-imagining the Package of Care subgroup on Aug 22, 2023
Presentation | English | 2023
Session 8 Communications Presentation - August 22, 2023
Slides presentation delivered during the 8th session of the Adapting Health Systems to Protect Children from the Impact of Climate Change series led by the Re-imagining the Package of Care subgroup on Aug 22, 2023
Session 8 Communications Presentation - August 22, 20234.32 MB
Report | English | 2023
Post-Conference Report
This is a post-conference report from the virtual conference on Accelerating Progress Towards the 2030 SDGs: Reducing Inequities in Child Health which took place on June 6th and 7th, 2023.
Post-Conference Report1.91 MBEvent Materials | 2023
Recording - Nutrition and ECD Webinar (USAID AN) - Aug 8, 2023
Recording of the Giving Children the Best Start in Life: Resources, Experiences, and Lessons Learned from USAID Advancing Nutrition’s Work Integrating Nutrition, Responsive Care, and Early Learning webinar co-hosted by the Nutrition subgroup of the CHTF and USAID Advancing Nutrition on August 8, 2023.
Event Materials | 2023
Slides Presentation - Nutrition and ECD Webinar (USAID AN) - Aug 8, 2023
Slides and presentation recording from the Giving Children the Best Start in Life: Resources, Experiences, and Lessons Learned from USAID Advancing Nutrition’s Work Integrating Nutrition, Responsive Care, and Early Learning webinar co-hosted by the Nutrition subgroup of the CHTF and USAID Advancing Nutrition on AUgust 8, 2023.
Slides Presentation - Nutrition and ECD Webinar (USAID AN) - Aug 8, 20235.2 MBEvent Materials | English, French | 2023
Recording - Improving Uptake of Amoxicillin and Gentamicin
This is the recording of the Improving Uptake of Amoxicillin and Gentamicin for Newborn and Child Health Health webinar delivered on July 26, 2023.
Presentation | 2023
Presentation - Improving Uptake of Amoxicillin and Gentamicin
These are the PowerPoint slides from the Improving Uptake of Amoxicillin and Gentamicin for Newborn and Child Health Health webinar delivered on July 26, 2023.
Tool | English | 2023
Child Protection Minimum Standards E-learning Course
This free-of-charge course created by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action offers an accessible introduction to child protection in humanitarian action with the Child Protection Minimum Standards as its core. Learners will deepen their understanding of how to apply child protection principles and standards in practice. It will be particularly useful to new staff working in child protection and other sectors. The course is also available in French and Spanish.
Event Materials | 2023
CHTF Virtual Conference Poster Presentations
These posters were presented and discussed during the CHTF's virtual conference on June 6-7, 2023. Integration of childhood immunization and nutrition initiatives to reach the urban poor2.1 MBReducing health equity and improving Vitamin A supplementation among urban poor children in Kampala2.16 MBEat Love Play Talk - Nutrition messages embedded in a parent support programme pilot study13.96 MBAn innovative approach to deliver quality community health services for improved child health outcomes in rural Uganda1.9 MBImproving the feeding of young children during and after illness : A behavioral design approach4.5 MBEarly Childhood Development and domains of the Nurturing Care framework in urban conglomerates of Argentina967.2 KBExpanding Access to Essential Medicines for Child Health: The Impact of USAID's Partnership with PQM and PQM+9.54 MBEnablers and Barriers to Implementing Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) in Malawi1.93 MBEnablers and Barriers to Implementing Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) in Sierra Leone2.12 MBDHIS2 EVOLUTION (TIMELINESS, QUALITY, AND COMPLETION) IN NIGERIA TO MONITOR CHILD HEALTH QUALITY OF CARE481.11 KBAssessing a low dose high frequency training approach in primary health care facilities in Nigeria515.45 KBOPTIMIZED INTEGRATED ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION SERVICES (ORIS+) AND OPEN MATERNITY DAY (OMD)745.58 KBDigital tools to improve parenting behavior in low income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study in Peru303.44 KBImproving access to high quality sick child and contraceptive services at the drug shop level in Madagascar2.06 MBZeroing in on Zero Dose2.71 MBAn intervention to optimize child health and development through improving the quality of childcare centers in Kenya2.32 MBStrengthening Nutrition Counselling in Nigeria for the Hardest to Reach5.67 MBUsing a system-strengthening approach to improve the quality of nutrition services in Kampala, Uganda266.6 KBInnovative Solutions to Address Implementation in Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses2.83 MBHealthy Young Athletes: Special Olympics' comprehensive early childhood screening and intervention program 2.14 MBThe role of competent leadership in strengthening maternal, newborn, and child health services through primary health care2.38 MBInternational Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Diseases: Improving Care in LMICs2.14 MBFrom Classic 12-Day to a Shortened IMNCI 6-day Course: Describing the Process in Mali5.33 MBIntroduction of Facility-Based Pediatric Death Audits as a QI Tool in Fragile Settings: The Mali Experience1.6 MBReducing Health Inequities for Infants under 6 Months and Their Mothers in South Sudan through the MAMI Care Pathway1.05 MBMidwives' experiences, facilitators, and barriers related to obstetric ultrasound use5.19 MBImproving early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers accessing maternity services at private health facilities171.44 KBORIS+ and OMD as a mechanism for improving uptake of child health services745.58 KBCommunity health workers at he continuum of care in humanitarian crisis464.14 KBImproving the quality of outpatient care for children in private health facilities in Kampala, UG255.88 KBLeveraging trained CHWs in reource limited settings for routine quarterly screening of children for acute malnutrition2.3 MBPost-training follow up of HCWs to support the IMNCI approach in DRC2.32 MBStrengthening PHC as an inclusive health system: digital approaches, innovations, and multi-sectoral actions 500.89 KBImproving care and early learning practices through health and nutrition services 5.37 MBStrengthening primary health care to promote optimal development of young children1.53 MBSchool Health and Nutrition Microlearning Toolkit5.25 MBInstitutionalizing iCCM+ in Uganda2.16 MBvENC: Virtual Essential Newborn Care Mobile Virtual Reality Simulations for Healthcare Professionals1.36 MBUsing telehealth to improve pediatric primary care access in the Philippines579.09 KBAdolescent-friendly health interventions in LMICs203.52 KBEvent Materials | English | 2023
Session 6 Arboviruses Recording - June 15, 2023
Recording of session 6 (focused on arboviruses) of the climate change and child health series co-hosted by the Re-imagining the Package of Care for Children Subgroup of the Task Force, UNICEF, and Global Communities.