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The AED Global Health‚ Population‚ and Nutrition Group focuses on strengthening individual‚ community‚ and institutional actions to ensure the health and well–being of vulnerable populations. Programs to improve food security and lower malnutrition rates; combat the spread of HIV/AIDS‚ malaria‚ and other infectious diseases; and promote healthy lifestyles are currently being implemented in 28 countries in Africa‚ Asia‚ Latin America‚ and the Middle East. Activities include policy dialogue‚ partnerships with the commercial sector‚ behavior change strategies‚ and local capacity development.

Publications

Training Guide for Community–Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (with Valid International‚ Concern Worldwide‚ and UNICEF)

Nutrition and Tuberculosis: A Review of the Literature and Considerations for TB Control Programs

Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of Nutrition Assessment‚ Education‚ and Counseling of People Living with HIV

“Gains in awareness‚ ownership‚ and use of insecticide–treated nets in Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Uganda‚ and Zambia‚” in Malaria Journal.

Programming Guidance for Integrating Water‚ Sanitation‚ and Hygiene into HIV/AIDS Programs

A New Method to Estimate Mortality in Crisis–Affected Populations: Validation and Feasibility Study (with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

Community–Led Total Behavior Change in Hygiene and Sanitation: Health Extension Worker Handbook and Facilitators Guide

Womens Rights‚ Domestic Violence‚ and Recourse Seeking in Rural Bangladesh‚ Violence Against Women.

Senior Vice President
and Director:
MARGARET BURNS PARLATO
mparlato@aed.org

 

AED Center for Global Health Communication and Marketing
http://ghcm.aed.org
Vice President and Director:
Mark Rasmuson‚ mrasmuso@aed.org

 

AED Center for Health Policy and Capacity Development
http://chpcd.aed.org
Associate Director:
Petra Reyes‚ preyes@aed.org

 

AED Center for Nutrition
http://cfn.aed.org
Senior Vice President and Director: Margaret Burns Parlato‚ mparlato@aed.org

 

AED Center for Private Sector Health Initiatives
https://pshi.aed.org
Vice President and Director:
David Greeley‚ dgreeley@aed.org

 

AED–SATELLIFE Center for Health Information and Technology
http://www.healthnet.org
Vice President and Director:
Holly Ladd‚ hladd@aed.org