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Practical Analysis of Nutritional Data (PANDA)
Created by Tulane University Department of International Health and
Development, in cooperation with UNICEF. |
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Requests for
CD ROM |
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Go straight to web-based version |
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--(please note: the
data sets for practical exercises are only available with the CD) |
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| "The volume of useful data for assessment and designing nutrition programs,
and for their monitoring and evaluation, has grown enormously in recent years. UNICEF's Multi-Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), Demographic and Health Surveys
(DHS) which usually now contain nutritional variables, and many other national and
sub-national surveys, are beginning to provide high coverage in information terms of
nutritional problems. The availability of raw data is beginning to outstrip the
capability for sound analysis - both for immediate assessment and for the more detailed
research that allows for better understanding of how basic and underlying causes affect
nutrition under different local conditions. Improving this capability for analysis
is one way to lead to more effective programs. And one step along this way is to
develop and use modern learning materials. |
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| The Practical Analysis of Nutritional Data (PANDA) is a CD-ROM- (&
Web-browser) based interactive learning package which is being developed by Tulane
University Department of International Health and Development, with UNICEF support. The package is designed for those working in nutrition, health, and development,
who already have some basic analytical skills and want to expand these and apply them to
analyzing nutritional and related data, to answer relevant questions about malnutrition,
its distribution, causes, correlates, synergies (or interactions), and related issues.
The results can guide decisions on targeting, design of programs, and evaluation;
contribute to analysis of policies affecting nutrition; hence to improving nutrition
program planning and evaluation. It is hoped that readers will start to use, and
thus also help develop, the PANDA." |
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| The alpha version of the CD-ROM is now being distributed free of charge
for the nutrition community. An updated version of PANDA is now in development for
later release, and current versions are intended to be useful until that time. Versions of PANDA specific to micronutrient deficiencies, and to nutrition in
emergencies, are in preparation, in collaboration with the Micronutrient Initiative, and
CARE International.
Requests for
copies of the PANDA CD-ROM and further information are available through
Tulane University. A web-based version of the PANDA is also available
online. |
