India Research Center
The India Research Center, based in Mumbai, serves as a hub for Harvard Chan School’s research projects, educational programs, and knowledge translation and communication work across India.
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Lower Parel, Mumbai
India
E-book: The First 1000 Days of Life: Lessons from Social and Behavior Change Communication
Developed and led by the Indian ministry of women and child development, in technical partnership with the Harvard Chan India Research Center, and supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the e-book analyzes literature, population-level data, and promising practices to improve nutrition-seeking behaviors within communities. These include strategies, messages, media channels, and cultural platforms. The e-book is a part of the ministry’s larger initiative aimed to document, test and evaluate social and behavior change communication strategies to promote nutrition-seeking behaviors through Jan Andolan for POSHAN Abhiyaan, among pregnant women & Anganwadi workers.