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Bibliography (by Subject)

Adolescent Reproductive Health

  • Barker G. Gender equitable boys in a gender inequitable world: Reflections from qualitative research and program development with young men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 15(3):263-282, 2000. This article is available as a PDF file.

Breastfeeding

  • AED. Report from the Mini Summit on Vietnam and Breastfeeding. August 1-2, 2000. Washington DC.
  • Dearden KA, Quan LN, Do M, Marsh DR, Pachon H, Schroeder DG and Lang TT. Work outside the home is the primary barrier to exclusive breastfeeding in rural Viet Nam: insights from mothers who exclusively breastfed and worked. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):99-106, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Quan N, Do M, Dearden K, Claussenius D, Marsh D, Pachon H and Schroeder DG. Changing breastfeeding practices: learning from mothers who practice optimal breastfeeding behaviors in Vietnam. In preparation.

Child Care/Nutrition

  • Ha PB, Bentley ME, Pachon H, Sripaipan T, Caulfield LE, Marsh DR and Schroeder DG. Caregiver styles of feeding and child acceptance of food in rural Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):92-98, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.

Child Nutrition/Care

  • ACC/SCN 4th Report on the World Nutrition Situation, Geneva, International Food Policy Institute, January 2000. This document is available on the ACC/SCN web site.
  • Aruna M, Vazir S, and Vidyasagar P. Child rearing and positive deviance in the development of preschoolers: a microanalysis. Indian Pediatrics 38(4):332-9, 2001. This article is available from the journal website.
  • Berggren G and Tuan T. Evaluation of the Save the Children Foundation (SCF) Poverty Alleviation/Nutrition Program (PANP). Than Hoa Province, Vietnam: Save the Children Foundation, 1995.
  • Berggren G. Nutritional Education and Rehabilitation Program: A Save the Children Project in Vietnam, Save the Children, 1995.
  • Berggren WL and Wray JD. Positive deviant behavior and nutrition education. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):7-8, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Bolles K, Speraw C, Berggren G and Lafontant JG. Ti Foyer (hearth) community-based nutrition activities informed by the positive deviance approach in Leongane, Haiti: A programmatic description. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):9-15, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • CORE Group and BASICS II. HEARTH TECHNICAL Advisory Group Meeting. April 11-12, 2000. Arlington, VA: BASICS II, 2000.
  • CORE Group. Positive Deviance/ Hearth for Nutrition Technical Advisory Group Meeting. Washington, DC. December 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • CORE Group. Training of Trainers workshop. Positive Deviance and Hearth: Mechanisms for Community-Based Management of Malnutrition. The Core Group/ USAID/ Counterpart India. Lead trainer: Donna Sillan. December 2003. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • CORE Group. Positive Deviance Hearth. DRAFT brochure, 2000.
  • Cribbin M. Application of a Positive Deviance Inquiry in the Oruro Altiplano. A thesis submitted to the Department of International Health Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 2000. A summary of the work that led to this paper can be found on Emory's website.
  • Dearden KA, Quan LN, Do M, Marsh DR, Schroeder DG, Pachon H and Lang TT. What influences health behavior? Learning from caregivers of young children in Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):117-127, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Dickey V, Pachon H, Marsh DR, Lang TT, Claussenius D, Dearden K, Ha TT and Schroeder DG. Implementation of nutrition education and rehabilitation programs (NERPs) in Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):75-82, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • El-Sayed N. Assignment Report on Evaluation of Positive Deviance: A Pilot Nutrition Intervention in Minia Governorate, UNICEF and Save the Children, May 1999.
  • Guldon GS, Zhang MY, Zhang YP, Hong JR, Zhang HX, Fu SY, and Fu NS. Weaning Practices and Growth in Rural Sichuan Infants: A Positive Deviance Study. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 39:169-175, 1993.
  • Lapping K, Schroeder D, Marsh D, Albalak R, Jabarkhil MZ. Comparison of a positive deviant inquiry with a case-control study to identify factors associated with nutrition status among Afghan refugee children in Pakistan. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):26-33, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Levinson FJ and Ahrari M. "Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Positive Deviance-Based Nutrition Interventions in Minia Governorate", Egypt, Save the Children, March 2000.
  • Mackintosh UAT, Marsh DR and Schroeder DG. Sustained positive deviant child care practices and their effects on child growth in Viet Nam. Food and Nutriton Bulletin 23(4):16-25, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Marsh DR, Pachon H, Schroeder DG, Ha TT, Dearden K, Lang TT, Hien ND, Tuan DA, Thach TD and Claussenius D. Design of a prospective, randomized evaluation of an integrated nutrition program in rural Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):34-44, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • National Hearth Nutrition Workshop Report. Dabola Prefecture, Faranah Regions, Guinea, West Africa with support from USAID/Guinea, UNICEF/Guinea, Prefectoral Department of health and the Regional Department of Health-Faranah. February 2000.
  • Pachon H, Schroeder DG, Marsh DR, Dearden KA, Ha TT and Lang TT. Effect of an integrated child nutrition intervention on the complementary food intake of young children in rural north Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):59-66, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Positive Deviance Pilot Project, Nutrition Program, Gomphy, Zhemgang. Bhutan Program, Himalayan Field Office, Save the Children/USA, February 1998.
  • Range SKR, Naved R and Bhattarti S. Child care practices associated with positive and negative nutritional outcome for children in Bangladesh: A descriptive analysis. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 24. February 1997. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Save the Children US. What is Positive Deviance? (Written in Bahasa Indonesia and English). Positive Deviance Bulletin, Vol 1 No.1 October 2003. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Save the Children US. Positive Deviance: A community Based Approach to Solving Community Problems. (Written in Bahasa Indonesia and English). Positive Deviance Bulletin, Vol 1 No. 2 April 2004. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Save the Children/US. Training of Trainers Manual: Positive Deviance, Poverty Alleviation and Nutrition Program. Vietnam Field Office, 1997.
  • Schroeder DG, Pachon H, Dearden KA, Ha TT, Lang TT and Marsh DR. An integrated child nutrition intervention improved growth of younger, more malnourished children in northern Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):50-58, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Serpa M. PowerPoint presentation from the BASICS II Retreat. Easton, MD.2000.
  • Shekar M, Habicht JP, and Latham MC. Is positive deviance in growth simply the converse of negative deviance? Food and Nutrition Bulletin 13(1):7-11, 1991. This article is available from the Food and Nutrition Bulletin web site.
  • Sillan D. DRAFT: The Field Cookbook for the HEARTH Nutrition Model and Using the Positive Deviance Approach. Sponsored by the CORE Group and CSTS. September2000.
  • Sripaipan T, Schroeder DG, Marsh DR, Pachon H, Dearden KA, Ha TT and Lang TT. Effect of an integrated nutrition program on child morbidity due to respiratory infection and diarrhea in northern Viet Nam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):67-74, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Sternin M, Sternin J and Marsh D. Designing a Community-Based Nutrition Program Using the Hearth Model and the Positive Deviance Approach - A Field Guide. Save the Children, December 1998. This item is available as a PDF file.
  • Sternin M, Sternin J and Marsh D. Rapid, sustained childhood malnutrition alleviation through a positive deviance approach in rural Vietnam: preliminary findings. In Wollinka O, Keeley E, Burkhalter B and Bashir N (eds), The Hearth Nutrition Model: Applications in Haiti, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Arlington, VA: BASICS, 1997.
  • Sternin M, Sternin J and Marsh D. Scaling Up Poverty Alleviation and Nutrition Program in Vietnam. In Marchione T (ed). Scaling Up, Scaling Down: Capacities for Overcoming Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach, 1999.
  • Tuan T, Marsh DR, Ha TT, Schroeder DG, Thach TD, Dung VM and Huong NT. Weighing Vietnamese children: How accurate are child weights adjusted for estimates of clothing weight? Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):45-49, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Vazir S. Behavioral aspects of development of eating behavior and nutrition status. Nutrition Reviews 60(5-2):S95-101, 2002.
  • Wishik SM and Van der Vynckt S. The use of nutritional "positive deviants" to identify approaches for modification of dietary practices. American Journal of Public Health, 66(1):38-42,1976. The abstract for this article is available as a PDF file.
  • Wollinka O, Keeley E, Burkhalter B and Bashir N (eds). Hearth Nutrition Model: Applications in Haiti, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Arlington, VA:BASICS, 1997. This book is available on the BASICS website.
  • Zeitlin M, Ghassemi H and Mohamed M. Positive Deviance in Child Nutrition: with Emphasis on Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects and Implications for Development. Tokyo: The United Nations University, 1990. This book is available on the UNU web site.

Corporate/Business

Education

  • Richardson, Joan. From the Inside Out; Learning from the positive deviance in your organization. National Staff Development Council.2004.You can buy the book from the NSDC online store
  • Sparks, Dennis. From Hunger Aid to School Reform. National Staff Development Council 25(1):46-51, 2004.

Empowerment

  • Hendrickson JL, Dearden K, Pachon H, An NH, Schroeder DG and Marsh DR. Empowerment in Rural Viet Nam: Exploring changes in mothers and health volunteers in the context of an integrated nutrition project. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):83-91, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.

FGC

  • Bradford, Qiana and McClure, Kimberly. "Qualitative Analysis of the Role of Human Rights Language in Effort to Stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Egypt". John F. Kennedy School of Government. April 1, 2003
  • CEDPA. Ending Female Genital Cutting: A Positive Deviance Approach in Egypt. Cairo: CEDPA, 1999.This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Mackie, Gerry. "Ending Footbinding and Infibulation: A Convention account". American Sociological Review. Vol.61. December: 999-1017. 1996.
  • Masterson, J. and Swanson, J. "Female Genital Cutting: Breaking the Silence, Enabling Change". International Center for Research on Women (ICWR) and the Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). Washington, DC. 2000.

General Interest

  • Bonetti, Umberito. Gam beretto dei miracoli. Panorama. 22 Aprile 2004 XLII N.17 (1983) p. 110-116. www.panorama.it. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Coates J, Troy L, Rosenbaum J, Howard-Grabman L, Marsh DR, et al. Accentuate the Positive: Strength-Based Approaches to Mobilizing Communities for Healthier Behaviors. In preparation as Working Paper and for publication, 2001.
  • Dorsey D. Positive Deviant. Fast Company 41:284, December 2000. This article is available on the Fast Company website.
  • Lapping K, Marsh DR, Rosenbaum J, Swedberg E, Sternin J, Sternin M and Schroeder DG. The positive deviance approach: Challenges and opportunities for the future. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):128-135, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.
  • Marsh DR and Lapping K. Save the Children and the Positive Deviance Approach. Westport (CT): Save the Children Working Paper, 2002.
  • Mattosinho SG, Lovel H, and Ebrahim GJ. Positive deviance. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 42(4):247-8, 1996.
  • Pascale RT. Chapter 10: Herding Butterflies. In Pascale RT, Milleman M and Gioja L. Surfing the Edge of Chaos. NY: Crown Publishing, 2000.
  • Save the Children. The Positive Deviance Leadership Initiative. Pamphlet.
  • Save the Children/US. Positive Deviance: A new Paradigm for Addressing Today's Problems Today. Yangon, Mynmar.
  • Save the Children/US. Towards New Applications of the "Positive Deviance" Approach in Save the Children's Programs. Report of a Planning Meeting. Washington, DC: Save the Children, 2000.
  • Walzer J. It takes a village. Tufts Nutrition Magazine, Fall 2002:19-21. This article is available through the Tufts Nutrition website.

LBW/IUGR/Newborn Care

  • Marsh DR, Sternin M, Khadduri R, Ihsan T, Nazir R, Bari A and Lapping K. Identification of model newborn care practices through a positive deviance inquiry to guide behavior-change interventions in Haripur, Pakistan. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):107-116, 2002. This article is available as a PDF file.

Medical

Pregnancy/Maternal Nutrition

  • Ahrari M, Kuttab A, Khamis S, Farahat AA, Darmstadt GL, Marsh DR and Levinson FJ. Factors associated with successful pregnancy outcomes in upper Egypt: a positive deviance inquiry. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(1):83-8, 2002.
  • Bhat D. What makes the difference? Applying the positive deviance approach to improve pregnancy outcomes. Fourth Annual Abraham Horowitz Lecture. SCN News UN Standing Committee on Nutrition. December 2000. This lecture is available through the SCN website.