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Nutrition in Boston, MA
Sector: Nutrition
Date Range: 2007
Location(s): Boston, MA
Organization: Tufts University
Tufts University Students (Dustin Burnett and Melissa Fuster), both of whom took a Positive Deviance class offered at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, worked with members from Sociedad Latina to help them discover healthy eating habits. Sociedad Latina works to promote community leadership, civic engagement, meaningful employment, educational attainment, cultural identity and pride in Boston's Latin American community.
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PD Hearth Project in Indonesia
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Indonesia
Organization: USAID
From 2003 – 2008, USAID funded five international NGOs, (CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps (MC), Save the Children US (SC), and World Vision International (WVI)), to implement Positive Deviance in Indonesia as part of food security programs. Together, the five NGOs reached 9,997 children across the country. Of this number, 59.6% gained 200g between admission into the program (Day 1) and graduation from the program (Day 10). Of 4,847 participants who were weighed again at the end of the month, 45% had gained the recommended 400g. Results differed slightly (but not significantly) between implementers; however, they differed dramatically between different communities.
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