Nutrition Initial Needs

Assessment NINA

(draft a/o 24 June 2015)

2nd NNC ManCon, Series 2015

Development of NINA

Consultation with RNPCs

Review of different Assessment Tools

AMWG Small Group Discussion

Features of NINA

•EASY to accomplish and understand•QUICK: can be accomplished within

15 minutes•COMPREHENSIVE enough to

provide decision makers evidence-based recommendations

Structure of NINA

RELIEF EFFORTS/ASSISTANCEFood Shelter Water Clothing

CAPACITIES ON CMAMFacilities Trained Workers

AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIESTools MS CMAM IYCF

NUTRITION INDICATORSAnthropometrics IYCF MS

GENERAL INFORMATIONGeography Assessment Team Key Informant Demographics

Operationalization of NINA

WHO will conduct: Municipal/City/Provincial/Regional/

National Assessment Team

- Depending on classification of disaster -

Operationalization of NINA

WHEN to conduct:

• Declaration of state of calamity by the President / LCEs

• Upon recommendation of nutrition cluster

•24-72 hours after the emergency/ disaster

Operationalization of NINA

WHERE to conduct:

In affected evacuation center(s) and or barangay(s)

Operationalization of NINA

WHY conduct:

To determine the needs/gaps/ capacities (in nutrition) of the affected population, specifically the nutritionally vulnerable groups

Operationalization of NINA

HOW it will be conducted:

Draft Guidelines on the Operationalization of

Nutrition Initial Needs Assessment (NINA)

Guidelines on the Operationalization of Nutrition Initial Needs

Assessment (NINA)

Importance of NINA

NINANutrition Initial

Needs Assessment

In-depth Nutrition

Assessment

Nutrition Services / Nutrition

Programming

Basis for evidenced-based decision making• Is there a need to conduct a more in-depth

assessment?• What nutrition services should be activated

or scaled-up?

Emergency / Disaster

Focal Points and Assessment Team

Level Focal PointInformation

and Data Manager

Assessment Team

National Chair of Nutrition Cluster NPPD/NSD

Members of the cluster

Sub-National

Chair of Nutrition Cluster RNPC

Members of the cluster

Local Chair of Local

Nutrition Cluster / LCE

NAO Members of the cluster

Roles and ResponsibilitiesI. Focal Point:

Decides if nutrition initial needs assessment requires to be conducted

Provides overall direction in conducting NINA

Analyze and Interpret information generated

Recommend nutrition interventions for the affected population

Initiates nutrition programming needed by the affected population

Roles and Responsibilities

II. Information and Data Manager

• Maintains data repository for NINA• Collate data from assessment teams• Ensure submission of accomplished NINA form

the assessment teams• Encode data from NINA in the reporting tool, if

necessary

Roles and Responsibilities

III. Assessment Team:

• Conduct quality nutrition initial needs assessment in the assigned area

• Submit accomplished NINA within 24 hours to the Information and Data Manager or nutrition worker eg BNS, D/CNPC

Tools

Recording Tool:

NINA paper-based form

Reporting Tool:

Microsoft Excel

Use of Information and Communications Technology

NINA Report

IMOs, NAOs,

Decision-makers

Internet

SMS

Phone Call

Facsimile

Radio

Assessment Team will utilize any available communication to promptly transmit the data

Schematic Flow of Reports

IMO

NPPD/NSD

RNPC

PNAO

C/MNAO

NNC Central Office

NNC Regional Office

Provincial

City/Municipal

Barangay

LEVEL

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L

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Partners

With

in 2

4 hr

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ithin

24

hrs.

Information Management

COLLECTION Conduct NINA Assessment Team

PROCESSINGEncode and Consolidate

Accomplished NINA

Information and Data Manager

ANALYSIS Interpret and examine data

Chair of Nutrition

Cluster and IDM

DISSEMINATIONPrepare report

and recommended

action

Chair and Member of Nutrition Cluster

AREA ACTIVITY PERSON-IN-CHARGE

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