Publications (Global health)

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Sawadogo-Lewis T, King SE, Aung T, Roberton T. The Potential Contribution of the Health System to Reducing Stunting in SUN Countries. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 2021 May 17:0379572121998127. [link]

Buckland AJ, Thorne-Lyman AL, Aung T, King SE, Manorat R, Becker L, Piwoz E, Rawat R, Heidkamp R. Nutrition data use and needs: Findings from an online survey of global nutrition stakeholders. Journal of global health. 2020 Dec;10(2). [link]

Heidkamp RA, Wilson E, Menon P, Kuo H, Walton S, Gatica-Domínguez G, da Silva IC, Aung T, Hajeebhoy N, Piwoz E. How can we realise the full potential of health systems for nutrition?. bmj. 2020 Jan 27;368. [link]

Aung T, Niyeha D, Heidkamp R. Leveraging data visualization to improve the use of data for global health decision-making. Journal of Global Health. 2019 Dec;9(2). [link]

Sawadogo-Lewis T, Vignola E, Aung T, Heidkamp R. Developing data use capacity in the maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition sector in Malawi, Mali, Mozambique and Tanzania: an evolving strategy. Journal of global health. 2019 June; 9(1). [link]

Sheffel A, Heidkamp R, Mpembeni R, Bujari P, Gupta J, Niyeha D, Aung T, Bakengesa V, Msuya J, Munos M, Kennedy C. Understanding client and provider perspectives of antenatal care service quality: a qualitative multi-method study from Tanzania. Journal of global health. 2019 Jun;9(1). [link]

Aung T, Niyeha D, Shagihilu S, Mpembeni R, Kaganda J, Sheffel A, Heidkamp R. Optimizing data visualization for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition (RMNCH&N) policymaking: data visualization preferences and interpretation capacity among decision-makers in Tanzania. Global Health Research and Policy. 2019 Feb;4(4). [link]

​Niyeha D, Malamsha D, Mpembeni R, Charwe D, Epimark S, Malima K, Aveika A, Aung T, Hazel E, Tam Y, Heidkamp R. Explaining progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 for child survival in Tanzania. Journal of global health. 2018 Dec;8(2). [link]

Self A, Chipokosa S, Misomali A, Aung T, Harvey SA, Chimchere M, Chilembwe J, Park L, Chalimba C, Monjeza E, Kachale F. Youth accessing reproductive health services in Malawi: drivers, barriers, and suggestions from the perspectives of youth and parents. Reproductive Health. 2018 Dec;15(1):108. [link]

Doocy S, Leidman E, Aung T, Kirsch T. Household economic and food security after the 2010 Pakistan floods. Food and nutrition bulletin. 2013 Mar;34(1):95-103. [link]

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Aung T, Lyimo E, Msogoya C, Lalika D, Niyeha D, Leyna G, Munson SA. Bi-directional and cross-disciplinary collaboration to lay a foundation for a human-centered design hub within the Government of Tanzania to innovate nutrition solutions. 2025.

Aung T, Heidkamp R, Adeyemi T. Data visualization for action: sensemaking and preferences among nutrition stakeholders in Nigeria. 2024.

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Workshop papers

Aung T, Watkins D. Leveraging Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methods to capture multi-level system considerations for global health. CHI 2023 Workshop: Bridging HCI and Implementation Science for Innovation Adoption and Public Health Impact.

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Reports

National Nutrition Information Systems; Technical Note: Designing Effective Data Visualizations Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022. [link]

PATH. Maternal Immunization: Country Priorities and Market Requirements. Seattle: PATH; 2015.

PATH. The Role of Research and Innovation for Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda Bridging the Divide Between the Richest and Poorest Within a Generation. Washington, DC: COHRED, Global Health Technologies Coalition, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, PATH; 2014.

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC): Working with Partners to Strengthen Local Research and Manufacturing Capacity: Perspectives from Nonprofits on Accelerating Product Development and Improving Access for Low- and Middle-Income Countries Vol. 5. Washington, DC: Global Health Technologies Coalition; 2014.

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Blog posts

Aung, T. Improving data visualization for nutrition audiences in Nigeria. DataDENT Blog; 2022. [link​]

Aung, T. Assessing data visualization literacy and preferences for more effective approaches to visualize nutrition data in Nigeria. DataDENT Blog; 2021. [link]

Aung, T. Improving the Visualization of Health Data on 2.3 Billion People. Nightingale (Data Visualization Society Medium); 2020. [link]

Aung, T. Together for Nutrition: West African Data Forum Call to Action. DataDENT Blog; 2020. [link]

Aung, T. Visualizing Coronavirus Impact: An Interview With Reuters Graphics. Nightingale (Data Visualization Society Medium); 2020. [link]

Aung, T. Visualizing nutrition data with Tableau Public. DataDENT Blog; 2020. [link]

Aung, T. Data for Nutrition webinar – New data for nutrition: Updates to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)-8 Questionnaires. DataDENT Blog; 2020. [link]

Aung, T. The Case of the Missing Data. DataDENT Blog; 2019. [link]

Aung, T. Overview of new nutrition questions in the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) core questionnaires. DataDENT Blog; 2019. [link]

Aung, T. Overview of WHO’s Essential nutrition actions: mainstreaming nutrition through the life-course. DataDENT Blog; 2019. [link]

Aung, T. Data Visualization for Audiences in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Nightingale (Data Visualization Society Medium); 2019. [link]

Aung, T. The Global Health Dashboard Epidemic. Nightingale (Data Visualization Society Medium); 2019. [link]

Aung, T. Quantifying the nutrition transition among children in low- and middle-income countries. DataDENT Blog; 2019. [link]

Aung, T. We live in a breastfeeding unfriendly world. DataDENT Blog; 2018. [link]