Public health and nutrition evidence
Systematic and rapid reviews, evidence synthesis, dietary research and analysis of food environments clarify what is known, uncertain and decision-relevant.
Our work
Evidence that can enter real decisions.
CMI organizes its capabilities around the policy lifecycle—not a catalogue of generic services.
Policy lifecycle
Support at the moment it matters.
Before a decision
Design and anticipate
- Clarify the public objective
- Synthesize available evidence
- Compare credible policy options
- Stress-test assumptions and feasibility
During implementation
Test and adapt
- Design pilots and learning protocols
- Observe operational and behavioural effects
- Identify emerging risks
- Adapt without losing policy intent
After outcomes emerge
Evaluate and learn
- Compare intended and observed effects
- Examine who benefited and who did not
- Capture transferable lessons
- Recommend continuation, redesign or termination
Domain focus
Public health, nutrition and food systems.
A founding focus applying the Civic Method to the evidence, policies, commercial practices and food environments that shape healthy and sustainable diets.
The work connects research quality to real decision conditions: who is affected, which mechanisms are plausible, what institutions and companies can implement, and what evidence should trigger adaptation.
Capabilities describe the intended programme of work. Specific commissions, partners and results will be named only when they can be evidenced publicly.
Evidence and inquiry
Survey and research design
Questionnaires, interview guides, data-extraction instruments and research protocols are designed to produce valid, ethical and usable evidence.
Stakeholder research and consultation
Relevant institutions, experts, practitioners and affected communities are mapped and consulted, with agreements, tensions and evidence gaps synthesized transparently.
Policy and accountability
Food-policy analysis
Policy options for healthy diets, sustainable food systems and obesity prevention are assessed alongside implementation feasibility, distributional effects and industry practices.
Corporate food-sector accountability
Company nutrition commitments, policies and performance are evaluated against explicit criteria, informed by prior BIA-Obesity assessment experience.
Evaluation and learning
Monitoring and evaluation
Indicators, theories of change, assessment frameworks and practical tools connect programme implementation to progress, outcomes and adaptation.
Training and workshops
Sessions on nutrition, food policy, evidence appraisal and research methods build the capacity to question evidence and use it in live decisions.
Decision-ready knowledge
Scientific and technical writing
Scientific papers, technical reports, policy briefs, evidence summaries and recommendations preserve the distinction between findings, assumptions and judgment.
Research programmes and funding proposals
Research concepts are developed into coherent methodologies, work packages, evaluation plans and technically credible bids.
Scientific communication and visual reporting
Complex findings are translated into accessible reports, presentations, infographics and public-facing material without overstating the evidence.
What we produce
Decision-ready evidence.
The exact output follows the public question and the decision it must inform.
- 01Policy options and decision briefs
- 02Evidence reviews and evidence maps
- 03Systems and stakeholder analyses
- 04Theories of change
- 05Ex-ante impact assessments
- 06Scenario and policy stress tests
- 07Pilot and experimentation protocols
- 08Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
- 09Process and outcome evaluations
- 10Institutional learning systems
- 11Public methodological papers
- 12Implementation and adaptation recommendations
Working with CMI
Different questions require different forms of collaboration.
Independent research
A defined public-policy question examined through an explicit method, evidence base and review process.
Policy design partnership
A multidisciplinary team works alongside an institution to frame the problem, compare options and design an implementable policy.
Policy laboratory
Institutions, researchers, practitioners and affected communities jointly develop and test potential interventions.
Evaluation partnership
An independent evaluation and learning structure is designed around a policy, programme or institutional reform.
Institutional capacity programme
Organizations develop their own methods, standards and infrastructure for evidence-informed policymaking.
These are intended engagement models. No existing client relationship, commissioned project or delivery history is implied.
Working with CMI
Begin with the policy question.
CMI welcomes conversations with public institutions, research organizations and public-interest foundations confronting consequential policy questions.