Forest cover associated with improved child health and nutrition: evidence from the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey and satellite data

Kiersten B Johnson; Anila Jacob; Molly E Brown

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00055

GHSP-D-13-00055 Supplementary Material

This appendix contains a full technical description of the satellite remote sensing data sets used in the analysis of forest cover and child health and nutrition outcomes. The data sets comprise land vegetation assessments, known as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) composites, and the Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) collection, which contains proportional estimates for different vegetative cover types.

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Supplementary Material - Johnson, et al. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00055 Technical Description of the Satellite Remote Sensing Data Used to Analyze the Relationship Between Forest Cover and Child Health and Nutrition Outcomes