National school health and nutrition strategy
This document presents a national strategy for school health and nutrition (SHN) in Ethiopia.
This document presents a national strategy for school health and nutrition (SHN) in Ethiopia.
Education is one of the basic child rights and it is vital for children’s future life. Children should attend school and take full advantage of getting their right for education. The Millennium development Goal 2 is to achieve Primary Education of good quality by the year 2015.
Educators, researchers, policymakers and parents alike have become increasingly interested in the potential for sexuality education to help meet the needs of young people.
Evidence-based health promotion programmes, including HIV/AIDS prevention and sexuality education programmes, are often transferred to other cultures, priority groups and implementation settings.
This national school health strategic implementation plan aims to identify and mainstream key health interventions for improved school health and education.
For the goals of Education for All (EFA) to be achieved, children must be healthy enough not only to attend school but also to learn while there.
Life Orientation is central to the holistic development of learners. It addresses skills, knowledge and values for the personal, social, intellectual, emotional and physical growth of learners, and is concerned with the way in which these facets are interrelated.
Costing and cost-effectiveness data for HIV prevention programmes are important tools for decision-makers.
Globally, girls and young women are more likely to be hiV-positive than their male peers, due in large part to an array of gender inequalities that negatively impact their their mental and physical well being.
These School Health and Nutrition (SHN) Guidelines put the Strategy into action.