The merging of physical education (PE) and health is becoming increasingly popular. This is due to the recognition that these two subjects are interconnected and that a holistic approach to health education is necessary for students to develop healthy habits and lifestyles.

There is a significant - and growing - body of evidence that well-designed and effectively delivered school meal programs are a cost-effective and scalable means to build human capital, improve learning outcomes, and improve health and nutrition.

The 23rd annual Global Child Nutrition Forum brought together over 240 school meal program leaders from around the world for discussion, exchange, and peer-to-peer support.

This topic brief highlights how improved water, sanitation and hygiene support the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach.

This topic brief highlights how physical activity supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach.

This topic brief highlights how nutrition and healthy diets support the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach.

This topic brief highlights how addressing substance use supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach.

This topic brief highlights how promoting mental health and well-being supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach.

The third in a series of regular reports that WFP is committing to provide, the State of School Feeding Worldwide allows for the continuing overview of school meal programmes everywhere in the world, focusing on national programmes implemented by governments.

This policy brief has been prepared by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) of the School Meals Coalition – a partnership between governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and research institutions aimed at expanding the reach and strengthening the quality of school feeding programmes.