Ready to learn and thrive: school health and nutrition around the world
School health and nutrition programmes are among the most widely implemented public policies in the world.
School health and nutrition programmes are among the most widely implemented public policies in the world.
This report shows that school meals are essential for the health and economic stability of communities.
El Gobierno de Colombia, a través del Ministerio de Educación y la Unidad Administrativa Especial de Alimentación Escolar: 'Alimentos para Aprender' (UApA), con el apoyo de la Oficina de la Primera Dama de Colombia y en colaboración con la Iniciativa Innovación para la Nutrición (I4N),
This report debates the case for specific public investments in education in low- and lower-middle-income countries, drawing on evidence of what has worked not just in small-scale experiments but historically and in large-scale national programs.
This guide lays out the steps for designing a successful school feeding program. It offers best practices that not only help programs address child hunger and malnutrition, but reduce food waste, increase use of local resources, and create strong stakeholder relationships.
This guide aims to help multisector actors to address the food security and nutrition needs of children during periods of extended or intermittent school closure due to a pandemic or other emergency. The collaboration of schools and food banks in this effort is the primary focus.
La Estrategia de la Alimentación Escolar Saludable y Sostenible es una respuesta articulada e integral que tiene como propósito procurar el acceso a alimentos frescos y nutritivos para los estudiantes, la familia y la comunidad; impulsando
“Coverage of School Health Monitoring Systems in China: a Large National Cross-Sectional Survey” by Yan et al. provides an important demonstration of the value of monitoring national school health and nutrition programs.
The School Meals Coalition is an emerging initiative of governments and a wide range of partners to drive actions that can urgently re-establish, improve and scale up food and education systems, support pandemic recovery and drive actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Childhood overweight and obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are among the highest globally, where nearly four million children under 5 have overweight. The school environment is one of the places where children learn health, nutrition, and physical activity habits.