School Food Policy 2020-2025: a pathway to a healthier life

Of 13-17 years olds in Tonga in 2017, 57.7% were overweight and 24.6% obese. Childhood obesity poses a critical threat to the health and wellbeing of young children and adolescence. The School Food Policy initiative was prompted as a means of addressing these health risks faced by young children. This policy is an essential guideline for improving the diets of school children. It provides a framework for ensuring that the physical health and wellbeing of school children are well looked after. This is consistent with the recent WHO Implementation Plan on Ending Childhood Obesity.