Access to comprehensive reproductive and sexual health services, including birth control, sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment, vaginal infections care, emergency contraception, and abortion, is rooted in the fundamental principles of bodily autonomy, gender equality, and
The joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP), the State of School Meals in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, includes a Special Report: Towards an intercultural approach to school feeding in the region.
Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) was first introduced into the curriculum of primary schools in 1998 as Family Life Education.
Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) was first introduced into the curriculum of primary schools in 1998 as Family Life Education.
The aims of these guidelines are: To provide clear, evidence-based information about the relationship between good nutrition, physical activity and its impact on the health and development of children and young people.
This policy sets the framework for school administrators to execute or deploy the means and measures in providing healthy and nutritious meals to students as well as to provide the avenue where students can enjoy a holistic wellness programme that involves both nutrition and physical exercise.
Worldwide, one in five girls has given birth by the age of 18. In the poorest regions of the world, this figure rises to over one in three girls. Adolescent births are more likely to occur among the poor, less educated, rural and indigenous populations.
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a large school-based survey carried out every four years in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a large school-based survey carried out every four years in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Globally, 150 million adolescents report being victims of or engaging in peer-to-peer violence in and around school. One strategy to reduce this risk is to occupy youth in afterschool programs (ASP). Yet, the question remains: how does peer group composition affect the effectiveness of an ASP?