School Health and Nutrition

Policies & Strategies
Policies & Strategies | 2005

Programa nacional de saude escolar 2005-2010

Objectivos: Geral: Contribuir para o desenvolvimento das crianças do Pré-Escolar e do Ensino Básico concorrendo para a melhoria do nível de saúde e de educação através de promoção da saúde e prevenção das doenças bem como de aprendizagem de qualidade. Específicos: 1.

Literature Reviews
Literature Reviews | 2016

Helpdesk report: school feeding

School feeding has led to measurable gains in education and health outcomes, as evidenced widely in the literature. There are a few evaluations showing little or no improvement in education and health outcomes. This may be less widely reported or highlighted.

Policies & Strategies
Policies & Strategies | 2016

Promotion of healthy lifestyles in primary schools

This circular focuses on the importance of physical activity and healthy eating. It is acknowledged that mental and psychological well-being are a key part of healthy lifestyles. Schools support these through their work on anti-bullying and the SPHE curriculum.

Programme Reports & Evaluations
Programme Reports & Evaluations | 2016

Report of the commission on ending childhood obesity

Childhood obesity undermines the physical, social and psychological well-being of children and is a known risk factor for adult obesity and noncommunicable diseases. There is an urgent need to act now to improve the health of this generation and the next.

Toolkits & Guides
Toolkits & Guides | 2012

Legal highs (novel psychoactive substances)

This briefing paper is part of a series produced by the Drug Education Forum, for schools and others involved in drug education or informal drug prevention. There are many legal drugs which people take in order to change the way they feel, think or behave, or fight illness or disease.