Rethinking school health: a key component of Education for All
For the goals of Education for All (EFA) to be achieved, children must be healthy enough not only to attend school but also to learn while there.
For the goals of Education for All (EFA) to be achieved, children must be healthy enough not only to attend school but also to learn while there.
There is a growing body of research focused on the association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance among school-aged youth.
Adequate provision of water supply, sanitation, hygiene and waste management in schools has a number of positive effects and contributes to a reduced burden of disease among children, staff and their families.
The UN World Food Programme has 45 years of experience in school feeding. This analysis, Learning from Experience, has harvested existing knowledge on the topic, drawing from 134 evaluations, case studies, an ongoing consultation process and operational experience.
This manual is the revised Curriculum Guide for teacher preparation in HFLE. The main goal of this guide is to provide participants and tutors with a framework for delivery of health and family life education lessons.
This document is intended to help individuals advocate for and implement HIV/AIDS/STI prevention through schools.
Indigenous girls in rural areas live in the most extreme poverty and make up the least educated groups in Peru. These girls face numerous constraints to obtaining an education. Enrollment rates are lower for girls in rural areas, and their grade repetition rates are higher than those for boys.
This issue of the journal Waterlines looks at experiences of menstrual hygiene management in schools in a number of countries.