This school meals case study forms part of a collection led by the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition’s "Good Examples" Community of Practice.

This school meals case study forms part of a collection led by the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition’s "Good Examples" Community of Practice.

This school meals case study forms part of a collection led by the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition’s "Good Examples" Community of Practice.

Este estudio de caso sobre los programas de alimentación escolar forma parte de una colección liderada por la Comunidad de Práctica "Buenos Ejemplos" del Consorcio de Investigación para la Salud y la Nutrición Escolar.

Este estudio de caso sobre los programas de alimentación escolar forma parte de una colección liderada por la Comunidad de Práctica "Buenos Ejemplos" del Consorcio de Investigación para la Salud y la Nutrición Escolar.

This school meals case study forms part of a collection led by the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition’s "Good Examples" Community of Practice.

School meal programmes are thought to improve dietary behaviour in children, with benefits sustained throughout the life course, making them important catalysts for wider food-system change. However, only one in five children globally currently receives school meals.

Food education in schools is increasingly being adopted as one of the key policy levers to support the shift towards healthier and more sustainable food practices worldwide. However, the way in which food education is designed and implemented is not often conducive to such goals.

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has been shown to improve health outcomes, increase condom use and more respectful relationships, delay sexual initiation and reduce teenage pregnancy. Yet opposition to CSE remains strong.

Integrated health and nutrition packages in schools have been shown to be a cost-effective approach to support children’s well-being and academic achievement; yet few countries adequately invest in promoting such integration.