This policy brief, based on a qualitative study conducted in El Salvador and Peru, incorporates the voices of adolescents and experts in nutrition, mental health, and public policy, complemented by a review of recent scientific literature.
Using the U-Report platform, this report collects perspectives from young people between the ages of 13 and 19 years about their food choices and food environments in and around their school and within their local community.
The Government of Sri Lanka, in partnership with UNICEF and other stakeholders, committed to a comprehensive assessment of school nutrition across the country.
This case study provides a comprehensive overview of the school feeding programs in Mali. First, it briefly describes the intertwined challenges faced by the education system, including low enrollment, high dropout rates, and food insecurity.
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 WinS Policy & Standard (2024-2028) aims to see a significant increase in accessing safe water, good sanitation facilities and improved hygiene practices in schools.
L’alimentation scolaire occupe une place stratégique pour le Gouvernement de la RDC, en ce qu’elle se situe à la croisée de deux secteurs clés du développement durable: l’éducation et l’agriculture.
The school health and nutrition (SHN) toolkit has been developed to provide guidance, tools, and resources to support SADC member states in developing effective national mechanisms and action plans to strengthen their SHN programmes.
This Schools4Health policy brief outlines why the Health Promoting School (HPS) approach is a crucial and cost-effective strategy to create healthier learning environments.
This Schools4Health policy brief explores how the Health Promoting School (HPS) approach can help address existing disparities and build stronger, fairer education systems.