Policymakers, program managers, and service providers—teachers, health care providers, extension agents, religious and community leaders—need the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) to serve and support adolescent boys and girls in accordance with global recommendations and national policies and protocols. This will require clear job descriptions, training (pre-service or in-service, offsite or on-the-job), mentorship, and supportive supervision, along with access to effective strategies, tools, and resources. Adolescents and their families also need competencies to support, adopt, and sustain healthy dietary practices. The Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank currently includes capacity-building materials, primarily for service providers. If you have guidance or materials for building the capacity of policymakers, program managers, service providers, families, and adolescents about adolescent nutrition,, please send them to info@advancingnutrition.org.
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Pacific Kids Food Revolution Engages Children across the Region to Promote Healthy Eating
Journal Article published by UNICEF in
The Pacific Kids Food Revolution program is a UNICEF-created children's cooking show that uses television to engage kids in creating safe and nutritious meals using locally-sourced fresh, nutritious, and indigenous foods.
Partnering with UNFPA to Reduce Anaemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in Nigeria
Brief published by Nutrition International in
This webpage details the success of the Nutrition Leverage and Influence for Transformation program in integrating nutrition counseling into sexual and reproductive health programs to increase the knowledge and awareness of iron-folic acid supplementation and healthy diet among adolescent girls, women of reproductive age, and healthcare workers in…
Partnering with UNFPA to Integrate Iron and Folic Acid into Reproductive Health Services for Women and Adolescent girls in Senegal
Brief published by Nutrition International in
This webpage details the success of the Nutrition Leverage and Influence for Transformation program in integrating nutrition counseling into sexual and reproductive health programs to increase the knowledge and awareness of iron-folic acid supplementation and healthy diet among adolescent girls, women of reproductive age, and healthcare workers in…
I Eat Well To Stay Healthy: Facilitator's Guide
Training Material published by RSD Institute in
This facilitator's guide is a companion to the I Eat Well To Stay Healthy guide to train facilitators (teachers and peer educators) in using and understanding the guide. Facilitators can use this facilitator's guide to conduct discussion sessions in schools and with adolescents in general to on each theme developed in the guide.
Guide de formation des vendeurs dans les cantines scolaires
Training Material published by RSD Institute in
Ce guide forme les vendeurs de produits alimentaires dans les écoles aux pratiques sûres de préparation des aliments et à la manière d'optimiser les bienfaits nutritionnels des aliments. Il décrit les principaux groupes alimentaires, les nutriments dérivés de chacun, les pratiques de cuisson hygiéniques et les méthodes de cuisson qui permettent de…
Adolescent Girls' Nutritional Status and Knowledge, Beliefs, Practices, and Access to Services: An Assessment to Guide Intervention Design in Nepal
Journal Article published by Current Developments in Nutrition in
This study was conducted to support the design of an evidence-based adolescent nutrition program in Nepal (Suaahara.) The study found that exposure, knowledge, and behaviors across thematic areas differed by stage of adolescence. It concluded that heterogeneity among adolescent girls should be considered when selecting interventions that have the…
Global Standards and Indicators for Health Promoting Schools
Indicator Guide published by WHO in
This document defines key indicators and outlines standards for health-promoting schools, which leverage the educational infrastructure in communities to improve all aspects of health, including physical, social-emotional, and psychological conditions, and positive educational attainment.
Implementation Guidance for Health Promoting Schools
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
This document provides guidance for the development, implementation, and monitoring of health-promoting schools at the national, regional, and local levels. Health-promoting schools aim to provide a healthy school environment that can be tailored to national and local health priorities.
