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Anemia Facts
Job Aid published by National Health Mission, India in
This handout for adolescents in India focuses on information about anemia and the importance of taking a weekly iron folic acid supplementation. It also contains sample balanced diet menus for adolescent boys and girls ages 10 to 12 and 13 to 18.
School Health, Population, and Nutrition Curriculum (Bangladesh)
Training Material published by Directorate General of Family Planning, GOB in
This toolkit for social and behavior change communication (SBCC) program planners and managers in Bangladesh features tools and resources for designing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating SBCC activities and programs for health, population, and nutrition. More specifically, the toolkit addresses adolescent reproductive health and…
Adolescent Pregnancy and Its Impact on the Prevalence of Stunting: Programmatic Considerations for Food for Peace Programs that Aim to Reduce Stunting
Brief published by FANTA in
This technical brief examines the fact that adolescent pregnancy increases the risk of childhood stunting. issue of adolescent pregnancy and its implications for the prevalence of stunting. The brief describes promising evidence of what works to address these issues, including changing community attitudes toward early marriage and providing…
Special Issue: Adolescent Women's Nutrition Status
Journal Article published by NYAS in
This is a special issue of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on Adolescent Women's Nutritional Status. It contains articles on such issues as dietary and nondietary determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls and adult women in India, and understanding the determinants of adolescent nutrition in Bangladesh.
Strengthening Nutrition Action: A Resource Guide for Countries Based on the Policy Recommendations of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)
Guideline/Guidance published by FAO, WHO in
This resource guide is intended for policy advisors supporting decision makers and development partners involved in multisectoral food and nutrition-related policy-making processes. One of the recommendations is the establishment of policies and the strengthening of interventions to improve maternal nutrition and health, beginning with adolescent…
Impacts of School-Based Nutrition Promotion and Micronutrient Supplementation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Somalia
Technical Report published by in
This study assessed the effects of a school nutrition pilot in the Baidoa district in Somalia with a view to scale-up a multi-component school nutrition program. The interventions included the formation of nutrition clubs to disseminate nutrition information to students and weekly IFAS for adolescent girls.
Leaving No One Behind: Making the Case for Adolescent Girls
Technical Report published by IFAD in
This report summarizes the 2018 international conference “Leaving No One Behind: Making the Case for Adolescent Girls.” The report presents the main messages that emerged during the event and provides an overview of the highlights of the panel presentations and discussions.
Promotion of WIFS by Priyanka Chopra
Video/Animation published by National Health Mission, India in
This video features Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, who presents key messages about anemia in India and encourages adolescents to take their weekly iron and folic acid supplements and deworming tablets.