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Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Guideline/Guidance published by UNICEF in
More than 340 million of children age 5–19 have overweight, and growth is most rapid in low- and middle-income countries. This set of materials includes a program guidance, which guides countries in adapting programming to the changing face of malnutrition, and an advocacy strategy guidance to support UNICEF offices and partners in adapting the…
Maternal, Infant, Young Child and Adolescent Nutrition Action Plan 2020-2025
Policy published by Government of Uganda in
This action plan is the Ugandan Ministry of Health's 5-year plan to reduce all forms of malnutrition in mothers, infants, young children, and adolescents. The action plan's objectives include to increase adolescents' access to nutrition-specific services and to strengthen school nutrition programs to promote optimal adolescent nutrition for…
Children's and Adolescents' Characteristics and Interactions with the Food System
Journal Article published by Academic Journal in
This article describes age-specific characteristics that inform how children and adolescents interact with their food systems and how that relationship influences their diets, using the socio-ecological framework. It highlights the fact that various interpersonal, intrapersonal, and environmental factors influence the diets of indivduals across…
Conceptual Framework for Food Systems for Children and Adolescents
Journal Article published by Academic Journal in
The article describes the Innocenti Framework, its purpose, and how it conceptualizes the dynamic linkages between the elements of food systems to highlight the importance of continuously shaping food systems to deliver nutritious, safe, affordable, and sustainable diets to children and adolescents.
Interventions to Improve Dietary Intake Behaviors among Children and Adolescents
Journal Article published by Academic Journal in
This paper utilizes a case study approach to explore the proximate determinants of dietary intake as well as the food behaviors of caregivers, children, and adolescents. The results provide insights about facilitators and barriers to uptake of interventions aimed at improving dietary behaviors in children and adolescents and highlight their…
Adolescent Nutrition Toolkit (India)
Guideline/Guidance published by Lady Irwin College, NCEARD, UNICEF in
This toolkit includes a technical report about adolescent nutrition in India, "Adolescents, Diets, and Nutrition: Growing Well in a Changing World," a recipe book for packed lunches and snacks for adolescents in the Indian context, and a pamphlet for adolescents about nutrition, eating practices, and anemia.
Documentation Research on the USAID Growth through Nutrition Activity Adolescent Nutrition SBCC Program: Outcomes and Lessons Learned
Technical Report published by USAID in
This report documents the outcomes and lessons learned from a rapid assessment of Adolescent Nutrition SBCC programming in Ethiopia to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The findings address the training of teachers and student group facilitators/leaders, actions that teachers, facilitators, and administrators can…
Prévalence et Facteurs Associés à l’Anémie Chez les Adolescentes et Adolescents Scolarisés dans la Région de l’Est au Burkina Faso (Prevalence and Factors Associated with Adolescent Anemia in the Eastern Region of Burkina Faso)
Technical Report published by HKI in
This study explores the prevalence and factors associated with anemia in adolescents in the Eastern region of Burkino Faso. The report presents a situation analysis of the issue and outlines the determinants and factors that contribute to high rates of anemia among adolescents.