Strong systems are important for implementing nutrition services and programs. Adolescents have unique nutritional needs, depending on and affected by their physical, social, and emotional development. Programs and services to support adolescents must be reflected in policies, protocols, strategies, and guidance. Policymakers and program managers need to strengthen the human resource, information, and financial systems to provide or expand nutrition services and programs in locations where adolescents are best reached. The Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank includes examples of policies and protocols that address adolescent nutrition..If you have relevant systems strengthening resources, please send them to info@advancingnutrition.org.
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Rethinking School Health: A Key Component of Education for All
Occasional Paper published by World Bank in
This e-book highlights the relationship between child health and education, in terms of access to education and ability to obtain the maximum benefits from education. It describes effective health and nutrition interventions delivered through school health programs and outlines the role of partnerships and multi-sectoral approaches.
Dietary Guidelines for Indians--A Manual
Guideline/Guidance published by National Institute of Nutrition, India in
This report presents dietary guidelines for Indians from infancy to old age. The guidelines present visual messages primarily based on the food pyramid, as well as recommendations about regular physical activity and avoiding tobacco and alcohol. The report offers recommendations for well-formulated, balanced adolescent diets.
Multisectorial Plan for Chronic Malnutrition Reduction in Mozambique (2011-2014/2020)
Policy published by Republic of Mozambique in
The Multisectorial Plan for Chronic Malnutrition Reduction in Mozambique is the country's overarching nutrition strategy. Interventions to strengthen nutrition outcomes for adolescents include monitoring anemia in adolescents ages 10 to 19, reducing early pregnancy among adolescents ages 10 to 19, and strengthening nutritional education as…
National Nutrition Policy of Sri Lanka (2010-2018)
Policy published by Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition, Sri Lanka in
The National Nutrition Policy of Sri Lanka (2010-2018) includes a focus on adolescent undernutrition and obesity. The majority of interventions are implemented in the school setting to establish a positive nutrition enabling environment there. The policy addresses providing nutrition services to non-school going adolescents and regular nutritional…
Quality Assessment Guidebook: A Guide to Assessing Health Services for Adolescent Clients
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
This guidebook is intended to enable program managers to assess the quality of health service provision to adolescents and take appropriate action. It contains a user guide, a set of instruments to assess the quality of health services, and a framework for analyzing and reporting on data collected. This resource may be useful for assessing…
Setting Up and Running a School Garden: Teaching Toolkit
Training Material published by FAO in
A companion to the manual "Setting Up and Running a School Garden," this teaching toolkit contains lessons for students ages 9 to 14 to supplement and support school gardening activities. The lessons guide the processes of planning, organizing, promoting, evaluating, and celebrating the achievements of school gardens.
A Framework to Monitor and Evaluate: The WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
This document sets out an approach to measure the implementation of the WHO DPAS at the country level and proposes a measurement framework and indicators. The indicators are simple and reliable tools that can be used by Member States as appropriate, taking into account their country context. The indicators also account for existing and planned…
