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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Global Standards for Quality Health Services for Adolescents: Volume 1: Standards and Criteria
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
The WHO/UNAIDS Global Standards for Quality Health Care Services for Adolescents aim to assist policymakers and health service planners in improving the quality of health-care services so that adolescents are able to obtain services to protect and improve their health and well-being. Volume One covers the standards and criteria for delivering…
Global Standards for Quality Health Services for Adolescents: Volume 2: Implementation Guide
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
The WHO/UNAIDS Global Standards for Quality Health Care Services for Adolescents aim to assist policymakers and health service planners in improving the quality of health-care services so that adolescents are able to obtain services to protect and improve their health and well-being. Volume Two addresses implementing this standards-driven approach…
Global Standards for Quality Health Services for Adolescents: Volume 3: Tools to Conduct Quality and Coverage Measurement Surveys to Collect Data about Compliance with the Global Standards
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
The WHO/UNAIDS Global Standards for Quality Health Care Services for Adolescents aim to assist policymakers and health service planners in improving the quality of health-care services so that adolescents are able to obtain services to protect and improve their health and well-being. Volume Three reviews tools that can be used to conduct quality…
Global Standards for Quality Health Services for Adolescents: Volume 4: Scoring Sheets for Data Analysis
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
The WHO/UNAIDS Global Standards for Quality Health Care Services for Adolescents aim to assist policymakers and health service planners in improving the quality of health-care services so that adolescents are able to obtain services to protect and improve their health and well-being. Volume Four contains score sheets to be used for the analysis of…
Landscape Report on Adolescent and Maternal Nutrition in Indonesia
Landscape Analysis published by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in
This landscape analysis focuses on adolescent and maternal nutrition in the East Java province of Indonesia. It explores the nutritional status of women and adolescent girls, underlying factors of undernutrition, nutritious foods for adolescents and pregnant women, physical activity for adolescent girls and married women, communication channels,…
Technical Consultation on Indicators of Adolescent Health: Global Reference List
Indicator Guide published by WHO in
This reference list of health indicators for adolescents age 10 to 19 was developed through a 2014 WHO technical consultation on indicators to measure and report on adolescent health, and to explore mechanisms for validating and/or testing new indicators. The core list includes 20 indicators, with seven additional indicators recommended for…
Health for the World's Adolescents: A Second Chance in the Second Decade (Online report only)
Informational Infographic published by WHO in
The report brings together all WHO guidance about adolescents across the spectrum of health issues. It offers a state-of-the-art overview of four areas for action: providing health services, collecting and using data to plan and monitor interventions, developing and implementing health-promoting and health-protecting policies, and mobilizing and…
Balanced Nutrition Guidelines Indonesia (Indonesian: PEDOMAN GIZI SEIMBANG)
Guideline/Guidance published by Ministry of Health, Indonesia in
This document contains Balanced Nutrition Guidelines for the general Indonesian public, including guidance related to adolescents. Indonesia uses two food guides, a rounded pyramid shape that promotes balanced nutrition and a plate guide illustrating recommended food proportions.
