These programmes and actions were reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to school health and nutrition programmes. Programme objectives: reduce or prevent child undernutrition (stunting, wasting, micronutrient deficiencies); reduce or prevent childhood overweight or obesity; foster healthy diet and lifestyle habits; educate children and improve knowledge about healthy diet and lifestyle habits; improve children’s skills (e.g. cooking, food hygiene); improve school enrolment; improve school attendance; improve academic performance; tackle health inequalities; reduce food insecurity and hunger; support the agriculture sector by creating farm to school linkages (e.g. cereals, milk, fruit and vegetables supply). Components of the school health and nutrition programme include: training of school staff on nutrition; standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools; hygienic cooking facilities and clean eating environment in schools; provision of school meals/school feeding programme; school fruit and vegetable scheme; deworming; nutrition education included in school curriculum; physical education in school curriculum; monitoring of children's growth; safe drinking water available free of charge; school gardens. Order of the Ministry of Health on the implementation of a healthy diet and adequate physical activity in educational institutions of RM no. 638 of 12.08.2016, Law no. 195 of 28/07/2016 amending and supplementing certain acts (Law no. 78-XV of 18 March 2004 on food, Law no. 1227-XIII of 27 June 1997 on advertising, Contravention Code of the Republic of Moldova no. 218 -XVI of 24 October 2008), Order no. 26.08 669/2016 on amending Order no. 904 of 17.9.2012 on approving the list of recommended food products, preschoolers and pupils , Order no. 322 of 27.04.2016 on the consumption of the food in general education institutions. http://www.ms.gov.md/sites/default/files/legislatie/ordinul_nr._1000_din... www.ms.gov.md Www.justice.md
WHO (2018) Global Nutrition Policy Review. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition
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The Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016–2017 is the report of the second comprehensive analysis of nutrition-related policy environment, coordination mechanisms, available capacities and actions being taken in 176 Member States (91%) and one area which responded to the survey carried out between July 2016 and December 2017.
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