Goals, objectives or targets related to nutrition:
Goal:
The ultimate goal is to reverse the upward trends in obesity by 5% by 2019
Objectives:
- To improve increase exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months by 20% by 2019;
- To reduce prevalence of low physical activity in adolescents by 30%;
- To develop and implement policies and regulations to reduce the impact on children of marketing of foods and non- alcoholic beverages high in saturated fats, trans fatty acids, free sugars or salt; and
- To have at least 70 schools designated Health Promoting Schools by 2019 (Appendix 2).