Action - GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Programme - Monitoring children's growth in schools - School age children (SAC)

Programme: GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Programme

Programme description

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: educate children and improve knowledge about healthy diet and lifestyle habits. Components of the school health and nutrition programme include: provision of school meals/school feeding programme; deworming; nutrition education included in school curriculum; physical education in school curriculum; monitoring of children's growth; safe drinking water available free of charge; adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools.

Programme type

Other

Referencias

WHO (2018) Global Nutrition Policy Review. Country progress in creating enabling policy environments for promoting healthy diets and nutrition

http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/policies/global_nut_policyrevi...

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.

Grupo de interés: 
School age children (SAC)
Entrega: 
Kindergarten/school
Detalles de la implementación: 

Age groups routinely growth monitored: primary school children. Measurements taken: height, weight. Indicators tracked: underweight, overweight, BMI. Frequency of growth monitoring: More than once a year. No protocol exists for monitoring children's growth in school.The growth monitoring programme includes referral to health services.

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