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Policymakers, program managers, and service providers—teachers, health care providers, extension agents, religious and community leaders—need the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) to serve and support adolescent boys and girls in accordance with global recommendations and national policies and protocols. This will require clear job descriptions, training (pre-service or in-service, offsite or on-the-job), mentorship, and supportive supervision, along with access to effective strategies, tools, and resources. Adolescents and their families also need competencies to support, adopt, and sustain healthy dietary practices. The Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank currently includes capacity-building materials, primarily for service providers. If you have guidance or materials for building the capacity of policymakers, program managers, service providers, families, and adolescents about adolescent nutrition,, please send them to info@advancingnutrition.org.

We found 71 resource(s)
Adolescent Job Aid: A Handy Desk Reference Tool for Primary Level Health Workers
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
The Adolescent Job Aid is intended for primary healthcare workers who see and treat adolescents. It contains guidance on commonly occurring conditions or concerns that may or may not adolescent-specific (e.g. delayed menarche, STIs). Part 1 contains clinical guidance on a variety of health topics; Part 2 contains algorithms (step-by-step guide for…
A New Deal for School Gardens
Guideline/Guidance published by FAO in
This document describes what governments and their development partners can do to promote school gardens to advance a nation’s nutrition and health. The document outlines the history of school gardens, examples of gardens, the need for and approaches to school gardening, garden learning, garden curricula, frameworks for innovation, challenges, and…
Guía de Nutrición y Alimentación Saludable en el Adolescente
Guideline/Guidance published by Ayuntamiento de Valencia in
This guide is intended primarily for parents and teachers of adolescents and provides information about nutritional requirements for adolescents. It also describes common areas of concern regarding adolescent nutrition and provides guidance for developing healthy dietary habits.
National Strategic Framework on the Health and Development of Adolescents and Young People in Nigeria 2007-2011
Policy published by Ministry of Health, Nigeria in
The goal of this strategic framework is to facilitate the implementation of NIgeria's National Adolescent Health Policy. The framework contains specific objectives for improving adolescent health, along with appropriate indicators which can be used for monitoring and evaluation. Major thematic areas include sexual and reproductive health,…
Guidance for School Nutrition Curriculum: Vol. 1: The Reader
Guideline/Guidance published by FAO in
This is the first of a two-volume guide for developing nutrition education programs in primary schools. The purpose of the guide is to support the planning or redesign of nutrition education action programs and produce classroom curricula. This volume provides an overview of nutrition education principles and the curriculum planning process.
Nutrition Education Curriculum in Schools: A Planning Guide for Curriculum Development: Vol. 2: The Activities
Guideline/Guidance published by FAO in
This is the second of a two-volume guide for developing nutrition education programs in primary schools. It contains the activities that are used during the planning workshop to arrive at decisions and conclusions. It also includes information from experts and experienced practitioners.
Setting Up and Running a School Garden: Manual for Teachers, Parents, and Communities
Training Material published by FAO in
This manual assists school teachers, parents, and communities to set up and run a school garden, drawn from experiences and best practices all over the world of running school gardens. Classroom lessons are linked with practical learning in the garden about nature and the environment, food production and marketing, food processing and preparation…