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New Zealand Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Children and Young People: A Background Paper
Guideline/Guidance published by Ministry of Health, New Zealand in
This document contains a background paper and food and nutrition guidelines for New Zealand children and youth ages 2 to 18. The paper provides health practitioners with recommendations on adolescent nutrition and physical activity. The document contains information on meal patterns, growth and body size, energy and nutrients, fluids, the home and…
Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda (AFSANA)
Policy published by Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in
The Afghanistan Food Security and Nutrition Agenda provides an overarching approach for addressing the causes of food and nutrition insecurity. The agenda incorporates adolescent nutrition, including self-care to prevent and treat nutritional disorders, counseling, and operations research to be conducted by the ministries of public health and…
Madagascar Plan National D'Action pour la Nutrition (PNAN II) (2012-2015)
Policy published by Republic of Madagascar in
This document contains Madagascar's overarching nutrition strategy for 2012 to 2017 (PNAN II). PNAN II laid the foundation for including adolescent nutrition in the national nutrition strategy. One of PNAN II's primary interventions is the promotion of nutrition for children and youth ages 13 to 20.
Making Health Services Adolescent Friendly: Developing National Quality Standards for Adolescent-Friendly Health Services
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
This guidebook presents the public health rationale for making it easier for adolescents to obtain the health services they need to protect and improve their health. It provides step-by-step guidance on developing quality standards for health service provision to adolescents and on identifying actions to assess whether the standards have been met…
What Adolescents Need to Know and To Do (Bangladesh)
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by Dhaka Ahsania Mission in
This document, written in Bengali, contains continuing education material for adolescents in Bangladesh, including information about nutrition.
Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Adolescents: Role of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation
Guideline/Guidance published by WHO in
This document presents a brief review of the evidence on weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFS) from the scientific literature. It presents the findings from several developing countries in Asia, Africa, and South America.
La Importancia de la Educacion Nutricional (Spanish); Why Nutrition Matters (English)
Framework published by FAO in
This document outlines the FAO's commitment to improving global nutrition and food security through nutrition education. It describes effective nutrition education and highlights several possible strategies to integrate nutrition education, improved food security, and health promotion.
Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation for Women of Reproductive Age: An Analysis of Best Programme Practices
Technical Report published by WHO in
This document summarizes the lessons learned and best practices from ten WIFS programs for women of reproductive age (WRA). It is intended to serve as guidance to support advocacy, accelerate planning, and strengthen implementation of WIFS programs for WRA by program planners and managers.