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Zimbabwe National Nutrition Strategy (2014-2018)
Policy published by Ministry of Health and Child Care, Food and Nutrition Council, Zimbabwe in
The Zimbabwe National Nutrition Strategy 2014-2018 includes provisions for increasing the coverage of health and community nutrition services for adolescents to 50 percent by 2018. Strategies and interventions include providing micronutrient supplements to adolescent girls, and implementing school gardens with cooking demonstrations and nutrition…
Adolescent Nutrition Guideline
Guideline/Guidance published by California Department of Public Health in
This document presents the California nutrition and physical activity guidelines for adolescents. The guidelines apply to males and females and address such topics as pregnant and breastfeeding adolescents and adolescent eating patterns, with links to resources.
Nepal Multisector Nutrition Plan I: 2013-2017
Policy published by Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission in
Nepal's Multi-sector Nutrition Plan for 2013-2017 focused on reducing maternal and child under-nutrition. This document discusses interventions for adolescents, including adolescent girls parenting education integrated with an early childhood development and literacy package, weekly IFA supplementation, a life skills initiative, school meals…
A Strategic Approach to Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) in India
Policy published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI in
This RMNCH+A strategy promotes links between interventions to enhance coverage throughout the lifecycle to improve child survival in India. The “+” in the acronym refers to the inclusion of adolescence as a distinct life stage within the overall strategy. The strategy addresses issues such as adolescent nutrition education, micronutrient…
Philippines School Health Curriculum
Guideline/Guidance published by Department of Education, Philippines in
This curriculum guide from the Philippines is for teachers of children from kindergarten to grade 12. The nutrition topics addressed in the guide include recognition of the nutrients children and adolescents need, analysis of the quality and quantity of food intake, and the development of proper eating habits to meet physiological, psychological,…
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.