School Health and Nutrition Program Update: Issue 11 – 2015

In 2014-2015, School Health and Nutrition reached 3 million children in 47 countries. School Health and Nutrition (SHN) are interventions that aim to improve the health and nutrition of school-age children, their related behaviors and skills, and consequently, their participation in school and education outcomes. This programme update describes the highlights from the programme in the past year, a programme overview, country updates, and relevant events.

Some of the highlights from the past year include:

– Road Safety

– Building Evidence for Malaria Control in School

– The Urban Strategy Initiative

– Cognition Workshop and Toolkit Update

– School Health and Nutrition in Numbers

… Amongst other exciting progress!