School Health and Nutrition Program Update: Issue 12 – 2016

2015 to 2016 was a very exciting time for the School Health and Nutrition Program: they reached 4 million children in 44 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 highlights from the past year include:

– Revised SHN Common Approach to Sponsorship Programming

– Very Young Adolescents

– Menstrual Hygiene Management and School Health and Nutrition

– Using Nudges to Increase Handwashing

– Building Evidence for Malaria Control in Schools: Malawi and Mali

… Amongst other exciting progress!