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School Health and Nutrition Program Update: Issue 14- 2018
2018 marked the 20th year of SHN programming at Save the Children. In 1998, Save the Children made a commitment to SHN and piloted SHN programming using Child Sponsorship funding. It is exciting to know that those pilot programs proved so significant and
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How to Improve Health and Learning in School-Age Children
Common childhood health conditions have a consequence on children's education, and ultimately a longer-term effect on their society's prosperity and development as a whole. Schools are a great platform for health interventions, it is cheap, safe, and cost
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The FRESH School Health and Nutrition (SHN) Webinar Series
The School Health and Nutrition webinar series provides monthly presentations by leading policy-makers, researchers and implementers engaged in improving the health and education of children in low and middle-income countries across the globe. The webina
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School Health and Nutrition Program Update: Issue 13- 2017
Despite the many changes in the world affecting the landscape of School Health and Nutrition (SHN), the programme had a productive year. They co-hosted a regional gathering of many of Save the Children's SHN practitioners in Manila together with Save the
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Education Sector Responses to the use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
This booklet provides the context and rationale for improved education sector responses to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs among children and young people, with a focus on primary and secondary education sectors. It presents evidence-
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Common Approach to Sponsorship Programming: The School Health and Nutrition (SHN) Program
Save the Children raises funds from sponsors to ensure that children are educated and healthy, the funds gathered from these efforts are allocated to specific country offices who implement the sponsorship-funded programmes. To ensure that programmes reach
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Preschool Health and Nutrition: Guidance for Program Managers
The early years of life constitute a critical period during which foundational skills become established. Children learn and develop in predictable sequences, with later abilities, skills, and knowledge building on those already acquired. Offering quality
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Health Boost Pilot in Shishuder Jonno Program
Save the Children has been implementing the Shishuder Jonno (SJ) programme in Meherpur district since 2008, through the School Health and Nutrition Programme (SHN) which aims to improve the health and educational status of school-age children. Acknowledgi
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School Health and Nutrition for Every Child: Technical report
Across the developing world, millions of school-aged children are affected by illness, many serious yet easily treatable and preventable, which inhibit their ability to learn. Healthier children stay in school longer, attend more regularly, learn more and
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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, th
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School Health and Nutrition for Every Child: Meeting report
Save the Children hosts a global learning workshop about every three years for School Health and Nutrition (SHN) practitioners worldwide. In 2016, the event brought together staff from Save the Children’s Members and Country Offices, representatives from
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Malaria: 10 messages for children to learn and share
This infographic provides 10 key messages about malaria adapted for children. The second page contains Frequently Asked Questions on how the infographic can be adapted and used. School, Health and Nutrition (SHN)