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The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To document the progression of school health and nutrition and its integration within the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2015. BACKGROUND: School health and nutrition programs have contributed to “Education for All” objectives by helping ensure that childre...

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Autores principales: Sarr, Bachir, Fernandes, Meena, Banham, Louise, Bundy, Donald, Gillespie, Amaya, McMahon, Brie, Peel, Francis, Tang, K. C., Tembon, Andy, Drake, Lesley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5277017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28194396
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00271
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author Sarr, Bachir
Fernandes, Meena
Banham, Louise
Bundy, Donald
Gillespie, Amaya
McMahon, Brie
Peel, Francis
Tang, K. C.
Tembon, Andy
Drake, Lesley
author_facet Sarr, Bachir
Fernandes, Meena
Banham, Louise
Bundy, Donald
Gillespie, Amaya
McMahon, Brie
Peel, Francis
Tang, K. C.
Tembon, Andy
Drake, Lesley
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description STUDY OBJECTIVES: To document the progression of school health and nutrition and its integration within the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2015. BACKGROUND: School health and nutrition programs have contributed to “Education for All” objectives by helping ensure that children benefit from quality education and reach their educational potential. METHODS: Analysis of education sector plans (ESPs) in terms of the Focusing Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH) framework and the World Bank Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) School Health survey from a set of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. RESULTS: Between 2000 and 2015, the presence and scope of school health and nutrition as reflected in the four FRESH pillars grew substantially in ESPs. Three of these pillars have large, upfront costs. The fourth pillar requires recurring annual budgetary allotments. CONCLUSION: Governments clearly recognize that evidence-based, contextually designed school health and nutrition programs can contribute to education sector goals. Moving into the post-2015 era, these programs can also help draw the last 10% of children into school and enhance their readiness to learn.
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spelling pubmed-52770172017-02-13 The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa Sarr, Bachir Fernandes, Meena Banham, Louise Bundy, Donald Gillespie, Amaya McMahon, Brie Peel, Francis Tang, K. C. Tembon, Andy Drake, Lesley Front Public Health Public Health STUDY OBJECTIVES: To document the progression of school health and nutrition and its integration within the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2015. BACKGROUND: School health and nutrition programs have contributed to “Education for All” objectives by helping ensure that children benefit from quality education and reach their educational potential. METHODS: Analysis of education sector plans (ESPs) in terms of the Focusing Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH) framework and the World Bank Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) School Health survey from a set of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. RESULTS: Between 2000 and 2015, the presence and scope of school health and nutrition as reflected in the four FRESH pillars grew substantially in ESPs. Three of these pillars have large, upfront costs. The fourth pillar requires recurring annual budgetary allotments. CONCLUSION: Governments clearly recognize that evidence-based, contextually designed school health and nutrition programs can contribute to education sector goals. Moving into the post-2015 era, these programs can also help draw the last 10% of children into school and enhance their readiness to learn. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5277017/ /pubmed/28194396 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00271 Text en Copyright © 2017 Sarr, Fernandes, Banham, Bundy, Gillespie, McMahon, Peel, Tang, Tembon and Drake. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Sarr, Bachir
Fernandes, Meena
Banham, Louise
Bundy, Donald
Gillespie, Amaya
McMahon, Brie
Peel, Francis
Tang, K. C.
Tembon, Andy
Drake, Lesley
The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa
title The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa
title_short The Evolution of School Health and Nutrition in the Education Sector 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort evolution of school health and nutrition in the education sector 2000–2015 in sub-saharan africa
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5277017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28194396
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00271
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