Integrating Agriculture And Nutrition Education For Improved Young Child Nutrition
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Integrating Agriculture And Nutrition Education For Improved Young Child Nutrition
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 2018-06-08
Integrating Agriculture And Nutrition Education For Improved Young Child Nutrition written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-08 with Health & Fitness categories.
The Programme Lessons build on previous guidance and incorporate the experiences and lessons learned from relevant field programmes and research initiatives, reflecting the cumulative experiences of diverse experts. They are aimed at programme planners and managers working to ensure that agricultural production will have a positive impact on young child nutrition, particularly in low-income countries.
An Integrated Education Intervention To Improve Infant And Young Child Nutrition Growth In Ghana
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Author : Agartha Cofie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
An Integrated Education Intervention To Improve Infant And Young Child Nutrition Growth In Ghana written by Agartha Cofie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
"Inappropriate complementary feeding (CF) practices and inadequate nutrient intakes contribute to the high level of malnutrition among children 6-24 months of age in Ghana. In communities where the economy is agricultural-based, interventions aimed at addressing malnutrition among infants and young children may need to focus on both food production and caregivers' nutrition knowledge. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a combined nutrition and agricultural education intervention, delivered through community health workers and agricultural extension agents, to improve infant and young child diet and growth in the Upper Manya Krobo district of Ghana. The current CF practices, and facilitators and barriers of CF education were identified through in-depth interviews of community health workers (n = 28) and staff of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (n = 3), as well as three focus group discussions with caregivers (n = 22) of children 6-24 months of age. The Trials of Improved Practices method was used to test the feasibility of potential nutrition education messages. This process guided the development of the subsequent intervention. A cluster-randomised study design was used to compare the feeding practices, nutrient intakes, and growth of infants and young children (n = 367) in two intervention groups (combined nutrition and agricultural education [IE], nutrition education only [NE]), and a control group [CT]. Each child's diet and anthropometric data, and household demographic and agricultural production information were collected at baseline and at three-month intervals for nine months. Food insecurity can influence the types and amounts of food that young children consume, which may then affect their nutritional status and health. Therefore, the level of household food insecurity during the pre-harvest season and its relation with infant morbidity and growth were also assessed (n = 333). The results indicate that in this rural setting, 21.6% of households experienced food insecurity in the previous month. Household food insecurity was associated with respiratory infections in the second half of infancy, but not with diarrhea or stunting. Inclusion of animal source products, fruits, and vegetables in young children's diet was not common in the area. Poverty and maternal time constraints, and lack of teaching materials and language barrier, were identified as challenges to optimal CF practices and provision of CF education, respectively. Almost half of intervention mothers (45%) never attended an education session. Children in the IE were twice as likely to meet the minimum meal frequency compared to the CT children (aOR = 2.62; 95% CI; 1.11, 6.16), but energy, vitamin A, calcium, and iron intakes from complementary foods, and growth indicators did not differ among the three groups. Additionally, children of mothers who attended at least one nutrition education session in the IE group tended to receive the minimum acceptable diet (aOR = 2.30, 95% CI; 0.98, 5.39, p = 0.055) compared to children in the CT group at the end of the study. There were no differences between the two intervention groups, and feeding practices among children in the NE group did not improve at the end of the study. Future education interventions will need to increase the involvement of participants at the development phase of interventions, as a way of improving participation among caregivers of infants and young children." --
Nutrition Education In The K 12 Curriculum
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2013-09-21
Nutrition Education In The K 12 Curriculum written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-21 with Medical categories.
The childhood obesity epidemic and related health consequences are urgent public health problems. Approximately one-third of America's young people are overweight or obese. Health problems once seen overwhelmingly in adults, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension, are increasingly appearing in youth. Though the health of Americans has improved in many broad areas for decades, increases in obesity could erode these and future improvements. The IOM report Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation recognized the importance of the school environment in addressing the epidemic and recommended making schools a focal point for obesity prevention. The development and implementation of K-12 nutrition benchmarks, guides, or standards (for a discussion of these terms, see the next section of this chapter) would constitute a critical step in achieving this recommendation. National nutrition education curriculum standards could have a variety of benefits, including the following: Improving the consistency and effectiveness of nutrition education in schools; Preparing and training teachers and other education staff to help them provide effective nutrition education; Assisting colleges and universities in the development of courses in nutrition as part of teacher certification and in updating methods courses on how to integrate nutrition education in subject-matter areas in the classroom and in materials; and Establishing a framework for future collaborative efforts and partnerships to improve nutrition education. Nutrition Education in the K-12 Curriculum: The Role of National Standards is a summary of the workshop's presentations and discussions prepared from the workshop transcript and slides. This summary presents recommendations made by individual speakers.
Investigating Caregivers Young Child Feeding Knowledge And Practices Time Allocated To Child Care And Pathways For Improving Children S Diets Through Mass Media In Rural Ghana
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Author : Yvonne Goh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Investigating Caregivers Young Child Feeding Knowledge And Practices Time Allocated To Child Care And Pathways For Improving Children S Diets Through Mass Media In Rural Ghana written by Yvonne Goh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
"Nutrition-sensitive agricultural (NSA) interventions use integrated approaches to improve rural nutrition. The Nutrition Links (NL) project was a multi-faceted nutrition-sensitive intervention in the Upper Manya Krobo District (UMKD) of Ghana. The NL project included an agriculture-education trial targeted at women with an infant 12 months and below, and a district-wide nutrition education intervention delivered through radio. This doctoral research included three studies within the context of the NL project. The dissertation objectives were to: (i) understand maternal time allocation to child care in the UMKD (ii) explore current caregiver’s infant and young child feeding knowledge and practices, and (iii) test the effect of a behaviour change campaign to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. The first study involved mother-child pairs in the NL agriculture-education trial. The intervention (NL-I) mothers received point-of-lay chickens, training on agriculture and home gardening, and nutrition education; the control (NL-C) mothers received standard government services. A subsample of mothers (74 NL-I and 69 NL-C) were observed at home by two field staff; one observed the mother and the other the child for 1 minute, every 5 minutes, for a total of 6 hours. The results showed that caregiving by the mother did not differ by treatment group (OR=1.07, 95% CI [0.89,1.28]). There was however a higher odds of any allocare (OR= 1.36, 95%CI [1.04, 1.79]) and, specifically, allocare by siblings who were less than 11 years old (25% vs 15%; p
Nutrition Education Materials And Audiovisuals For Grades Preschool Through 6
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Author : Shirley King Evans
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Nutrition Education Materials And Audiovisuals For Grades Preschool Through 6 written by Shirley King Evans and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Nutrition categories.
School Farms
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Author : Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-28
School Farms written by Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-28 with Business & Economics categories.
This book highlights the potential of school farms to fight hunger and malnutrition by providing access to locally produced, fresh, and healthy food as well as providing young students with educational opportunities to learn, interact with nature, and develop their skills. Hunger is one of the most pressing concerns we face today and there is a clear need to provide alternative sources of food to feed a fast-growing population. School farms offer a sustainable opportunity to produce food locally in order to feed underprivileged students who rely on school meals as an integral part of their daily diet. Approaching the concept of school farms through four themes, Problem, People, Process, and Place, the book shows how they can play an essential role in providing sustainable and healthy food for students, the critical role educational institutions can play in promoting this process, and the positive impact hands-on farming can have on students' mental and physical wellbeing. Utilizing the authors' personal hands-on experiences, and drawing on global case studies, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical guidance to help with the establishment of school farms and community-based gardening projects and an education system which promotes a sustainable and healthy approach to food, agriculture, and the environment. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of food security, agriculture, healthy and sustainable diets, education for sustainable development, and urban studies. It will also be of great interest to practitioners and policymakers involved in food policy, developing school and community projects, global health and international development, as well as education professionals.
Building Evidence For Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
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Author : Kathryn Ruth Merckel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Building Evidence For Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture written by Kathryn Ruth Merckel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Background and Objectives Despite global progress on reducing malnutrition, micronutrient-inadequate diets still contribute to a large public health burden in many underdeveloped regions. These deficiencies are a product of both lack of sufficient affordable diverse foods in local food systems, as well as lack of demand for such foods by consumers. A dual approach may thus be taken in addressing micronutrient inadequacy of diet: supply-based agriculture interventions to increase the availability of micronutrient-rich foods, and demand-based nutrition education interventions to increase demand for those foods. Introduction of vitamin-A rich orange-flesh sweet potato (OFSP) to East African food system using both supply- and demand-based strategies has been shown to improve multiple markers of vitamin A (VA) status in women and children. These improvements have been seen even when the OFSP has been introduced without intensive nutrition education components. VA deficiency particularly in women and children remains a major problem in North India, however the potential of OFSP to improve VA intake in this context has never been examined. This study tests the effectiveness of an integrated agriculture-nutrition intervention on cultivation and consumption of OFSP and proper feeding for young children. Specifically, this study aims to: 1) Understand whether and how the integration of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions can work in synergy to improve the magnitude and sustainability of nutrition outcomes; 2) Demonstrate the extent to which OFSP promotion can overcome the challenges and seize opportunities for introducing new crops into rural value chains with the objective of improving diets; 3) Better explain the demand and supply constraints and opportunities for orange-flesh sweet potato in the Indian context to inform future interventions. Methods/ Approach Ten villages in northeast Uttar Pradesh with agroclimates suitable for OFSP production were provided with OFSP vines and 6 monthly field trainings on cultivation methods and simple messages on the health benefits of consuming OFSP (Ag-Only model). Five of these villages were randomly selected to also receive intensive monthly nutrition education programs targeted at caretakers of young children with messages designed based on previous observations of child feeding patterns (Ag+Nutr model). Five other villages were randomly selected to serve as control villages and received no intervention. Outcomes and indicators were assessed a survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices that were delivered to every household in intervention (n=1120) and control (n=246) villages at baseline t, midline t+6 months, and endline t+12 months. From each village, 25 mother-child pairs were randomly selected and surveyed at the same three timepoints with 24-hour quantitative dietary recalls for both mother and child, and 7-day vitamin-A focused food frequency questionnaires for children. Outcomes were assessed at endline using difference in difference. Outcomes assessed were nutrition knowledge, persistence of OFSP cultivation, and maternal and child consumption of vitamin A. Findings and Interpretations We find both interventions groups to have significantly increased knowledge of OFSP, vitamin A, and infant and young child feeding practices as compared to control villages. Nearly all (94%) of households in the intervention villages were aware of OFSP, compared to 34.6% of control households. There was no significant difference between Ag-Only and Ag+Nutr village households in knowledge at any time point nor in change over time. In the first season 25.8% and 16.8% of households in Ag-Only and Ag+Nutr villages respectively cultivated OFSP versus zero baseline cultivation. In the second season one year later, cultivation declined to 8.6% and 5.1% of households. There was no significant difference in persistence of cultivation into the endline period between Ag-Only and Ag+Nutr villages.
Reshaping Agriculture For Nutrition And Health
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Author : Shenggen Fan
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2012
Reshaping Agriculture For Nutrition And Health written by Shenggen Fan and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Social Science categories.
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well-nourished people. One of the sector’s most important tasks then is to provide food of sufficient quantity and quality to feed and nourish the world’s population sustainably so that all people can lead healthy, productive lives. Achieving this goal will require closer collaboration across the sectors of agriculture, nutrition, and health, which have long operated in separate spheres with little recognition of how their actions affect each other. It is time for agriculture, nutrition, and health to join forces in pursuit of the common goal of improving human well-being. In Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, leading experts, practitioners, and policymakers explore the links among agriculture, nutrition, and health and identify ways to strengthen related policies and programs. The chapters in this book were originally commissioned as background papers or policy briefs for the conference “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health,” facilitated by the International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2020 Vision Initiative in New Delhi, India, in February 2011.
School Based Food And Nutrition Education
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 2020-12-10
School Based Food And Nutrition Education written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-10 with Health & Fitness categories.
School-based food and nutrition education (SFNE) helps schoolchildren and the school community to achieve lasting improvements in their food practices and outlooks; build the capacity to change and to adapt to external change; and pass on their learning to others. SFNE has also an important role in complementing efforts that are being made globally to improve food environments, and in empowering children and adolescents to become active participants in shaping the food system to be better able to deliver healthy and sustainable diets. Despite increasing interest for SFNE, the evidence that supports it and its potential, much of traditional SFNE, particularly in LMICs, is largely underfunded, not delivering results, and disconnected from other key interventions that aim to support the food, nutrition, environment, and education nexus. SFNE is under-resourced, with capacity development opportunities lacking throughout the school system.This White Paper is the first document of its kind, and it is based on the evidence, professional expertise, and field experience, lessons learned, and documented challenges of SFNE work in a variety of contexts. It presents the case for raising the profile and transforming the vision and learning model of SFNE. This document is directed firstly to a technical audience working in governmental organizations that deal with schoolchildren and adolescents and is also of interest to researchers, technical advisors, decision-makers, donors and investors, civil society, and UN organizations.
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture And Food Systems In Practice Revised Edition
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 2018-03-09
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture And Food Systems In Practice Revised Edition written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This publication provides a list of food system-based intervention options to improve nutrition and a set concrete entry points for maximizing the impact of each intervention. Developed through leveraging different expertise in FAO, it is a key resource to assist professionals involved in different areas - from breeding to production; from food transformation and packaging to transportation and trade; from marketing and value chain to food safety; from food labelling to consumer education - to u nderstand the linkages with nutrition, and to increase their contribution for a world free from malnutrition in all its forms.