School health, nutrition and education for all : levelling the playing field /

• Main Authors: Jukes, Matthew C. H., (Author), Bundy, Donald A. P., (Author), Drake, Lesley J., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2008.
• Subjects: Children > Nutrition > Developing countries.; Child.; Educational Status.; Nutrition Policy.; School Health Services > utilization.; Health Promotion.; Developing Countries.; School children > Health and hygiene > Developing countries.; Food Economics, (New March 2000); Health Economics, (New March 2000); Health Services.; Human Nutrition (General); Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition.; Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000); Man.; Access.; Children.; Costs.; Education.; Educational performance.; Health.; Health programs.; Human diseases.; Infectious diseases.; Nutrient deficiencies.; Nutrition.; Nutrition programmes.; School children.; Schools.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 145 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-140) and index.
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This book contains 7 chapters. The following topics are discussed: case for school health and nutrition; challenges for child health and nutrition (infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies); health, nutrition and access to education; long-term effects of preschool health and nutrition on educational achievement; health, nutrition and educational achievement of school age children; costs and benefits of school health and nutrition interventions; and school health and nutrition programmes.