Leverage nutrition to improve school performance

Posted by on Apr 5, 2013 in Articles and Editorials, Research | 0 comments The Campaign for Education Equity has published a paper calling for schools to focus on key health disparities as a method to improve school performance, especially among low-income and minority youth. The report asks schools to target seven major health disparities, one of which is eating breakfast daily. These disparities, both individually and collectively, affect children’s ability to learn...
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Investing in Local Food Businesses for Community Health and Wealth

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Garden-based education found to improve dietary choices among kids

Posted by on Apr 4, 2013 in Learnings from the Field, Research | 0 comments New research out of University of California – Davis has studied the effects of school gardens and garden-based nutrition education on fruit and vegetable consumption of school-aged children in California. The study concludes that after participating in garden-based education, children are more likely to diversify their diets with a variety of fruits and vegetables. The study explains,...
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India’s new budget allocates money to nutrient-enriched crops

Posted by on Apr 3, 2013 in Articles and Editorials | 0 comments A recent article in SciDev.Net reported that India’s new budget would include $40 million USD to fund pilot projects to develop iron-rich pearl millet, protein-rich maize, and zinc-rich wheat crops. This addition would address the micronutrient crisis that has hit India, resulting in widespread malnutrition and stunting in children and anemia in women. The article quotes Howarth Boius, the...
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Caring for Non-communicable Diseases in the Underdeveloped World

Posted by on Apr 1, 2013 in Learnings from the Field, Research | 0 comments A lack of continuity care for non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) is a growing global health problem as the global burden of diseases shifts towards NCDS, according to a collection of Policy Briefs from the NCD Working Group at Johns Hopkins University. The briefs focus on access and adherence to medication for NCDs, which is especially low in areas with poor health infrastructure. Additionally, the...
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