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

Bibliographic Details
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:	School Health Services > utilization. Child. Developing Countries. Educational Status. Health Promotion. Nutrition Policy. Children > Nutrition > 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) Access. Children. Costs. Education. Educational performance. Health programs. Health. Human diseases. Infectious diseases. Man. Nutrient deficiencies. Nutrition programmes. Nutrition. School children. Schools. Electronic books.
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Description
Abstract:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 145 pages) : illustrations, charts
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-140) and index.
DOI:	10.1079/9781845933111.0000
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