MALNUTRITION 1.9 2 161 795NUTRITION EDUCATION for Healthy Diets Influencing decision makers to...
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CONSUMERS understand their dietary needs, recognize popular misinformation and make healthier food choices GOVERNMENTS work to integrate food and nutrition education into national policies FAMILIES prepare nutritious food safely and hygienically Plan and shop for healthy meals that are within their budget POLICY MAKERS understand the need to regulate harmful food advertising to children PEOPLE enjoy cooking and eating healthier foods SCHOOLS know how to provide healthier meals and snacks for their students FOOD PRODUCERS are supported to produce and market healthier foods PARENTS gain new knowledge and skills to give their children a good start in life COMMUNITIES make better use of their traditional and local foods FOOD and NUTRITION EDUCATION for Healthy Diets Influencing decision makers to implement policies which promote healthy diets Empowering people to take charge of their own diets and health Advocating for improvements in the food environment to enable healthy food choices WHY IS FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION NEEDED? FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION is not only about giving people information. IT IS ABOUT: Some RESULTS of successful food and nutrition education initiatives: NATIONAL Health care system Food assistance programs Food industry Food & agricultural systems Policy Political & social structures Media Social & cultural norms COMMUNITY / INSTITUTIONAL Rules, informal structures Child care organizations Workplaces, schools Neighborhoods, shops, restaurants Community organizations Information available Recreational facilities, parks FAMILY / GROUP Cultural & social practices Social support Networks Peer influence INDIVIDUAL Food preferences & enjoyment Beliefs, attitudes, values, perceptions Knowledge, skills Empowerment Food and Nutrition Education works at all these levels Diets and eating behaviours are influenced by many factors Including all relevant sectors and strengthening their capacities Carrying out realistic and participatory educational activities Aiming at small, appealing, do-able improvements in what people perceive and do Building on people's desires to be healthy, know more about diets, and eat good food Understanding people's needs and what influences their diets Engaging all people who can help or hinder dietary changes MALNUTRITION is a global problem FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION consists of a variety of educational strategies that can be implemented at different levels, aimed at helping people to achieve long-lasting improvements in their diets and eating behaviours. UNHEALTHY DIETS are one of the leading causes of global malnutrition 1.9 BILLION adults are overweight or obese 2 BILLION people suffer from some form of micronutrient deficiency 161 Million children under the age 5 are too short for their age 795 Million people do not get the food they need to live a healthy life Contact info: http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/en/ C0064e/1/04.16
Transcript of MALNUTRITION 1.9 2 161 795NUTRITION EDUCATION for Healthy Diets Influencing decision makers to...
CONSUMERSunderstand their dietary needs, recognize popular misinformation and make healthier food choices
GOVERNMENTSwork to integrate food and nutrition education into national policies
FAMILIESprepare nutritious food safely and hygienicallyPlan and shop for healthy meals that are within their budget
POLICY MAKERSunderstand the need to regulate harmful food advertising to children
PEOPLEenjoy cooking and eating healthier foods
SCHOOLSknow how to provide healthier meals and snacks for their students
FOOD PRODUCERSare supported to produce and market healthier foods
PARENTS gain new knowledge and skills to give their children a good start in life
COMMUNITIES make better use of their traditional and local foods
FOOD and NUTRITION EDUCATION for Healthy Diets
Influencing decision makers to implement policies which promote healthy diets
Empowering people to take charge of their own diets and health
Advocating for improvements in the food environment to enable healthy food choices
WHY IS FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION NEEDED?
FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION is not only about giving people information. IT IS ABOUT:
Some RESULTS of successful food and nutrition education initiatives:
NATIONALHealth care system
Food assistance programs
Food industryFood & agricultural systemsPolicyPolitical & social structures
MediaSocial & cultural norms
COMMUNITY / INSTITUTIONAL
Rules, informal structures Child care organizations
Workplaces, schools Neighborhoods, shops, restaurantsCommunity organizations
Information availableRecreational facilities,
parks
FAMILY / GROUP
Cultural & social practicesSocial supportNetworks
Peer influence
INDIVIDUALFood preferences &
enjoymentBeliefs, attitudes,
values, perceptionsKnowledge, skills
Empowerment
Food and Nutrition Education works at all these levels
Diets and eating behaviours are influenced by many factors
Including all relevant sectors and strengthening their capacities
Carrying out realistic and participatory educational activities
Aiming at small, appealing, do-able improvements in what people perceive and do
Building on people's desires to be healthy, know more about diets, and eat good food
Understanding people's needs and what influences their diets
Engaging all people who can help or hinder dietary changes
MALNUTRITION is a global problem
FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATIONconsists of a variety of educational strategies that can be implemented at di�erent levels, aimed at helping people to achieve long-lasting improvements in their diets and eating behaviours.
UNHEALTHY DIETSare one of the leading causes of global malnutrition
1.9BILLIONadults are overweight or obese
2BILLIONpeople su�er from some form of micronutrient deficiency
161Millionchildren under the age 5 are too short for their age
795Millionpeople do not get the food they need to live a healthy life
Contact info: http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/en/ C
0064e
/1/04.16
