O'Connell, TaraVenkatesh, MohiniBundy, Donald2013-03-252013-03-252009-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12918Recent studies point to a number of current and emerging concerns in the health and nutrition of school-age children in the Caribbean region. Critical among them are: infectious diseases including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs); non-communicable diseases (NCDs); and violence. Common health conditions including diabetes, hypertension and heart disease in the adult population can be positively linked to unhealthy lifestyles in youth. These health challenges, combined with a large school-age population, which in some countries may be a sizable third of the overall population, make a strong national response to the health and nutritional needs of school-age children particularly vital. As lifelong patterns of behavior and thinking are established during youth, it is critical to ensure early and widespread promotion of healthy practices related to sexual behavior, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle in general in the school-age population, resulting in a healthier adult population in the future. The rapid survey and this resulting report contribute to the collection of locally relevant evidence, as well as regional information relevant to School Health and Nutrition (SHN) and HIV, to build a sound evidence base at both country and regional levels to inform policy and strategy. It has further application as a resource for knowledge sharing as it provides a comparative perspective on activities and initiatives thus far implemented throughout the Caribbean region, and on the allocation and mobilization of resources used to support these activities and initiatives.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATIONACTIVE LEARNINGADOLESCENTSADULT POPULATIONAGEDAIDS PREVENTIONASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONBARRIERS TO EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATIONBEHAVIOUR CHANGEBEHAVIOUR PATTERNSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAREGIVERSCAUSES OF DEATHCHILD DEVELOPMENTCLASSROOMCLINICSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY EDUCATIONCONDOMSCREATIVE THINKINGCURRICULUMCURRICULUM CONTENTCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTCURRICULUM REQUIREMENTSDELIVERY MECHANISMDIABETESDIETDISCRIMINATIONDROPOUTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION BUDGETEDUCATION CURRICULUMEDUCATION DATAEDUCATION DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION INITIATIVESEDUCATION MANAGEMENTEDUCATION MINISTERSEDUCATION MINISTRIESEDUCATION PERSONNELEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION STRATEGYEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION TEACHERSEDUCATORSEFFECTIVE LEARNINGEFFECTIVE POLICIESEPIDEMICFAMILIESFAMILY LIFEFAMILY LIFE EDUCATIONFORMAL EDUCATION SECTORFREE COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATIONFREE PRIMARY EDUCATIONFRIENDLY SCHOOLFRIENDLY SCHOOLSGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGIRLSGLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATIONHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH MESSAGESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY ENVIRONMENTHEALTHY LIFEHEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTHIVHIV INFECTIONHOLISTIC APPROACHHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDSHYGIENEHYGIENE EDUCATIONHYPERTENSIONILL HEALTHIMMUNODEFICIENCYINFECTION RATESINFECTIOUS DISEASESINTERVENTIONSIRONKNOWLEDGE SHARINGLEADERSHIPLEARNERSLEARNINGLEARNING MATERIALSLEARNING OUTCOMESLEGAL STATUSLIFE SKILLSLIFE SKILLS EDUCATIONLIFE-SKILLSLIFE-SKILLS EDUCATIONLIFELONG LEARNINGLIFESTYLESLOW SCHOOL ENROLMENTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMANUALSMEDICAL EXAMINATIONSMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYNATIONAL AIDSNATIONAL CURRICULUMNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION POLICYNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL SCHOOLNON-FORMAL EDUCATIONNUMBER OF TEACHERSNUTRITIONNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION INITIATIVESNUTRITION POLICYNUTRITIONAL NEEDSNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDRENOBESITYORPHANSPARITYPARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLSPARTICIPATORY TEACHINGPEER EDUCATIONPOLICY DOCUMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOOR CLASSROOM PERFORMANCEPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION SECTORPREGNANCYPREVENTION EDUCATIONPRIMARY LEVELPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROGRESSPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICESSAFE WATERSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION IN SCHOOLSSCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONSCHOOL AGESCHOOL AGE POPULATIONSCHOOL AGED CHILDRENSCHOOL BUILDINGSSCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL ENROLMENTSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOL FEESSCHOOL HEALTHSCHOOL HYGIENESCHOOL NUTRITIONSCHOOL POLICIESSCHOOL SETTINGSSCHOOL SURVEYSCHOOL SURVEY DATASCHOOL TUITIONSCHOOL-AGESCHOOL-AGE CHILDSCHOOL-AGE CHILDRENSCHOOL-AGE POPULATIONSCHOOLCHILDRENSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSEPARATE LATRINESSERVICE TRAININGSEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL BEHAVIOURSEXUALITYSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSICK LEAVESKILLED TEACHERSSKILLED WORKFORCESKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL STUDIESSTISSTUDENT SUPPORTSUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTTEACHERTEACHER ABSENTEEISMTEACHER RECRUITMENTTEACHER SUPPLYTEACHER TRAININGTEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONSTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING METHODSTEXTBOOKSTOLERANCETRAINING MATERIALSTRAINING OF TEACHERSTRAINING TO TEACHERSUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONVIOLENCEVITAMIN AVITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATIONVITAMIN DEFICIENCYVULNERABLE CHILDRENWORK ENVIRONMENTWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/12918