Savy Mathilde, Le Port Agnès, Hassani H., Holdsworth Michelle, Wanjohi M. (2025). Nutritional interventions in school environments : participatory workshops on challenges and solutions. In :
Kleiche Dray Mina (ed.), Goumri M. (ed.), Fréour Claire (ed.). Sustainability science : participatory research (volume 4). Marseille : IRD, 64-67. ISBN 978 -2-7099 -3096 -3.
Titre du document
Nutritional interventions in school environments : participatory workshops on challenges and solutions
Année de publication
2025
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Savy Mathilde, Le Port Agnès, Hassani H., Holdsworth Michelle, Wanjohi M.
In
Kleiche Dray Mina (ed.), Goumri M. (ed.), Fréour Claire (ed.), Sustainability science : participatory research (volume 4)
Source
Marseille : IRD, 2025,
64-67 ISBN 978 -2-7099 -3096 -3
Adolescence is a crucial phase in developing behaviours, particularly dietary habits, that persist into adulthood, thereby
offering a unique opportunity to promote healthy eating patterns. In Kenya, while rates of undernutrition and micro-
nutrient deficiencies remain high, there is a continual rise in overweight and obesity problems as well as diet-related
non-communicable diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.). Although schools provide an effective platform
for nutrition interventions aimed at adolescents, such initiatives have historically been largely confined to providing
meals to boost enrolment, without adopting a comprehensive strategy to address the many ways in which malnutri-
tion can manifest, and remain inadequately documented.
