144/1057 - Why should governments focus on the linkages between nutrition education and food policies?
| Organized by: FAO & Columbia University (USA) | ||
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| Track 3: Public Health Nutrition and Environment | ||
| Thursday 19 October | 14.30 - 16.30 h. | Room 12 - Atalaya |
Chairperson
Dr. Isobel Contento
Department of Health and Behavior Studies. Teachers College Columbia University. New York City. USA
Assigned Co-Chair
Integrating Food and Nutrition Education, food environmental change and policy to improve diets.
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Dr. Isobel Contento
Department of Health and Behavior Studies. Teachers College Columbia University. New York City. USA
WHAT WORKS? Global strategies for good diet in the UN Decade of action for nutrition
Speaker
Ms. Jane Sherman
Independent Consultant. Italy.
Linkages between food provision, the food environment, and Food and Nutrition Education in schools: the rationale for FAO's School Food and Nutrition approach.
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Ms. Melissa Vargas Araya
Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Italy.
Health and nutrition surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean: inquiries on Food and Nutrition Education and the food environment.
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Ms. Alejandra Jiménez Aguilar
Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys (CIEE). National Institute of Public Health. Mexico.
Implementing food-based dietary guidelines to guide policies, programmes and consumer Food and Nutrition Education.
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Dr. Ramani Wijesinha Bettoni
Nutrition Division. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Italy.
Mexicans’ awareness of the sugar-sweetened beverage tax (SSBs) and their belifes, attitudes, and practices towards SSBs in this context.
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