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Republic Act No. 11037 on Child Nutrition.

Pays/Territoire
Philippines
Type du document
Législation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act Institutionalizing a National Feeding Program for Undernourished Children in Public Day Care, Kindergarten and Elementary Schools to Combat Hunger and Undernutrition among Filipino Children and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Sécurité alimentaire Politique/planification Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Alimentation scolaire Nutrition
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Résumé

This Child Nutrition Act, consisting of 16 sections, aims at institutionalizing a National Feeding Programme for Undernourished Children in Public Day Care, Kindergarten and Elementary Schools to Combat Hunger and Undernutrition in Philippines. The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. In recognition of the demonstrated relationship between food and nutrition, and the capacity of students to develop and learn, the State establishes a comprehensive national feeding programme that will address the problem of undernutrition among Filipino children. The Programme has the following components and coverage: a) Supplemental Feeding Programme for Day Care Children for undernourished children with ages three to five years; b) School-Based Feeding Programme for undernourisbed public school children from kindergarten to grade six; c) Milk Feeding Programme. d) Micronutrient Supplements; e) Health Examination, Vaccination and Deworming; f) Gulayan sa Paaralan encourages their respective component units to devote a portion of their land or space for the cultivation of vegetables; g) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; h) Integrated Nutrition Education, Behavioral Transformation, and Social Mobilization.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.officialgazette.gov.ph