Republic Act No. 11037 on Child Nutrition. Pays/Territoire Philippines Type du document Législation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn 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