Government / Costa Rica

Ministerio de Salud, Costa Rica

Commitments

By 2023, food guides will be developed, focusing on sustainable and healthy food strategies for people over 2 years old with multi-level recommendations and messages to companies and people involved in the food system, from producers to consumers

  • December 2021 — November 2023
  • Status: Reached after end date
  • Linked event(s): 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit, 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

By 2030, controls will be tightened over unhealthy food available in student catering in the public education system.

  • December 2021 — November 2030
  • Status: On Course
  • Linked event(s): 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit, 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

By 2030, initiatives for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in children under five years of age will be intensified across all health authorities within Costa Rica

  • December 2021 — November 2030
  • Status: On Course
  • Linked event(s): 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit, 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

By 2025, the Costa Rican Food Foundation will have formed a working group led by a network of at least 10 grass-roots/volunteer associations to promote initiatives aimed at promoting healthy eating among the general public.

  • December 2021 — November 2025
  • Status: Off Course
  • Linked event(s): 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit, 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Create a network of cross-institution communicators to spread messages and develop a communication strategy to promote healthy eating

  • May 2023 — December 2025
  • Status: Progress not able to be assessed
  • Linked event(s): 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit, 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Detection and monitoring of childhood obesity with a public health approach.

  • January 2024 — December 2028
  • Linked event(s): 2025 Paris N4G Summit

Increased detection and monitoring of child malnutrition

  • January 2024 — December 2028
  • Linked event(s): 2025 Paris N4G Summit

Increased detection and monitoring of childhood overweight

  • January 2024 — December 2028
  • Linked event(s): 2025 Paris N4G Summit

Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security

  • January 2024 — March 2031
  • Linked event(s): 2025 Paris N4G Summit

Roadmap towards sustainable and healthy agri-food systems

  • January 2025 — March 2026
  • Linked event(s): 2025 Paris N4G Summit

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