Detection and monitoring of childhood obesity with a public health approach

The National Directorate of CEN-CINAI is committed to increasing detection and care of children under 5 years of age in conditions of poverty and/or social risk who receive CEN-CINAI services at the national level and who have a nutritional status of obesity, according to anthropometric indicators and the reference standards established in national regulations.

This will be achieved through strengthening the institutional procedure of interdisciplinary care with a public health approach, technical assistance, monitoring and follow-up of the procedure’s implementation. The growth monitoring system will also be strengthened with the acquisition and maintenance of a system that meets technical requirements established to guarantee the quality of the measurements, the modelling of the technique of taking anthropometric measurements and the implementation of data collection and analysis in the digital system.

The commitment includes specific annual allocations of funds within the government budget. The commitment is aligned with the country's priorities in terms of nutrition and is linked to the SDGs.

Progress will be reviewed every two years to ensure timely detection and attention through results-based strategic decision-making, as well as for accountability of national planning instruments. These advances will be based on official reports.