Goal

Develop and implement technical regulations and guidelines in order to improve the accesibility to healthy diet at schools

FROM Commitment: Develop Sustainable healthy diet policy

Government / Dominican Republic

Ministry of public health

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: FAO, UNICEF
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Presidency (SETESSAN)
Date made: 08 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
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NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Targeted location National -
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age 5 to 19 years
Targeted population sex All
Population coverage 2,700,000.0
Primary indicator Publish the technical regulations and guidelines in order to improve the accessibility to healthy diet at schools
Primary indicator baseline No technical regulations or guidelines to improve the accessibility to healthy diet in schools
Primary indicator target technical regulations and guidelines for healthy and sustainable diet at schools published and implemented.
Duration December, 2021 - December, 2024

Goal action plan

Establish a technical working group, including the ministry of education, the National Institute for the student wellbeing and other sectors related to school nutrition in order to reach consensus and collaboration in the develop of technical regulations and guidelines for healthy and sustainable diet at schools.

The action plan defined by the working group, will include the implementation interventions.

Nutrition Action Classification

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

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