Effective nutrition interventions to improve adolescent nutrition

Presenters will describe the forthcoming Lancet Series on adolescent nutrition, results of a recent systematic review, and process and impact evaluations of adolescent nutrition interventions describing the lessons learned and effectiveness. Speakers will also discuss how program decision makers have used lessons learned in scaling up these programs.

Presentations:

• Introduction: Effective nutrition interventions to improve adolescent nutrition
  Andrea J. Sharma, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Adolescent Nutrition: a neglected global priority
  George C. Patton, MB.BS MD – University of Melbourne
• Effect of Food Environment Interventions on Micronutrient Intake and Status and Body Mass Index in School-aged Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
  Bianca Carducci, MSc – SickKids Toronto
• Improved hemoglobin concentrations and lowered anemia among Ghanian adolescent girls through a school platform: lessons learned scaling up the GIFTS program to new districts
  Esi Foriwa Amoaful, Msc – Ghana Health Service; Lucas Gosdin, PHD MPH – Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Q&A: Effective nutrition interventions to improve adolescent nutrition
  Andrea J. Sharma, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention