Define National Programmes Targeting Children and Adolescents?

Two programmes specially target children and adolescents as a vulnerable group. These are:

a) Mid Day Meal Programme (MDM)

b) Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

Other initiatives which are much needed are taken in selective pockets of our country are not actually national programmes. These are the initiatives that address various categories of children and adolescents. One such programme (HRIDAY, SSHAN) is a school based intervention in the prevention of heart diseases. Internationally, ILSI has taken initiatives in Asia for promoting physical activity and giving nutrition education in order to prevent obesity in school children especially in Singapore.