Leveraging Schools to Address Vitamin D Deficiency among School Children: Action Points for the Ministry of Education

Arpita Mukherjee (), Aashish Chaudhry (), Seema Puri (), Trishali Khanna (), Latika Khatwani () and Pallavi Verma ()
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Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Policy Paper from Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India

Abstract: This policy brief offers seven key recommendations to strengthen the MoE's role in addressing Vitamin D deficiency. These include working with state education departments to ensure the availability of Vitamin D-rich and fortified foods in all schools, partnering with organisations such as GAIN, Tata Trusts and NDDB to strengthen procurement and distribution of fortified foods, diversifying school meals to include foods that are rich in Vitamin D, relaunching "Project Dhoop" to promote safe sun exposure in schools, integrating screening and supplementation of Vitamin D in school health services, identifying the most vulnerable schools and regions to implement targeted interventions and building awareness among teachers and students to address Vitamin D deficiency in India.

Keywords: Vitamin D deficiency; micronutrient; public health; schools; education; icrier (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 page
Date: 2025-11
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