School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by … helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals … depends on reaching the children most in need. One strong feature of school health and nutrition programs is that they benefit …

sector, which encompasses both health and education. The World Bank's Human Development sector work covers almost the entire … human life cycle, from maternal and neo-natal health, health insurance, early childhood education, school health and … nutrition, basic education, to teacher reform, secondary education and youth skills, higher education, medical and health …

, there is limited evidence on the consequences of child labor on socioeconomic outcomes such as education, wages, and health … (young) adults who worked as children. The authors find no significant effects on health. Over a longer horizon, they … farther from schools, and whose adult members experienced negative returns to their own education. This evidence suggests that …

over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do … not know that tobacco causes disease and premature death. Many others know little beyond a vague notion that "smoking is …-related health risks. Strongly worded, specific, large label information on tobacco product packages provides important public health …

Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks … continuously or frequently exposed to tobacco smoke at work. In France, where there are laws restricting smoking in public spaces …, employers have a legal responsibility to protect the health of their employees. Smoke-free workplaces can reduce employers …

The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes … policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and feasible policy choices in setting health taxes based on questions that … emerge from the field during health tax reforms. This third brief in the series explores growth and domestic demand for …

"Do public sector workers earn a wage premium in Djibouti and are the returns to education different across the sectors … sector. Workers in the public sector earn higher private rates of return to education than do private sector workers with …

transition -- Learning environment and outcomes -- Education expenditure and financing -- Disparity -- Education governance and … management -- Improving education: the cost of policy choices -- Appendices -- Appendix 2.1. Smoothing of the Sierra Leone …