It has been known for over 100 years that providing healthy food and social support at school is one method of improving attendance and enabling young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to benefit from the education provided. Healthy young people who attend school tend to learn better and good education leads to healthier people. Sometimes the difference between cause and effect may not be clear. Moreover, there may be intermediate factors or more complex routes, such as good education leading to better economic development, which may result in people having more control over their lives and thus experiencing better health. We.
