[Methodological guidelines to evaluate public health policies, and assessment of food and nutritional security policies].

Objective: To evaluate the Food and Nutrition Security Policy of Colombia (PSAN by its acronym in Spanish).

Methodology: A qualitative formative evaluation was applied, based on an academic focus, to validate the methodology established by the "Methodological guidelines for the assessment and analysis of public health policies." This evaluation inquired about the following aspects: Does the design of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy comply with the coherence between the problem, the proposed solutions and the proposed measures? What is the progress in objective compliance during the implementation?

Results: The Nutritional Food Security Policy (PSNP in Spanish) is pertinent and consistent with the diagnosis.