Understanding Barriers to Implementing Quality Lunch and Nutrition Education
Understanding Barriers to Implementing Quality Lunch and Nutrition Education
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了解实施优质午餐和营养教育的障碍
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发表时间：
2004
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Michelle Zbell Nadow
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作者：
Hyunyi Cho;Michelle Zbell Nadow
食品服务和营养教育是马萨诸塞州学校健康协调项目的重点，该项目是由美国疾病控制与预防中心资助的马萨诸塞州教育部和公共卫生部之间的合作项目。尽管政府和非政府机构提供了资金和资源，但学校在有效创造健康营养环境方面仍面临障碍。本研究进行了一项定性调查，以了解马萨诸塞州的督学、校长、食品服务主管、护士和健康教育工作者认为实施高质量午餐和营养教育计划的障碍。结果表明，虽然资金最初可以使学校提供高质量的午餐，但如果没有改变学生对不健康食品的偏好以及家长和社区参与培养学生的健康饮食行为，午餐计划就无法取得可持续的成功。食品服务人员、卫生教育工作者和教师之间缺乏沟通的机会，似乎阻碍了促进学校午餐和全校营养教育所需的协调。受访者承认，国家的学业评估制度是他们学校的首要问题，但他们表示，督学和校长在午餐和营养教育计划中的兴趣和主动性可以得到加强。总体而言，结果表明，成功实施优质午餐和营养教育计划不仅需要学校管理层和员工的共同努力，还需要家长、社区和大众媒体的支持。
Food services and nutrition education are priorities for the Coordinated School Health Program in Massachusetts, which is a CDC-funded partnership between the Massachusetts Departments of Education and Public Health. Despite funding and resources provided by governmental and non-governmental agencies, schools are facing barriers in effectively creating a healthy nutritional environment. A qualitative survey was conducted to understand barriers to implementing quality lunch and nutrition education programs perceived by superintendents, principals, food service directors, nurses, and health educators in Massachusetts. The results suggest that while funding can initially enable schools to provide quality lunch, but without changes in students' preference for unhealthy food and parental and community involvement in fostering students' healthy eating behavior, the lunch programs cannot achieve a sustainable success. Lack of opportunity for communication among food service staff, health educators, and teachers appears to hinder the coordination necessary to promote school lunch as well as school-wide nutrition education. Respondents acknowledged that the state's academic assessment system is the priority issue in their schools, but expressed that the interests and initiatives of superintendents and principals in the lunch and nutrition education programs can be enhanced. Overall, the results suggest that successful implementation of quality lunch and nutrition education programs require not only the collaborative efforts of school administration and staff but also the support of parents, community, and the mass media.