Social Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University, GPO 2100 Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
Health Educ Res. 2011 Aug;26(4):739-49. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr036. Epub 2011 May 19.
In Australia, school canteens are an integral part of the school environment and an ideal site to encourage healthy eating. However, when the canteen is not supported within the school system, healthy menus may be difficult to implement. The aim of this study was to investigate school canteens and their place within the school system in primary and secondary schools in South Australia. Using a systems approach, 14 schools and their canteens located throughout metropolitan and rural South Australia are discussed. A range of qualitative interviews was conducted with school principals (n = 14), canteen managers (n = 14), parents (n = 50), teachers (n = 10) and focus group interviews were held with students (n = 450). This study showed that although school canteens were located on school grounds and should be supported as an integral part of the school system, in many cases they were not. A range of influences such as: maintaining profit, reduced volunteer support and student choice negatively impacted what was sold on the canteen menu. This study indicated that offering a sustainable healthy school canteen menu largely depended on the support and resources provided to the canteen by the school system in which it belonged.
在澳大利亚，学校食堂是学校环境的一个组成部分，也是鼓励健康饮食的理想场所。然而，如果学校系统不支持食堂，那么健康的菜单可能很难实施。本研究的目的是调查南澳大利亚州小学和中学的学校食堂及其在学校系统中的位置。本研究采用系统方法，讨论了位于南澳大利亚州大都市区和农村地区的 14 所学校及其食堂。对学校校长（n=14）、食堂经理（n=14）、家长（n=50）、教师（n=10）进行了一系列定性访谈，并对学生（n=450）进行了焦点小组访谈。本研究表明，尽管学校食堂位于学校场地内，应该作为学校系统的一个组成部分得到支持，但在许多情况下，它们并没有得到支持。一些因素的影响，如保持利润、志愿者支持减少和学生选择，对食堂菜单上销售的食品产生了负面影响。本研究表明，提供可持续的健康学校食堂菜单在很大程度上取决于学校系统为食堂提供的支持和资源。
