Department of Health and Applied Social Studies, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1DD, UK.
Health Educ Res. 2012 Jun;27(3):448-58. doi: 10.1093/her/cys016. Epub 2012 Feb 21.
Promising approaches to the promotion of healthier eating among children in primary school settings include the opportunity to practise practical cooking and growing, promoting the take up of healthier school meals and nutritional education. However, less is known about the potential for strategies that integrate approaches through a focus on food sustainability issues--such as the promotion of awareness about local, seasonal, organic, fair trade and higher animal welfare foods. This paper presents an evaluation of the Food for Life Partnership, a multi-component programme that sought to address both the health and sustainability aspects of food. The study consisted of a two-stage cross-sectional survey of Years 5 and 6 students (ages 9-11) in 30 primary schools at enrolment and after 18-24 months, combined with an analysis of programme delivery. Higher self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption in the second stage survey was associated with a range of indicators of school participation in the programme. These included the reform of school meal procurement and preparation; experiential food growing, cooking and farm-based education and improved opportunities for stakeholder engagement. The study therefore develops a case for multilevel programmes that incorporate sustainability issues alongside experiential food education in primary school settings.
在小学环境中促进儿童更健康饮食的有前景的方法包括有机会实践实用烹饪和种植，促进更健康的学校餐和营养教育的采用。然而，对于通过关注食物可持续性问题来整合方法的策略的潜力了解较少——例如提高对当地、季节性、有机、公平贸易和更高动物福利食品的认识。本文评估了“生命食物伙伴关系”（Food for Life Partnership），这是一个多组成部分的计划，旨在解决食物的健康和可持续性方面的问题。该研究包括对 30 所小学的 5 年级和 6 年级学生（9-11 岁）进行的两阶段横断面调查，在注册时和 18-24 个月后进行，并结合了对项目交付的分析。第二阶段调查中自我报告的水果和蔬菜摄入量较高与学校参与该计划的一系列指标有关。这些指标包括学校膳食采购和准备的改革；体验式食物种植、烹饪和农场教育以及利益相关者参与机会的改善。因此，该研究提出了一个案例，即在小学环境中，将可持续性问题与体验式食物教育结合起来的多层次计划。
