[Evaluation of the intervention of the My Healthy School Program in a cohort of schools that has participated during 2016-2017.].

INTRODUCTION

School environment must provide tools to encourage the construction of healthy habits. The impact of the Healthy School Program (HSP) 2016-2017 was evaluated.

METHODS

Student assessment (anonymous self-administered survey on eating habits, physical activity, movement and screen hours), teachers (anonymous self-test on eating habits) and school environment (scoring system to evaluate the promotion of healthy habits; healthy classroom and institutional challenges and habits. Ad hoc instruments. Descriptive statistics, pre and post unpaired comparison with X2 and mean / median difference for independent samples. Processing and analysis with SPSS v.23.0.

RESULTS

Score was increased at the primary level (single-day (SD) [p = 0.008], full-time (FT) [p=0.012]) and extended-day (ED) of the initial level (p=0.0027). In FT there was a difference in the Limitation of unhealthy food intake (p = 0.000), the absence of kiosk or whose offer is healthy (p=0.024) and the conformation of a Healthy Committee (p=0.038). In SD and in ED only the Limitation of income of unhealthy foods exclusively [(p= 0.004) (p=0.011) respectively]. Around 30% of the challenges were installed as classroom / institutional habit. In students, significant changes were observed in what they led to school for both healthy foods (fruit, water cereal bars) and unhealthy foods (snacks, sweets, sugary drinks). They did not report favorable modifications in the habitual consumption of fruits and vegetables, neither in physical activity nor screen hours. Among teachers, habits showed no significant difference.

CONCLUSIONS

Addresing food-nutritional issue in schools is complex, requires sustainable actions over time to generate lasting impact