Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University; New York, NY 10027, USA.
College of Public Health, University of South Florida; Tampa, FL 33620, USA.
Nutrients. 2020 Aug 12;12(8):2423. doi: 10.3390/nu12082423.
To expand their capacity, many schools partner with food and nutrition education programs (FNPs). Public policies and funding can support FNPs, but comprehensive data on the organizations that run FNPs, their program characteristics, or distribution across schools did not exist in NYC. This study aims to help local education and health agencies assess the characteristics of food and nutrition education in schools, as well as to measure progress implementing school policies and practices. A cross-sectional study on NYC FNPs was conducted during the 2016-2017 school year. Survey data on organizations and the FNPs they operate were collected. Data on schools in which FNPs operate were gathered. To determine distribution of FNPs across schools and by school demographics, the database of FNPs in schools was combined with a publicly available database of NYC schools. In 2016-2017, 40 organizations operated 101 FNPs in 56% of NYC public schools. These FNPs varied by goals, content, activities, location, and populations served. Information on these variations can help policymakers, advocates, funders, and schools expand school-based food and nutrition education. To ensure equitable access, more coordination, investment, and collaboration are needed.
为了扩大其规模，许多学校与食品和营养教育计划（FNPs）合作。公共政策和资金可以支持 FNPs，但在纽约市，没有关于运营 FNPs 的组织、其计划特点或在学校分布的综合数据。本研究旨在帮助当地教育和卫生机构评估学校食品和营养教育的特点，以及衡量实施学校政策和实践的进展情况。在 2016-2017 学年期间，对纽约市的 FNPs 进行了一项横断面研究。收集了有关组织及其运营的 FNPs 的调查数据。收集了运营 FNPs 的学校的数据。为了确定 FNPs 在学校的分布情况和按学校人口统计数据的分布情况，将学校的 FNPs 数据库与纽约市学校的公开数据库进行了合并。在 2016-2017 年期间，有 40 个组织在纽约市 56%的公立学校运营了 101 个 FNPs。这些 FNPs 在目标、内容、活动、地点和服务人群方面存在差异。这些变化的信息可以帮助政策制定者、倡导者、资助者和学校扩大基于学校的食品和营养教育。为了确保公平获得，需要更多的协调、投资和合作。
