Omidvar Nasrin, Babashahi Mina, Abdollahi Zahra, Al-Jawaldeh Ayoub
Department of Community Nutrition, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (WHO Collaborating Center) and Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1981619573, Iran.
Department of Nutrition, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran 1467664961, Iran.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 13;18(8):4114. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084114.
Enabling policies related to kindergarten and school food environments can be effective approaches in preventing childhood obesity. This study investigated policies and/or programs with direct or indirect effects on the food environment in kindergartens and schools in Iran. In this scoping review, we systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of science, as well as Iranian scientific search engines, including Scientific Information Database and Magiran from January 1990 to October 2020, to identify literature on policies/programs affecting the food environment in kindergartens and schools in Iran. A total of 30 studies and policy documents were included in this review relevant to eight policies/programs. These programs have helped to control food availability in schools, increase nutritional awareness, positively influence physical function and school performances, and reduce malnutrition in rural kindergartens. However, improving the food environment in schools and kindergartens requires proper revisions and local adaptation of many of these policies, strengthening of cross-sectoral collaborations, provision of necessary financial and human resources, and ensuring regular monitoring and evaluation. Reflecting on Iran's health policies and interventions provides insight into the progress achieved and challenges faced. Lessons can benefit the country itself, as well as other countries with similar contexts.
与幼儿园和学校食品环境相关的扶持政策可能是预防儿童肥胖的有效方法。本研究调查了对伊朗幼儿园和学校食品环境有直接或间接影响的政策和/或项目。在这项范围综述中，我们系统检索了PubMed、Scopus和科学网，以及伊朗的科学搜索引擎，包括科学信息数据库和Magiran，检索时间从1990年1月至2020年10月，以识别有关影响伊朗幼儿园和学校食品环境的政策/项目的文献。本综述共纳入了30项与八项政策/项目相关的研究和政策文件。这些项目有助于控制学校的食品供应，提高营养意识，对身体机能和学习成绩产生积极影响，并减少农村幼儿园的营养不良情况。然而，改善学校和幼儿园的食品环境需要对许多此类政策进行适当修订并使其适用于当地情况，加强跨部门合作，提供必要的财政和人力资源，并确保定期监测和评估。反思伊朗的卫生政策和干预措施有助于深入了解所取得的进展和面临的挑战。这些经验教训不仅能使该国受益，也能惠及其他情况类似的国家。
