School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 4, 50 Rundle Mall Plaza, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Health Educ Res. 2022 Mar 23;37(1):48-59. doi: 10.1093/her/cyab040.
Preschools and primary schools are important settings for the development of healthy eating habits and awareness of environmentally friendly practices. This study explored South Australian government schools' policies and programs in relation to healthy eating and environmentally friendly aspects of food choice (such as packaging), and whether any schools approached these issues in combination. Websites of 18 government preschools and primary schools in the Greater Adelaide region, stratified by low, medium and high socioeconomic status were reviewed for publicly available policies and other relevant content. A content analysis was undertaken, with policies and programs analysed deductively and thematically. Healthy eating (n = 8) and environment (n = 3) related policies were found on preschool websites only. The main themes observed across the three categories of interest (healthy eating, environmentally friendly practices and low-waste healthy foods) included the presence/absence of formal policy, promotional strategies and implementation. Expectations of children bringing healthy 'nude' foods that were environmentally friendly were mentioned informally on the websites but were not part of policy documents. Policies and programs around healthy eating and environmentally friendly practices (in combination) were lacking. There is scope to address this gap to improve health and sustainable outcomes within the school environment context.
幼儿园和小学是培养健康饮食习惯和环保意识的重要场所。本研究探讨了南澳大利亚政府学校在健康饮食和环保方面（如包装）的政策和计划，以及是否有学校将这些问题结合起来处理。对阿德莱德大都市区 18 所政府幼儿园和小学的网站进行了分层审查，以了解其公开的政策和其他相关内容，这些学校的社会经济地位较低、中等和较高。采用内容分析法，对政策和计划进行演绎和主题分析。仅在幼儿园网站上找到了与健康饮食（n=8）和环境（n=3）相关的政策。在所关注的三个类别的主题（健康饮食、环保实践和低碳健康食品）中，包括正式政策、宣传策略和实施的存在/不存在。网站上非正式地提到了孩子们带环保“裸体”食物的期望，但这些内容并没有包含在政策文件中。在健康饮食和环保实践（结合）方面的政策和计划还存在不足。有必要解决这一差距，以改善学校环境中的健康和可持续成果。
