Tran Georgie, Kerr Erin, Kelly Bridget, Ryan Sarah T, Norman Jennifer, Hammersley Megan, Vuong Cecilia, Wardle Karen, Okely Anthony
School of Health and Society, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Health Promotion Service, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2025 Jan;36(1):e913. doi: 10.1002/hpja.913. Epub 2024 Aug 19.
Munch & Move is a New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health program offering family day care (FDC) educators training to support children's healthy behaviours. This study examined educators' nutrition, physical activity and screen time practices and relationships between Munch & Move training and professional development (PD) on these practices.
NSW FDC educators (n = 186) completed an online survey from July 2020-June 2021. Differences between groups based on Munch & Move training (trained; not trained) and PD (those who completed PD ≥1 time per year; those who completed PD <1 time per year or never) were tested using bivariate analyses.
A significantly higher proportion of educators trained in Munch & Move offered information to families regarding food serving sizes, nutrition policies, and children's physical activity and screen time. Over one-third in both groups did not meet the guideline of no screen time for children under 2 years old. Compared with those who completed PD ≥1 time per year, a significantly higher proportion of educators who completed PD <1 time per year or never did not provide families with nutrition guidelines or resources.
Educators trained in Munch & Move, and those who completed PD more frequently, demonstrated better nutrition, physical activity and screen time practices in several areas. SO WHAT?: This study demonstrated benefits of the Munch & Move program, implemented with support from Local Health District health promotion officers, and highlighted key areas for improvement in healthy practices in FDC.
“咀嚼与运动”是新南威尔士州卫生部的一项计划，为家庭日托教育工作者提供培训，以支持儿童的健康行为。本研究调查了教育工作者的营养、身体活动和屏幕使用时间习惯，以及“咀嚼与运动”培训与专业发展对这些习惯的影响之间的关系。
2020年7月至2021年6月，新南威尔士州的家庭日托教育工作者（n = 186）完成了一项在线调查。使用双变量分析测试了基于“咀嚼与运动”培训（接受培训；未接受培训）和专业发展（每年完成专业发展≥1次；每年完成专业发展<1次或从未完成）的组间差异。
接受“咀嚼与运动”培训的教育工作者中，有更高比例的人向家庭提供有关食物份量、营养政策以及儿童身体活动和屏幕使用时间的信息。两组中均有超过三分之一的人未达到2岁以下儿童不使用屏幕的指导标准。与每年完成专业发展≥1次的教育工作者相比，每年完成专业发展<1次或从未完成的教育工作者中，未向家庭提供营养指南或资源的比例显著更高。
接受“咀嚼与运动”培训的教育工作者以及更频繁完成专业发展的教育工作者，在几个方面表现出更好的营养、身体活动和屏幕使用时间习惯。那又如何？：本研究证明了在当地卫生区健康促进官员的支持下实施的“咀嚼与运动”计划的益处，并突出了家庭日托中健康习惯改善的关键领域。
