Department of Food and Nutritional Science, Division of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Natural Science Division, Faculty of Core Research, Ochanomizu University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2024 Sep 6;18:e108. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2024.74.
In 2020, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare developed an Excel workbook entitled "Simple Simulator for calculating nutritional food stocks in preparation for large-scale disasters." In September 2021, it was modified as the "Revised Simulator" to plan food stockpiles in normal times and post-disaster meals. This study aimed to further improve the Revised Simulator.
Eight group interviews were conducted with 12 public health dietitians, 9 disaster management officers, and 2 public health nurses from September to November 2021. They provided nutritional support during previous disasters or prepared for predicted future disasters. Qualitative analysis was conducted on interview transcriptions, then the Revised Simulator was improved based on their feedback.
The Revised Simulator was improved to the "Simulator for calculating nutritional food stocks and meals for large-scale disasters" with significant changes such as adding specific tags in the food list to denote long shelf life and elderly-friendly foods, as well as displaying bar graphs to visualize the required and supplied amounts of energy and nutrients.
The Revised Simulator was upgraded for planning and assessing stockpiles and meals in ordinary conditions and emergencies. This study will contribute to enhancing the quality and quantity of food supplies during disasters.
2020 年，日本厚生劳动省开发了一个名为“简易计算器：为大规模灾害做准备的营养食品库存”的 Excel 工作簿。2021 年 9 月，该工作簿经过修订，更名为“修订版计算器”，用于规划平时和灾后的食品库存。本研究旨在进一步改进修订版计算器。
2021 年 9 月至 11 月，对 12 名公共卫生营养师、9 名灾害管理人员和 2 名公共卫生护士进行了 8 次小组访谈。他们在之前的灾害中提供了营养支持，或为预计的未来灾害做准备。对访谈记录进行了定性分析，然后根据他们的反馈对修订版计算器进行了改进。
修订版计算器改进为“大规模灾害营养食品库存和膳食计算器”，在食品清单中添加了特定标签，以表示保质期长和适合老年人的食品，并显示了条形图，以可视化所需和供应的能量和营养素数量。
修订版计算器已升级，可用于规划和评估平时和紧急情况下的库存和膳食。本研究将有助于提高灾害期间食品供应的质量和数量。
