Badyal Preetama, Moffat Tina
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada.
Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L9, Canada.
Health Promot Int. 2025 Mar 5;40(2). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaf015.
School food programs have been shown to support the nutrition of children and their long-term health outcomes in tandem with reducing nutritional inequities experienced by low-income, food insecure, and racialized populations. Understanding the specific needs and outcomes of these equity-deserving groups is crucial when enhancing program implementation and participation in school food programs. A scoping review of equitable, diverse, and inclusive considerations for school food programs was conducted on Canadian and American peer-reviewed and grey literature. The search strategy identified 18 peer-reviewed publications and three grey literature reports that supported the creation of five themes to be explored for school food programs: universal access, food preparation and delivery, sociocultural food preferences, partner involvement, and equitable nutrition. Analysis revealed that while literature surrounding these themes is developing, they serve as a crucial starting point for further research and consideration of the enhancement of school food programs. These themes can support the delivery of a program that is accessible to all students, accommodates their individualized needs, and is free of stigma.
学校食品计划已被证明有助于儿童的营养状况及其长期健康结果，同时减少低收入、粮食不安全和种族化人群所经历的营养不平等现象。在加强学校食品计划的实施和参与时，了解这些应获公平对待群体的具体需求和结果至关重要。针对加拿大和美国的同行评审文献及灰色文献，开展了一项关于学校食品计划公平、多样和包容性考量的范围审查。检索策略确定了18篇同行评审出版物和三份灰色文献报告，这些文献支持创建五个供学校食品计划探讨的主题：普遍可及性、食品制备与配送、社会文化食品偏好、合作伙伴参与以及公平营养。分析表明，虽然围绕这些主题的文献正在不断发展，但它们是进一步研究以及考虑加强学校食品计划的关键起点。这些主题有助于提供一个所有学生都能参与、满足其个性化需求且无污名化的计划。
