Watts P, Allison M, Vick K H, Watts D
Nursingconnections. 1996 Summer;9(2):43-8.
The nutritional status of school-aged children is a growing concern of health care professionals today. In collaboration with a Kellogg Project in the deep south, students from a large university school of nursing participated in a project to improve the nutritional status of rural school-aged children. The project goals focused on educating thd children about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Guide Pyramid, reading nutritional labels and recognizing foods with high fat content, and the importance of exercise along with diet. The nursing students created a nutritional assessment tool to use with each child to determine their educational needs. The project involved lecture, interactive class discussion, and hands-on activities. Information from the assessment tool revealed that fast food and foods high in fat were the most popular with the children. After project completion, the posttest revealed an increase in cognitive knowledge of nutrition among all the children. In addition to this positive learning experience for the children, improving the health status of children in the community was an excellent educational opportunity for the nursing students.
学龄儿童的营养状况是当今医疗保健专业人员日益关注的问题。来自一所大型大学护理学院的学生与南部腹地的一个凯洛格项目合作，参与了一个旨在改善农村学龄儿童营养状况的项目。该项目的目标集中在教育孩子们了解美国农业部（USDA）的食物指南金字塔、阅读营养标签并识别高脂肪含量的食物，以及运动与饮食的重要性。护理专业的学生创建了一种营养评估工具，用于对每个孩子进行评估，以确定他们的教育需求。该项目包括讲座、互动课堂讨论和实践活动。评估工具提供的信息显示，快餐和高脂肪食物最受孩子们欢迎。项目结束后，后测结果显示所有孩子在营养认知知识方面都有所增加。除了给孩子们带来这种积极的学习体验外，改善社区儿童的健康状况对护理专业的学生来说也是一个绝佳的教育机会。
