Habits Of Schoolchildren Research Articles

Smart Snacks Scheme: A healthy breaks initiative in the school environment

Increasing evidence suggests that lifestyle habits formed in early life lay the foundation for protection against chronic diseases in later life. The Smart Snacks Scheme is a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at improving the snacking habits of schoolchildren. The scheme runs annually and within its first three years has shown a significant improvement in nutrition and dental health, environmental and psychological issues. Across the Board Area, 38% of primary schools have now adopted this healthy breaks scheme.

School meals in Catalonia: surveillance and quality control.

The Education Council of the Catalonian government drew up a programme to improve the quality control of school canteens in Catalonia. The objectives of this programme were to contribute to developing healthier eating habits in school children through school canteens and to improve school canteen services considering other aspects such as service, operation, management, end-users, frontline staff and supervisors of menu planning. This paper deals with two programme components aiming at introducing Nutrition in the school syllabus and school menu assessment. Various departments, organisations and associations were involved in programme development and implementation. Initial analysis was based on information collected from formal administrative reports completed by a survey on 100 primary schools. From this preliminary analysis it was concluded that problem identification needs to be completed by an understanding of underlying reasons in order to design adequate solutions and guarantee implementation.

ISSUES CONTROVERSIAL ABOUT CALCIUM

Intakes of calcium are falling in Britain according to the National Food Survey and this has been attributed to decreases in the consumption of dairy products and cereals. The recently published and controversial DHSS report on the eating habits of schoolchildren shows that certain groups of children have low intakes of calcium, especially those who are slimming or eating cafe lunches.

An Example of Learning Situation for Interns in Regard to Health and Habits of School Children

An Example of Learning Situation for Interns in Regard to Health and Habits of School Children