Secondary school implementation of a healthy eating policy.
canteen
child diet
nutrition
policy implementation
school
Journal
Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
ISSN: 1036-1073
Titre abrégé: Health Promot J Austr
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9710936
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
06
08
2019
revised:
04
11
2019
accepted:
18
11
2019
pubmed:
22
11
2019
medline:
10
8
2021
entrez:
22
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Healthy canteen policies regulating the sales of food and beverages are available across all the states and territories in Australia. The aim of this study was to assess the compliance with a newly updated healthy school canteen policy in New South Wales (NSW) among a sample of secondary schools. A cross-sectional study of secondary school canteen menus was undertaken in selected regions across NSW (September 2017-November 2017). Government and Catholic secondary schools with a canteen menu publicly available on school websites were eligible for inclusion. Menus were classified according to the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy using a Quick Menu Audit tool, previously validated in primary schools. Of 62 Catholic and 128 Government secondary schools located in the study region, 53 secondary schools (25 Catholic and 28 Government) were eligible to participate. The average percentage of "everyday" (healthy) items on secondary school menus was 54% (strategy criteria is >75%). Twenty-eight per cent of menus had no "sugary drinks" (should not be sold). None of the 53 menus assessed met all strategy criteria regarding the availability of foods and beverages. There was no statistically significant difference in meeting; (a) 75% minimum "everyday" items and (b) no "sugary drinks," by socio-economic region, remoteness, school enrolments or school type. If public health benefits of healthy eating policies are to be realised, secondary schools need to be supported to implement such policies. SO WHAT?: Future research assessing the impact of intervention strategies to support policy implementation in secondary schools is recommended.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
21-25Informations de copyright
© 2019 Australian Health Promotion Association.
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