Darbo tikslas: įvertinti Kauno miesto X ir Y mokyklose vykdomos sveikos mitybos programos „Pienas vaikams“ organizavimo ir įgyvendinimo ypatumus tėvų ir mokyklos vadovų požiūriu. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Išanalizuoti sveikos mitybos programų įgyvendinimo ypatumus X ir Y bendrojo lavinimo mokyklose. 2. Atskleisti tėvų požiūrį į sveikos mitybos programos „Pienas vaikams“ bendrojo lavinimo mokyklose įgyvendinimą. 3. Atskleisti mokyklos vadovų požiūrį į sveikos mitybos programos „Pienas vaikams“ įgyvendinimą ir programos tobulinimo būdus. Tyrimo metodika: tyrimui atlikti pasitelktas mišrus kiekybinis ir kokybinis tyrimas. Tyrime dalyvavo dvi Kauno miesto X ir Y mokyklos, kuriuose buvo atliekamas tyrimas. Iš viso abiejose mokyklose buvo išdalinta 188 anketos. Anketinėje apklausoje dalyvavo pradinių mokyklų, 4 klasių mokinių tėvai X mokykloje (n=56), Y mokykloje (n=110). Bendras dalyvavusių tėvų skaičius abiejose mokyklose (n=166). Atsako dažnis Y mokykloje – 92,43 proc., X mokykloje – 81,15 proc. Tyrimo duomenų statistinė analizė atlikta naudojant SPSS 14 statistinių duomenų analizės paketą. Ryšiai tarp požymių buvo vertinami naudojant Chi kvadrato kriterijų (χ2). Tyrime gauti kokybiniai (interviu) duomenys apdoroti turinio analizės principu, grupuojant interviu metu gautus duomenis į atitinkamas temas ir potemes. Tyrimo rezultatai: tyrimu atskleista, kad tirtose mokyklose programos įgyvendinimas skiriasi. Remiantis interviu metu gautais iš mokyklų vadovų duomenimis išaiškėjo, kad X... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Task of the paper: to evaluate various aspects of the management and implementation of the healthy nutrition program Milk for Children in general education schools X and Y located in Kaunas City from the point of view of parents and school management. Objectives of the paper: 1. To research the peculiarities of the implementation of healthy nutrition programs in general education schools X and Y. 2. To discover the attitude of parents to the implementation of the healthy nutrition program Milk for Children in general education schools X and Y. 3. To reveal the attitude of the school management to the implementation of the healthy nutrition program Milk for Children and the ways of improving this program. Research methodology: when conducting the research, a mixed qualitative and quantitative research method was selected. Two general education schools X and Y located in Kaunas City participated in the research. In the two schools, 188 questionnaire sheets were distributed in total. Parents of 4th grade students of primary school took part in the research; n=56 in school X and n=110 in school Y. The total number of participating parents in both schools is n=166. The response rate in school Y was 92.43% and in school X it was 81.15%; the cumulative response rate in both schools was 88.29%. Statistical analysis of the research data was conducted by employing the SPSS 14 statistical data analysis package. The interrelation between the criteria was evaluated with the chi-square... [to full text]

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 224 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-224). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

The aim of the diploma thesis was processing and practical verification of a nutrition program aimed at an increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruits and legumes (hereinafter the "VFL"), in the T.G. Masaryk?s kindergarten school canteen in Český Krumlov. In the theoretical part, except the information about the nutritional requirements for schoolchildren?s feeding, it describes the current system of official eating-controls, based on the so-called consumer basket, which is based on weight-set norms of individual foods for the respective age of children. It was carried out methodically, so that the data obtained from the program of the consumer basket from January to April 2015 were compared with data from the same period of 2016 when it was applied nutrition program VFL. The research group was consisted of children from T.G. Masaryk?s kindergarten in Český Krumlov. Forty three (21 girls and 22 boys) preschoolers children in the age range 4-7 years were involved in total. The data were graphically processed with using of basic statistical values.By the data?s comparing from the consumer basket before the application of the nutritional program, was found that the consumption of three monitored commodities during adhering the nutrition program, increased by about 10% of vegetables, 10% of fruits and 5% of legumes. The results point to a properly selected nutritional program and its contribution to the practice in school canteens.

Teachers and food service employees at a middle school in Washington County, Tennessee were surveyed to determine their perceptions of a recently implemented nutrition program in their school. The nutrition program was designed to address childhood obesity concerns via cafeteria food selections. All teachers and food service employees were eligible to receive surveys. Participants included 19 teachers (5 males, 14 females) and 5 food service employees (1 male, 4 females) employed by Washington County Department of Education and working at Boones Creek Middle School. Survey questions were based on a 5-point Likert scale. Data were insufficient to complete statistical analysis; however, findings indicated that teachers and food service employees felt the nutrition program was less than effective in making changes to the obesity problems in their school.

Children's energy consumption is outweighing their energy expenditure, increasing the risk for childhood obesity. While pediatric obesity continues to be a problem in America, the data are clear that those of low socioeconomic status are especially at risk for weight gain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if a healthy lifestyle program could affect participants' diet and physical activity behavior. A program was planned and conducted using the curriculum from the "We Can" program established by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Residents of the Jefferson City Housing Authority were asked to participate. No resident attended or completed the healthy lifestyle program. Follow-up focus groups with stakeholders and potential participants showed that lack of motivation was the greatest barrier to participation. Further investigation is needed to determine a more suitable venue to educate at-risk populations regarding the risk associated with pediatric obesity.

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abstract: ABSTRACT Fruit and vegetable intake is not uniform across levels of socioeconomic status (SES) and researchers have identified low SES as a risk factor for poor intake of fruits and vegetables. In an effort to eliminate public health disparities and increase fruit and vegetable intake, the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program implemented additional food assistance programs, with a specific emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables. The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides pre-existing WIC clients with coupons to purchase fresh, locally grown produce at farmers' markets. In addition, Congress also approved the WIC Cash Value Voucher (CVV) program, which provides WIC participants with vouchers to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers' markets or grocery stores. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the relation of FMNP coupon use with accessibility and WIC CVV redemption rates at farmers' markets. Furthermore, this thesis addressed whether WIC shoppers redeemed a higher percentage of their WIC CVV value at farmers' markets or grocery stores. WIC CVV and FMNP issuance and redemption data were analyzed to establish overall redemption rates and total perecent of WIC CVV value redeemed. Accessibility was assessed using the Geographic Information System, which allowed me to calculate the distance that WIC participants would have to travel to redeem their FMNP coupons at FMNP-approved farmers' markets. The results showed that less than 1% of WIC shoppers redeem their WIC CVVs at farmers'markets in Arizona. However, the redemption of WIC CVV was significantly higher during the months when shoppers had the option of using both WIC CVV and FMNP coupons at farmers' markets. Furthermore, the percent of total CVV value redeemed at farmers' markets was 99%, significantly higher than grocery stores (93.5%). Average FMNP coupon redemption rates for 2008-2010 was 43.3%, well below the national average of 59%. However, my spatial analysis revealed that there was no significant association between the distance traveled to farmers' markets and FMNP redemption rates. This indicates that the distance traveled to farmers' markets is not a major barrier to redemption of FMNP coupons in Arizona. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Nutrition 2012

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The purpose of the study was to determine what nutritional, demographic, and behavioral differences existed between children one year of age from two similar WIC clinics with different prevalences of anemia. Children from the higher-prevalence site were found to consume significantly (p < .05) more B12, C, copper, fiber, folate, total kilocalories, and riboflavin than did children from the lower-prevalence site. Family income and maternal weight gain were significantly (p < .05) higher in the lower-prevalence group as compared to the higher-prevalence group. In addition, children from the higher-prevalence site were enrolled in the WIC program at a significantly (p < .05) younger age than were children from the lower-prevalence site.

The growing older adult population has led to increased ageist tendencies among younger generations. Previous research suggests that ageism is associated with cognitive and physical decline among older adults. This mixed-methods research project examined changes in ageist perceptions among graduate student facilitators and undergraduate nutrition ambassadors after participating in a training that included information about healthy aging, addressing ageism, and communicating with older adults. Results from a secondary data analysis of pre-test/post-test data and thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with facilitators of Socially Nutritious, a virtual nutrition education program for older adults, indicate that ageist perceptions decreased after the training, which was supported by positive experiences with intergenerational communication articulated by graduate student facilitators in the interviews. Training to address ageism and develop a positive perception of aging and intergenerational experiences sharing knowledge about foods and nutrition may decrease ageist beliefs among young adults.