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The healthy School Canteen Programme
Margret Ploum, Team Leader Obesity PreventionNetherlands Nutrition Centre
Overall aim of Dutch government: To realize healthy school canteens in all schools in The Netherlands by 2015
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WHY A HEALTHY SCHOOL CANTEEN?
Introduction video
WHY A HEALTHY SCHOOL CANTEEN?
Prevention15% of Dutch teenagers is overweight1 in 2 Dutch adults is overweightRisk of chronic diseasesRisk of psychosocial problems
WHY A HEALTHY SCHOOL CANTEEN?
Other reasonsInfluence of contextual factors:- People will eat what is in front of them;- Supply creates its own demand;Research shows students want to have a healthy offer in the canteenIndications healthy food is positively related to school results
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THE HEALTHY SCHOOL CANTEEN PROGRAMME
Healthy school canteen = A canteen with a supply that meets
the Dutch Nutritional Guidelines.
THE HEALTHY SCHOOL CANTEEN PROGRAMMEAccredited multi component approachPush and Pull
With support from all involved parties:StudentsTeachersSchool boardCanteen employees/CaterersParentsMunicipal Health Services (MHS)
THE HEALTHY SCHOOL CANTEEN PROGRAMME
Services available:Website (info & downloads)Guidebooks for school team, canteen employees, MHS & parentsPowerPoint presentations for school team & parentsDigital assortment toolPostersHealthy recipesLocal meetings with involved partiesHealthy school canteen brigade to support on location
RESEARCH
Facts about schools (Middelbeek, 2007)80% say they can influence their school canteen supply27% has an external caterer90% has a canteen and/or soft drink vending machine77% snack/candy machine50% sell unhealthy snacks64% sell unhealthy snacks in vending machines94% has vending machines with sugary soft drinks40% of schools forbid their students to leave school in school breakNo school has 100% healthy foods according to NNC criteria
RESEARCH 2010
Evaluation School board & students of participating schools report positive change in canteen offer: more healthy foods
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Students NUDGETeachersSchool boardCanteen employeesParentsMunicipal Health Services (MHS)Caterers
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What do students say?
“No interest in healthy and sustainable diets”
Though,Most students expect only health
options in the school canteenTheir opinion: right products in right
ambiance helpful
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Promotion –looking for incentives…
School Canteen Award 2011Use a celebrityCall to action: “Make that canteen healthier!”Win a prize: Canteen Make-over
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Do you know whatyour children eat
at school?
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Discussion
Determining factorsPolicyParticipationEnvironmental change
Multi component strategyChange possible - time consuming vsobesity epidemicOther forces
This paper was produced for a meeting organized by Health & Consumers DG and represents the views of its author on thesubject. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission's or Health & Consumers DG's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the dataincluded in this paper, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof.