Nutrition-Promoting Work at a Primary School in Nakhon Pathom Province
Keywords:
Nutrition, Healthy kids healthy food project, SchoolAbstract
Objective: To describe the work process, success and obstacles in the development of
nutrition and health among students, in Bandongkate school.
Design: Case study
Procedure: The participants included core-team students and members, instructors,
administrators, parents, food sellers, educational committee and the local government.
Through purposive sampling, 18 participants from Healthy Kids, Healthy Food (Dek Thai
Kam Sai) Project were selected. Data were collected using interview, observation, and feld
note with a follow up for data collection. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: The school had work process in nutrition through planning that was integrated
with the Suffcient Economy Project existing in the school. An emphasis was on extending
poultry farm along with the development of the student cooperation system to deliver raw
products to the school lunch program. Success factors included the policy on health promotion
support that was clearly communicated and the staff included administrators, staff at all levels,
school networks, community and local government with their participation in students’ nutrition
and health promotion. In addition, the school provided learning environments for students
through resource utilization in the community and the integration of courses with eight activities
consisting of; farming, student cooperation, food services, monitoring nutritional status, developing
healthy habits, healthy environment, health services, and learning activities for agriculture,
nutrition, and health. The problems and obstacles were limited farming areas in the school and
discontinuity of information transfer when the responsible instructor moved.
Recommendation: The results revealed approaches to community participation and
integration of networking for learning environment in nutrition, leading to proper nutritional
status and quality of life among students, resulting from success and sustainable development.
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