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- Title
How effective is nutrition training for staff running after school programs in improving quality of food purchased and meal practices? A program evaluation.
- Authors
Beinert, Cecilie; Røed, Margrethe; Vik, Frøydis N.
- Abstract
Objectives / purpose: After school programs represents a setting for promoting healthy dietary habits. The aim of this study was to evaluate how effective the after school program staff perceived nutrition training aiming to improve quality of food purchased and meal practices. We further aimed to assess the changes in purchase of primarily fish and fish products, whole grains and fruit and vegetables, by collecting receipts from food purchase before and after the intervention. Results: This is a mixed methods study. Group interviews with after school staff were carried out and the data was analyzed deductively according to the RE-AIM framework. Receipts from food purchase were collected. Findings from the qualitative interviews indicated that the intervention had been a positive experience for the staff and suggested a new way of working with promoting healthy foods in after school program units. Although there were some challenges reported, the staff made necessary adjustments to make the changes possible to sustain over time. Findings from the receipts support the changes reported by the staff. These showed increased purchase of vegetables, fish, and whole grain in all four after school program units. After school programs in similar settings may expand on these findings to improve the students' dietary habits.
- Subjects
NORWAY; AFTER school programs; GROCERY shopping; FOOD quality; DIETARY patterns; FOOD habits; LUNCHEONS
- Publication
BMC Research Notes, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1756-0500
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13104-024-06798-5