A 'Flower' to improve the lunch at school

Autor: V Clasadonte, M L Cirrincione, E Frittoli, A M Firmi, M Servegnini, Gianmarco Troiano
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: European Journal of Public Health. 30
ISSN: 1464-360X
1101-1262
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.864
Popis: Background Children consume at least one main meal a day at school so ATS Val Padana (Italy) conceived a project called “Un fiore in mensa” (A flower in canteen) as an acknowledgment of the quality of the school catering service. Objectives The aim of the project is to assign an award - “The Flower” - after an inspection during which the entire lunch (from preparation of meal to the consumption) is examined. It is necessary to reach at least 10 points to have the 'flower ' in all 3 essential sections (the “petals”): Quality of the menu, Organization and cleaning of the kitchen and / or other locals, Collaboration of the teachers. The complete flower (with 6 petals) is reached with 60 points (in the sections: General presentation of the refectory, Collaboration between all the personnel during lunch, Children's behavior). Results In the 2018-19 edition of the project 79 schools were examined: 20 (25.32%) were nurseries; 34 (43.04%) were kindergartens; 25 (31.65%) were elementary school. 36 (45.47%) were private schools. 16 on 79 schools (20.25%) obtained the flower. In particular: 1 school obtained a 3-petals certificate; 6 schools obtained a four-petals certificate; 7 schools obtained a five-petals certificate; 2 schools met all the requirements and obtained the complete six petals certificate. There wasn't a statistically significant difference due to school typology (p = 0.70) or to their management (p = 0.69). There was a statistically significant difference due to the examined year (p Conclusions The interest demonstrated by some schools that didn't receive the full flower to resolve some critical aspects confirmed the utility of the project. Key messages The project “A flower in canteen” is a way to reward the school catering service. Some schools tried to resolve some critical aspects after the inspection.
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