How the Catch Eat Smart Program Helps Implement the USDA Regulations in School Cafeterias
Autor: | Ann L. Clesi, Deanna M. Hoelscher, John P. Elder, Patricia Snyder, Paul Mitchell, Johanna T. Dwyer |
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Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cardiovascular health education Cafeteria Health Promotion Demographic data Child and adolescent 03 medical and health sciences 0504 sociology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Food service Program Development Child School Health Services Medical education 030505 public health biology business.industry 05 social sciences Food Services Health Plan Implementation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050401 social sciences methods Sodium Dietary biology.organism_classification School meal Dietary Fats United States United States Government Agencies Guideline implementation Cardiovascular Diseases Female Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Energy Intake 0305 other medical science business Program Evaluation |
Zdroj: | Health Education & Behavior. 30:434-446 |
ISSN: | 1552-6127 1090-1981 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1090198103253517 |
Popis: | This article describes the implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program (NSLP) standards in school lunch menus in 56 intervention and 20 control schools from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) 5 years after the main trial, compared with 12 schools previously unexposed to CATCH. School food service personnel completed questionnaires to assess CATCH guideline implementation, demographic data, behavioral constructs, training, program material use, and par ticipation in competing programs. Five days of menus and recipes were collected from school cafeteria staff, averaged, and compared to USDA School Meal Initiative (SMI) standards. Significant differences between intervention and unexposed schools were found for training and knowledge of CATCH and in mean percentage energy from fat and carbohydrates. Intervention schools most closely met USDA SMI recommendations for fat. Thus, the CATCH Eat Smart Program assisted school cafeterias in meeting USDA guidelines 5 years postimplementation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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