School Competitive Food Policies: Perceptions of Pennsylvania Public High School Foodservice Directors and Principals
| Autor: | Terryl J. Hartman, Elaine McDonnell, J. Elaine Weirich, Claudia Probart, Lisa Bailey-Davis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adolescent Dietetics Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena media_common.quotation_subject Pilot Projects Grammar school Nutrition Policy Perception Humans Medicine Marketing Enforcement Statistical software media_common Schools Nutrition and Dietetics Competitive foods Descriptive statistics Social perception business.industry Data Collection Administrative Personnel Food Services Pennsylvania Test (assessment) Food Female business Attitude to Health Nutritive Value Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 106:271-276 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8223 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jada.2005.10.034 |
| Popis: | The objectives of this study were to describe the extent, nature, and enforcement of school competitive food policies in Pennsylvania public high schools and to determine if there are differences between school foodservice directors' and principals' perceptions of the existence and enforcement of these policies. A survey was distributed to 271 school foodservice directors and 100 principals in a representative, random sample of high schools. Two hundred twenty-eight school foodservice directors (84%) and 79 principals (79%) returned surveys. Descriptive statistics, χ 2 analyses, and a proportions test were done using SPSS statistical software (SPSS base 11.5 for Windows, 2002, SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Few nutrition policies were reported related to setting nutritional standards for competitive foods (0.5% to 15.0%). Respondents' reporting of existence of policies not always enforced ranged from 0% to 12.8%. School foodservice directors reported uncertainty about existence of several policies outside their direct domain, but with potential effect on school meals participation. Differences were found between school foodservice directors' and principals' reporting of policies, with principals more often reporting policy existence and enforcement. These findings suggest the need for communication, both about existence of policies and chain of command in enforcement of policies. Given the local wellness policy provision of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, opportunities exist for nutrition professionals to contribute to development of policies that influence the nutritional quality of school foods. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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