Expanding and Enhancing Food and Nutrition Education in New York City Public Schools: An Examination of Program Characteristics and Distribution

To expand their capacity, many schools partner with food and nutrition education programs (FNPs). Public policies and funding can support FNPs, but comprehensive data on the organizations that run FNPs, their program characteristics, or distribution across schools did not exist in NYC. This study ai...

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Published in:Nutrients 2020-08, Vol.12 (8), p.2423
Main Authors: Koch, Pamela, McCarthy, Julia, Raffel, Claire, Gray, Heewon L, Guerra, Laura A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity Building - methods
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Demography
Education
Food
food and nutrition education
Food Services - organization & administration
Health Education - methods
Health Plan Implementation - organization & administration
Humans
Meals
New York City
Nutrition
Nutrition Policy
Obesity
Organizations
practice
Program Evaluation
Public policy
school and community partnerships
School Health Services - organization & administration
Schools
Students
Studies
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Summary:To expand their capacity, many schools partner with food and nutrition education programs (FNPs). Public policies and funding can support FNPs, but comprehensive data on the organizations that run FNPs, their program characteristics, or distribution across schools did not exist in NYC. This study aims to help local education and health agencies assess the characteristics of food and nutrition education in schools, as well as to measure progress implementing school policies and practices. A cross-sectional study on NYC FNPs was conducted during the 2016-2017 school year. Survey data on organizations and the FNPs they operate were collected. Data on schools in which FNPs operate were gathered. To determine distribution of FNPs across schools and by school demographics, the database of FNPs in schools was combined with a publicly available database of NYC schools. In 2016-2017, 40 organizations operated 101 FNPs in 56% of NYC public schools. These FNPs varied by goals, content, activities, location, and populations served. Information on these variations can help policymakers, advocates, funders, and schools expand school-based food and nutrition education. To ensure equitable access, more coordination, investment, and collaboration are needed.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu12082423