ERIC Number: EJ1023807
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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The Nexus of Knowledge and Behavior for School-Aged Children: Implementation of Health Education Programs and a Nutritional Symbol System
Miller, Judith; Graham, Lorraine; Pennington, Jim
Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, v4 n3 p217-234 2013
Health-related knowledge has been assumed to inform lifestyle choices for school-aged students. A "health-promoting school" provides the conceptual framework for this intervention. A large boarding school developed, implemented and refined a Nutritional Symbol System for their dining hall. The effectiveness of this social marketing strategy and school-based Health Education Program was evaluated by interviewing students ("n" = 16) for nutritional knowledge and application of the Nutritional Symbol System (NSS) to food choices in a range of contexts within (for example, in the dining hall and canteen) and beyond the school. In-depth interview data were collected, recorded and analyzed manually and via the Leximancer text mining software. Results indicated that there was a lack of consistent and accurate student knowledge derived from the Health Education Programs. Recommendations include a greater alignment between the Nutritional Symbol System, the plate and all Health Education Program materials to enhance students' health literacy round informed nutrition-related decisions.
Descriptors: Life Style, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Intervention, Boarding Schools, Nutrition Instruction, Dining Facilities, Program Effectiveness, Marketing, Food, Eating Habits, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Child Health, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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