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Title: Vegetable and Fruit Breaks in Australian Primary Schools: Prevalence, Attitudes, Barriers and Implementation Strategies
Language: English
Authors: Nathan, Nicole, Wolfenden, Luke, Butler, Michelle, Bell, Andrew Colin, Wyse, Rebecca, Campbell, Elizabeth, Milat, Andrew J., Wiggers, John
Source: Health Education Research. Aug 2011 26(4):722-731.
Availability: Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://her.oxfordjournals.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Incidence, Principals, Food, Eating Habits, Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students, Administrator Attitudes, Interviews, Institutional Characteristics
Geographic Terms: Australia
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr033
ISSN: 0268-1153
Abstract: School-based vegetable and fruit programs can increase student consumption of vegetables and fruit and have been recommended for adoption by Australian schools since 2005. An understanding of the prevalence and predictors of and the barriers to the adoption of school-based vegetable and fruit programs is necessary to maximize their adoption by schools and ensure that the health benefits of such programs to children are realized. The aim of this study was to determine Australian primary school Principals' attitudes and barriers to the implementation of vegetable and fruit breaks; the prevalence of vegetable and fruit breaks in schools and the implementation strategies used and associated with their recommended adoption (daily in at least 80% of classes). A random sample of 384 school Principals completed a 20-min telephone interview. While Principals were highly supportive of vegetable and fruit breaks, only 44% were implementing these to a recommended level. When controlling for all school characteristics, recommended vegetable and fruit break adoption was 1.9 and 2.2 times greater, respectively, in schools that had parent communication strategies and teachers trained. A substantial opportunity exists to enhance the health of children through the adoption of vegetable and fruit breaks in schools.
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