Changes in Primary School Children's Behaviour, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environments Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity
Table 6
Number (%) of primary schools reporting healthy eating strategies in 2006 and 2009, by intervention or comparison, and percent change over time based on responses from the principal questionnaire except where indicated otherwise.
Environment
Baseline (2006)
Followup (2009)
Change (%)
INT
COMP
INT
COMP
INT
COMP
22
14
15
13
Policy
Have a healthy eating policy (, (%))
6 (27)
4 (29)
6 (43)
1 (8)
+16*
−21
Policy items that were met “completely” (for all centres who had a healthy eating policy)
61.5%
53.7%
84.1%
48.1%
+23
−6
Physical
Canteens sold selected healthy food products “every day they are open”†
7 (43)
4 (42)
4 (38)
4 (42)
−5
−1
Canteens “NEVER” sold selected unhealthy food products†
9 (56)
4 (35)
7 (66)
6 (68)
+10
+33*
Canteens introduced new healthier products†
8 (53)
5 (47)
3 (33)
1 (15)
−20*
−32
Two biggest food sellers were healthy choices, classified by Right Bite colour spectrum (green category foods)†
3 (19)
5 (46)
4 (40)
5 (53)
+21*
+7
Have set fruit/vegetable “break” during class time
11 (68)
8 (79)
9 (93)
8 (92)
+25*
+13*
Financial
Never use any unhealthy foods# for fundraising
9 (39)
10 (69)
9 (61)
9 (69)
+22*
0
Use fruit and vegetables for fundraising
9 (42)
3 (23)
6 (42)
3 (23)
0
0
Sociocultural
Reported no food rewards allowed
7 (32)
5 (36)
12 (80)
7 (50)
+48*
+14*
Strategies used more than once/term to communicate healthy eating to parents
4 (18)
5 (38)
7 (47)
2 (15)
+28*
−23
manager questionnaire.
#Biscuits/cakes/lamingtons; confectionary/chocolates/lollies.
*Significant difference between baseline and followup within condition.
