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Project: Learning How to Eat Properly - at School

 
Country: Brazil
Catagories: Health
Duration: March 2005 - 2009
   

Objectives
Preventing non transmitted chronic diseases through healthy feeding. Healthy feeding to prevent non transmitted chronic diseases. To analyze the impact of this project made for elementary school (children from 7 to 10 y.o.) teachers and school staff in the city of Presidente Prudente, considering their knowledge, behavior, preferences and nutrition habits. Considerable improvement in children health condition in the whole world, such as nutrition measure difusion, hygiene and public health care.

Description
Feeding Concepts. Evaluation of previous teachers knowledge about nutrition. Nutritional Education Course to the teachers. Obesity. Nutrition Teaching Program Elaboration. The role of teachers and school. Evaluation of teacher’s knowledge about nutrition, after the course. Lecture to the parents about feeding and habits of healthy life. Parents Nutritional Profile. Children Feeding Habits Investigation. Anthropometrics Examination in all children. Culinary practice class.

Expected results
Redution of non transmitted chronic diseases through healthy feeding, such as cultural changes in education and feeding habits for better health and long healthy life.

Contact information:
Telephone: 55 18 222 88 98
Telefax: 55 18 222 14 88
E-Mail: bpwpresprudente@ig.com.br

 

 
 

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