Canada-wide survey of school food programs
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Summary
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Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Nutrition Science
- Health Services Research
Background
- Canada lacks a harmonized, funded national school food program (SFP).
- A federal SFP is planned, potentially replacing uncoordinated existing programs.
- Previous research focused on government roles, necessitating a focus on organization-led SFPs.
Purpose Of The Study
- To systematically identify characteristics of organization-led school food programs in Canada.
- To understand the implementation, reach, effectiveness, adoption, and maintenance of these programs.
- To inform the development of a national SFP.
Main Methods
- Novel electronic survey research distributed to organizations involved in school food.
- Survey items based on literature review and expert validation.
- Responses analyzed using the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance).
Main Results
- Significant variability exists in SFP characteristics across 67 programs in 10 provinces.
- Key factors include funding sources (predominantly donations), payment models, and student eligibility.
- Reducing student food insecurity is a primary goal; nutrition and cost influence food selection.
Conclusions
- Current organization-led SFPs show strengths but also areas for improvement.
- Reliance on donations highlights funding instability.
- Federal involvement can address identified gaps and enhance national school food programming.
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