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Fact Sheet: Nutrition
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Short Description: Among classes in which nutrition and dietary behavior was taught, ... of required instruction teachers provided on nutrition and dietary behavior decreased ...
Content Inside: About SHPPS: SHPPS is a national survey periodically Nutrition conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. Comprehensive results from SHPPS 2006 are published in the Journal of School Health, Volume 77, Number 8, October 2007. Health Education During the 2 years preceding the study: Percentage of States, Districts, and · Schools That Required Teaching Nutrition and The percentage of states that provided funding for staff Dietary Behavior, by School Level development or offered staff development on nutrition and dietary 100 87.9 85.1 84.6 86.3 82.3 behavior to those who teach health 77.4 80 72.0 72.0 education increased from 76.0% in 67.3 2000 to 88.0% in 2006.1 t age 60 en · The percentage of districts that erc 40 provided funding for staff P development or offered staff 20 development on nutrition and dietary 0 behavior to those who teach health States Districts Schools education increased from 43.3% in 2000 to 65.3% in 2006. Elementary Middle High Percentage of Schools in Which Teachers Taught* Nutrition and Dietary Behavior Topics as Part of Required Instruction, by School Level Topic Elementary Middle High Dietary Guidelines for Americans NA 67.0 73.7 Food guidance using MyPyramid 76.9 76.1 77.7 Preparing healthy meals and snacks 76.4 75.9 76.7 * In at least 1 elementary school class or in at least 1 required health education course in middle schools or high schools. · Among classes in which nutrition and dietary behavior was taught, the median number of hours of required instruction teachers provided on nutrition and dietary behavior decreased from 4.6 in 2000 to 3.4 in 2006 among elementary school classes. Health Services and Mental Health and Social Services Percentage of Schools That Provided Nutrition and Dietary Behavior Counseling in One-on-One or Small-Group Sessions and Eating Disorders Treatment Services Nutrition and Dietary Eating Disorders Location Behavior Counseling* Treatment At school by health services or mental health and 77.0 66.8 social services staff Through arrangements with organizations or 18.3 27.3 professionals outside the school *Among elementary, middle, and high schools. Among middle and high schools. 1 Selected changes between 2000 and 2006 are included if they met at least 2 of 3 criteria (p <.01 from a t- test, a difference greater than 10 percentage points, or an increase by at least a factor of 2 or decrease by at least half). Variables are not included if they do not meet these criteria or if no comparable variable existed in both survey years.
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