Research on time spent in the classroom on Nutrition education in certain New Hampshire schools.

1. The Current State of Elementary Level Nutrition Education
Erica Gallo 2015, Nutrition and EcoGastronomy
1,260
Hours
Spent
in
the
Classroom
in
One
Year
4
Hours
Spent
in
the
Classroom
on
Nutri5on
Educa5on
in
One
Year
Boundaries to Education
Current Nutrition Education
NH
State
Health
Educa4on
Guidelines
last
updated
in
2003
• Par5cipa5ng
schools
and
programs
in
research
• Mast
Way
Elementary,
Lee
• Garrison
Elementary,
Dover
• Granite
State
Fit
Kids
Time
Spent
on
Nutri4on
Educa4on
During
One
School
Year
Adequate
Calorie
and
Nutrient
Consump4on
Proper
Growth
and
Development
Importance of Nutrition Education
Overcoming those Boundaries
• Integra5ng
nutri5on
into
all
areas
of
curriculum
• U5lizing
outside
support
• Increasing
the
importance
and
awareness
of
nutri5on
Superior
School
Performance
Analyze
the
current
nutri5on
educa5on
curriculum
in
certain
NH
schools/programs
to
highlight
posi5ve
aspects
and
detect
those
areas
that
could
use
improvement
Iden4fy
the
boundaries
to
more
or
improved
nutri5on
educa5on
curriculum
Determine
how
to
overcome
those
barriers
to
include
more
nutri5on
in
schools
Emphasize
the
importance
of
more
nutri5on
educa5on
for
school
performance
and
overall
wellness
Objectives