The feasibility of combining greening schoolyards and nutrition education in primary schools: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An increasing number of children in the Netherlands is overweight or obese, which is largely attributable to an unhealthy lifestyle and unhealthy living environment. Nutrition education and greening the schoolyard, for example with a vegetable garden, have independently been studied and are shown to be effective in teaching children a healthy lifestyle and providing a healthy living environment. However, the feasibility of combining nutrition education and greening the schoolyard has not been studied yet. Therefore, this study aimed to provide insight into primary schools' vision on making this combination, and the feasibility of doing so.

Methods

In this study a qualitative research design was used. The theoretical frameworks of Proctor et al. and Sekhon et al. we

SUBMITTER: van Wijk G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11567566 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature