Barriers and enablers to providing healthy food and beverages in New Zealand secondary school canteens.

ABSTRACT: School environments have the potential to promote healthy dietary behaviours among adolescents. In New Zealand, there is no regulation regarding the healthiness of foods and beverages available to purchase at school canteens. This qualitative study explored the barriers and enablers to providing healthy food and beverages in secondary school canteens. An electronic screening questionnaire was distributed to all secondary schools to identify schools with a canteen. Semi-structured interviews among participants representing purposively selected schools explored the experiences of providing healthier foods and beverages in the canteen. Among schools (n = 333) invited to participate in the survey, 78 schools (response rate 23.4%) responded, with 37 schools reporting a canteen onsite. Of these,

SUBMITTER: Coady OR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878539 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature