Availability and Implementation Characteristics of Nutrition Health Promotion Interventions in Quebec Elementary Schools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Availability and quality of nutrition-related health-promoting interventions (N-HPIs) vary across primary schools. We examined whether school contextual factors (e.g., socioeconomic deprivation) were associated with N-HPI availability in Quebec, Canada, and whether available N-HPIs incorporated evidence-based implementation characteristics.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study (2016-2019), informants from 171 primary schools reported on N-HPI availability. Availability was analyzed in relation to 10 school-level contextual indicators. A subset of 52 N-HPIs was examined in-depth for alignment with 15 evidence-based implementation characteristics identified in a literature review.

Results

N-HPIs were reported in 120 schools (70%, including 77% serving disadvant

SUBMITTER: O'Loughlin EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12315062 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature