Maria Bryant, Wendy Burton, Niamh O'Kane, Jayne V Woodside, Sara Ahern, Phillip Garnett, Suzanne Spence, Amir Sharif, Harry Rutter, Tim Baker, Charlotte E L Evans
BACKGROUND: Schools provide opportunities to improve the quality of children's diet, whilst reducing inequalities in childhood diet and health. Evidence supports whole school approaches, including consistency in food quality, eating culture and food education. However, such approaches are often poorly implemented due to the highly complex environments in which schools operate. We aimed to develop a school food systems map using a systems thinking approach to help identify the key factors influencing primary school children's dietary choice...
March 13, 2023: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity