
Effective Interventions to Increase Vegetable and Fruit Consumption in School-Aged Children
This report summarizes the evidence around interventions aimed to increase vegetable and fruit consumption among school-aged children and provides evidence-based recommendations for interventions and specific health promotion strategies that would be cost-effective and feasible to implement in community-based settings. This report is also available in French.
Resource Information
Date
November 10, 2016
Author
Stochla, J, Smith, D, Roblin, L.
Type
Report
Setting
Cafeteria/Canteen, Children's Service/Child Care, Community Garden, Community Kitchen, Community-at-large, Farmers Market, Food Bank, Grocery/Retail, Home, Long-term Care, Mobile Vending, Primary Care, Recreation Centre, Restaurant/Food Service Premise, School, Workplace
Age
Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17)
Topic
Healthy Eating
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial, Provincial (Ontario)
Tags
agriculture, children, food environment, food marketing, food skills, garden, Healthy Kids Community Challenge, nutrition education, recreation, school, social marketing, vegetables and fruit, youth