Title:	School feeding programs : what happens globally?
Authors:	Cupertino, Alessandra Fabrino Ginani, Verônica Cortez Cupertino, Ana Paula Botelho, Raquel Braz Assunção
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4604-5178 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8751-3671 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-287X
Assunto::	Programa de alimentação escolar Alimentação escolar Crianças Segurança alimentar e nutricional
Issue Date:	2022
Publisher:	MDPI
Citation:	CUPERTINO, Alessandra; GINANI, Verônica; CUPERTINO, Ana Paula; BOTELHO, Raquel Braz Assunção. School feeding programs: what happens globally?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v. 19, n. 4, 2265, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042265. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/4/2265. Acesso em: 12 maio 2022.
Abstract:	School feeding programs (SFPs) are an important effort to address food insecurity, improve nutritional education, and ultimately improve health outcomes. The objective of this research was to describe the nutritional, cultural, food safety, and agro-family participation of SFPs in different countries and observe the SFP in low-middle and high-income countries to establish disparities. The study followed documentary research of SFP official online resources complemented by a literature review. The programs were assessed in four criteria: (1) nutritional aspects, (2) cultural aspects, (3) food safety, and (4) agro-family participation. Out of 192 countries registered, 117 countries (60.93%) have an SFP, and only 8 (4.16%) do not have SFPs. A total of 67 countries (34.89%) did not have an official online resource and did not respond to follow-up emails. Out of the 117 countries with SFP, all of them had a detailed description of their nutritional aspects, cultural aspects (11.96%), food safety (16.23%), and agro-family participation (23.93%). Europe and Central Asia were the continents with the most comprehensive SFP. While most countries incorporate nutritional aspects and healthy food, cultural, food safety, and agro-family participation must be incorporated in their SPF to optimize children and adolescent development. Moreover, the study identified disparities across countries where the SFPs were identified in low-middle countries compared to middle- and high-income countries.
Licença::	(CC BY)
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042265
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