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Note 3
Project on Developing School-based Nutritional Education through Child-to-Child Approach in China
Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University China
In October 2001 a school-based nutrition education study using the Child-to-Child approach was conducted in two cities in the Shanxi Province and Zhejiang Province. There were nine primary schools in the two cities that participated in the study and a total of 3635 students were involved. The overall objective was to encourage children to improve the nutritional habits of themselves and their families through active learning and spreading health messages. A needs analysis was conducted at the start of the project using qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to the diet of the teachers, students and parents in the participating schools. A manual was developed on nutrition education using the Child-to-Child approach which was adapted. In the first step known as learning and thinking the trained teacher discussed relevant nutrition topics with the students using active methods like brainstorming, games, role-play, mapping and stories. In the second step known as communication the children were encouraged to communicate their ideas and information learnt in class with their parents and other students through a survey. In the third step known as action, students spread their nutrition knowledge through different kinds of activities, such as dramas, broadcasts, posters, and exhibitions. Finally, the children evaluated the action they took through questionnaires, individual review and group discussion. Although the project ended in 2002, it provided meaningful suggestions about the way forward for the future of school health education in China.
Date: 2005
Source: Xiaoming Yu (xmyuh@yahoo.com.cn)
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