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NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy Evaluation

The NSW Healthy School Strategy is a pioneering population health nutrition initiative and a key component of the Strategy, Prevention of Obesity in Children and Young People: NSW Government Action Plan 2003-2007 . Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation of the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy is being conducted. Preliminary components of the evaluation were completed in 2004. Further components of the evaluation will be completed in 2005 and 2006. The evaluation reports that have been published to date can be found below.

Canteen Manager Survey Report

This report presents the results of the Canteen Manager/Supervisor Survey that was completed as an additional component of the Statewide NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) that was conducted in a random sample of 90 Schools in April-May 2004, by the NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity (COO). The Canteen Manager Survey is one of the preliminary components of the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy Evaluation.

NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy Evaluation Report 2005

This report summarises the results of the Quality/Process Survey and the Short-term Impact Survey, which were completed in Term 1 and 2, 2005 as part of the evaluation of the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy. The Quality/Process Survey was designed to consider the quality and reach of the communication methods and support materials produced for the Strategy while the Short-term Impact Survey was designed to identify parameters of canteen operations and evaluate the short-term impact of the Strategy. One in five (519) NSW schools with a school canteen participated in the surveys. A summary version of the report is also available.

This web page is managed and authorised by Centre for Health Advancement of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 17 March, 2009

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