Literature research of the Nutrition Improvement Programme for Rural Compulsory Education Students in China.
Public Health Nutr
; 18(5): 936-43, 2015 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the Nutrition Improvement Programme for Rural Compulsory Education Students (NIPRCES) in China and to share the experiences of developing and implementing nationwide school meal programmes with other countries.DESIGN:
The article is based on a literature review of technical documents and reports of NIPRCES and relevant national legislation, technical reports and studies on school nutrition, minutes of meetings and national conferences, and official documents of the National Office of Student Nutrition and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.SETTING:
People's Republic of China.SUBJECTS:
Published papers, national policies, legislation and unpublished official documents.RESULTS:
A total of 23 million rural compulsory education students were covered by NIPRCES. In the development and implementation process of NIPRCES, fifteen ministries and national committees were involved and an efficient collaborative mechanism was established. All NIPRCES-covered schools were required to serve meals on a daily basis. By the end of June 2012, the proportions of students choosing 'school feeding', 'food package' and 'family feeding' modes were respectively 64.0 %, 32.0 % and 4.0 %. The central government subsidized school meals annually by more than $US 2.5 billion and invested $US 4.8 billion on school kitchens to support this programme.CONCLUSIONS:
The NIPRCES is a significant movement of governmental nutritional intervention in China. Food safety, financial security, decentralization and other potential concerns should be considered and lessons can be learned from other countries. Further relevant research and a nationwide monitoring and evaluation programme are needed.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Infantil
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Saúde da População Rural
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Política Nutricional
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Dieta
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Serviços de Alimentação
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article