Opportunities for improving childrens health in Wales. The potential of school food
Authors: Nutrition and Obesity Team, Health Improvement Division, Public Health Wales
Published on: 1st February 2024
- All Wales/National
The aim of this resource is to lay the foundation to facilitate a shared understanding across the system of the role school food plays in child health and well-being, and opportunities to ensure they are supported to eat nutritionally adequate food throughout the school day.
The resource describes:
- The history of school food as a public health intervention
- An overview of the school food system in Wales
- The current picture of the diet and health of school-aged children in Wales
- The opportunities to maximise the impact school food has on health and wellbeing outcomes
- The potential impact of school food on health and well-being
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