Salud escolar: Una intervención educativa en nutrición desde un enfoque integral

Abstract

This article describes an interdisciplinary educational intervention whose objective was to promote healthy lifestyles in school-aged children attending a public school in Córdoba, Argentina (2013-2014). The project, focused on the school community, with intersectoral participation, was organized into three areas: diagnosis of the situation (DS), food and nutrition education (FNE), and healthy food kiosks. The research included a DS observational and analytic study on food and nutrition status in school children. The process and results of the project were evaluated, and it was found that overweight, intake of soft drinks, sweets and dairy products, as well as school food kiosks, emerge as topics that must be addressed in studies on population nutrition. The proposed goals were achieved, and there was a generation of coordinated and intersectoral networks and educational activities. We concluded that the family and the school community play an important role in the formation of healthy eating habits, whereas the school offers a valuable opportunity for FNE.