Initiative Description: School-based nutrition and food safety education program among primary and junior high school students in China. Educational interventions consisted of both lectures and a prize quiz game about nutrition and food safety. The main content of the lectures included nutrition knowledge, good personal eating habits, the prevention of nutrient deficiency diseases, food safety issues, etc. Nutrition lectures were given to the six intervention groups by six senior medical college students and were planned to last 30 minutes.

Study Results: Improved nutrition knowledge and food safety practices

Reference: Zhou, W., Xu, X., Li, G., Sharma, M., Qie, Y. L., & Zhao, Y. (2016). Effectiveness of a school-based nutrition and food safety education program among primary and junior high school students in Chongqing, China. Global Health Promotion, 23(1), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1177/175797591455291

Level of Evidence: Very Good