What would be a health promotion strategy for school-aged children and their families that could be implemented that would involve the community?

Question

A) Have a community parade celebrating being drug free.
B) Conduct a survey to assess student opinion and food preferences for school lunches.
C) Perform a plate waste study to determine what children are eating in school.
D) Stuff payroll envelopes with health promotion material.

Answer 1

Ans: A
An example of a health promotion strategy involving the community is to involve school-aged children in a community parade celebrating being drug free. Nutrition awareness can occur if a school meal program is not healthy; form an ad hoc committee to study the problem. The committee should consist of students, parents, the public health/school nurse, cafeteria personnel, representatives of the faculty and administration, and a dietitian. It can include conducting a survey to assess student opinion and food preferences and doing a plate waste study to determine what children are actually eating. A health promotion strategy that can be used with groups such as teachers or staff in a school setting is stuffing payroll envelopes with health promotion material.