tailieunhanh - Nutrition Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

, In some countries, persistent inequity has resulted in socially and politically volatile populations; frustrated youth are vulnerable to the appeals of fundamentalist, religious or political groups. 9 The lack of opportunities to improve their lives leaves young people with nowhere to go and no one to turn to: they become caught in the poverty trap, and escape, for many, can seem like an impossible dream. If we are going to give these young people any chance at all to create a life of their choosing, we must invest in social programmes to reach out to marginalized youth, including through civil. | NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS Survey Report Nutrition Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Fast Response Survey System Carin Celebuski Elizabeth Farris Westat Inc. Judi Carpenter Project Officer National Center for Education Statistics . Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement July 1996 NCES 96-852 . Department of Education Richard W. Riley Secretary . Department of Agriculture Dan Glickman Secretary Office of Educational Research and Improvement Sharon P. Robinson Assistant Secretary Ellen Haas Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services National Center for Education Statistics Pascal D. Forgione Jr. Commissioner Food and Consumer Service William E. Ludwig Administrator Jeanne E. Griffith Associate Commissioner Office of Analysis and Evaluation Michael E. Fishman Acting Director National Center for Education Statistics The purpose of the Center shall be to collect and analyze and disseminate statistics and other data related to education in the United States and in other nations. Section 406 b of the General Education Provisions Act as amended 20 . C. 1221e-1 . July 1996 Contact Judi Carpenter 202 2i9-1333 This report was prepared by Westat Inc. under contract with the National Center for Education Statistics and under a cooperative agreement with the Food and Consumer Service . Department of Agriculture. Highlights Practically all public schools 99 percent offer nutrition education somewhere within the curriculum and many integrate it within the total curriculum 70 percent . Nutrition education is concentrated within the health curriculum 84 percent science classes 72 percent and school health program 68 percent table 1 . Although nutrition education is an active area the intensity and quality of the nutrition messages students are receiving is not known. For each grade from kindergarten through eighth 50 percent or more of all schools have district or state requirements for .