[Evaluation of students' nutrition in Poland based on the data for the year 2001 gathered by the Sanitary-Epidemiological Stations].
Having used reports from sanitary-epidemiological stations, a situation of schools supplementary nutrition in all types of schools in Poland in the year 2001 has been analyzed. It has been stated, that a hot meal is consumed by 16.1% (1,090,535) of pupils. It has been reported, that schools serving meals probably met demand, but meals were not provided in 65% of schools. In these institutions, creating possibility of serving meals appears to be the most important task on the way to improve pupils nutrition in schools. In 60% of schools such conditions need to be established from the foundation, while in 5% of schools it is enough to make use of existent potential. It has been emphasized, that a pupil of every school should have possibility to have a drink (today it is possible in 32% of schools) as well as to eat a sandwich. Milk products were consumed in 4% of schools and it concerned 2% of pupils. In 40% of schools a pupil could purchase in a grocery articles of consumption, mainly confectionery articles and non-milk drinks. However, pupils should be encouraged and stimulated to purchase in groceries products reinforcing rational nutrition.
Gajewska
Małgorzata
M
Zakład Promocji Zdrowia, Państwowy Zakład Higieny, 00-791 Warszawa, ul. Chocimska 24.
Ignar-Golinowska
Barbara
B
D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D005522:Food Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011044:Poland; D012574:Schools / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data