BeKi – an initiative for nutrition education in children in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg: description, experiences, and considerations for an evaluation framework

Winkler, G.; Noller, B; Waibel, Sigrid; Wiest, Maria

doi:10.1007/s00038-005-4002-9

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“…F ü r Deutschland liegen nur wenige Publikationen zu prim ä rpr äventiven Ern ä hrungsinterventionen f ü r Kinder und Jugendliche vor. Lediglich f ü r die Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS) [9,10] und die Projekte " BeKi " [11,12] und " Ern ä hrungserziehung Sachsen " [13,14] fi nden sich in der Literatur teilweise Aussagen zu deren Umsetzung, Akzeptanz und Effektivit ä t. Umfassende Angaben ü ber prim ä rpr ä ventive Ern ä hrungsinterventionen f ü r diese Zielgruppe sind nicht publiziert und Daten zu Umsetzung, Akzeptanz und Auswirkungen fehlen gr ö ß tenteils. Um diese Daten zu erfassen, ist die Durchf ü hrung von Prozess-und Ergebnisevaluation notwendig [15] .…”

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Erfüllen Ernährungsinterventionen für Kinder und Jugendliche in Deutschland Qualitätskriterien für Projektdesign und Evaluation? Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Institutionen auf Landes- und regionaler Ebene

Eichhorn¹,

Loss²,

Nagel³

2007

Gesundheitswesen

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In Germany, a high number of nutrition interventions for children and adolescents is being conducted. However, only five quality indicators were fulfilled by more than 75% of the projects. Because of inadequate evaluation quality, only little evidence for implementation, acceptance, and effectiveness could be found. More evaluation studies are needed to more successfully plan, implement and assess future interventions.

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Erfüllen Ernährungsinterventionen für Kinder und Jugendliche in Deutschland Qualitätskriterien für Projektdesign und Evaluation? Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Institutionen auf Landes- und regionaler Ebene

Eichhorn¹,

Loss²,

Nagel³

2007

Gesundheitswesen

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“…Mit der Landesinitiative BeKi (Bewusste Kinderernährung; bis 2003: Programm "Ernährungserziehung bei Kindern") bietet das Ministerium für Ernährung und Ländlichen Raum (MLR) Baden-Württemberg seit nunmehr 25 Jahren landesweit ein Programm für die Ernährungserziehung von Kindern an, das jüngst evaluiert wurde [8].…”

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Landesinitiative BeKi- Bewusste Kinderernährung: Programmbeschreibung und -evaluation

Noller¹,

Winkler²,

Rummel³

2006

Gesundheitswesen

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Be KI meets the main requirements of effective nutrition education programs for children: it is creative, engaging, inexpensive an widely dissiminated. Contents and methods of the provided materials correspond to the development level of the target groups. But communication and networking with educational institutions as well as public relations should be intensified and teachers in day care facilities and school teachers should be motivated to work with the Be KI-materials on their own (empowerment). Room for improvement exists in regard of a permanent straightforward evaluation system and a more pronounced orientation of the prevention program towards the social environment would be helpful.

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“…This issue of Social and Preventive Medicine also includes an article that describes a model for how one meets the ongoing need for nutrition education in a way that can be responsive to changes in the social landscape and food supply. Winkler et al (2005) describe the development of the "BeKi" (Bewusste Kinderernährung, for conscious child nutrition) initiative for nutrition education of children in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The need for this program was recognized in 1976, to address nutritional deficiencies, and the program has evolved to address current problems such as childhood obesity, dietary quality with respect to consumption of whole grain products, fat and fiber, and the decreasing frequency of home-cooked meals.…”

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Social change implies dietary change

Kumanyika

2005

Soz.-Präventivmed.

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To provide access to adequate and appropriate food is synonymous with good government at local, state, and national levels and internationally (Chopra 2002; WHO 2003) and can be achieved through numerous, complementary routes: policies about what is grown, imported and exported; supports for an adequate and safe food supply; food pricing; food enrichment and fortification, requirements for ingredient and nutrient labeling; income transfer programs; direct food provision; dietary guidance, nutrition education, and nutrition surveillance and research. Parameters for assuring adequate and appropriate food for a given population at any given time are moving targets. Societal changes have effects on food availability and on eating patterns (WHO 2003;Lang & Heasman 2004). Positive societal changes may lead to positive dietary changes, but not necessarily. Advances in technology have clearly improved overall food availability and, therefore, the theoretical possibility of eliminating hunger and undernutrition. However, changes in the global food economy have also led to prevalent overconsumption of fat and sugar and underconsumption of micronutrient rich foods, along with increasing rates of obesity and diabetes. It seems that the obligation of a society is now as much to protect the population from too much food as to provide enough food. The effects of social and environmental changes on what and how people eat are highlighted in three articles in this issue. Kosonen et al. (2005) report remarkable changes in the use of various types of "special diets" by Finnish adolescents surveyed in 1979 through 2001. They link these trends to changes in the prevalence of diet-related diseases as well as changes in weight concerns and sensitivity to ecological issues. The marginal dietary status of African refugees living in Geneva, Switzerland is reported by Kruseman et al. (2005) based on a qualitative study. Reading this article leaves one with a sense of frustration. Diets of these refugees were characterized by fewer fruits and vegetables and more carbonated sweetened beverages compared to their previous diets. Their ability to recognize and prepare available foods was limited, and weight gain was occurring. The third report comes from a 1998 population survey in Armenia at a time of major social, economic, and political changes following the end of the former Soviet Union (Rossi et al. 2005). The objective was to obtain a baseline for setting public health nutrition intervention priorities for children and reproductive age women in various regions and localities and for both residents and refugees. Anemia and, among the mothers, overweight were identified as problems, but the ability to follow up with corrective interventions was compromised by a drought during the period after this survey was conducted. These articles remind us of the close link between social and environmental conditions and diet and nutritional status and of the need for continued vigilance regarding the adequacy and appropriateness of food intake in vul...

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BeKi – an initiative for nutrition education in children in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg: description, experiences, and considerations for an evaluation framework

Abstract: Previous experience and first evaluation results confirm that BeKi is creative, committed, cost-efficient and widely-used.

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Erfüllen Ernährungsinterventionen für Kinder und Jugendliche in Deutschland Qualitätskriterien für Projektdesign und Evaluation? Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Institutionen auf Landes- und regionaler Ebene

Erfüllen Ernährungsinterventionen für Kinder und Jugendliche in Deutschland Qualitätskriterien für Projektdesign und Evaluation? Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Institutionen auf Landes- und regionaler Ebene

Landesinitiative BeKi- Bewusste Kinderernährung: Programmbeschreibung und -evaluation

Social change implies dietary change

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