SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Measurement Methods Used to Assess the School Food Environment: A Systematic Review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Towards a comprehensive school food environment audit tool in Canada: a systematic review of school food environment measurements and nutrition determinants.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Identification and Evaluation of Tools Utilised for Measuring Food Provision in Childcare Centres and Primary Schools: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Urban South African Adolescents' Perspectives on Healthy and Unhealthy Foods and the Drivers of Their Food Choices in Their School Food Environment: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Development, content validity, and reliability of an instrument to assess the commercialization of food and beverages in school canteens in Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- What Is There to Buy? An Analysis of the Food Environment in Public and Private Schools in the Federal District.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The School Food Environment in Ghana is Associated With Dietary Diversity and Anemia: Findings From the 2022 National Nutrition and Health Survey of In-School Adolescents.Food and nutrition bulletin · 2025Article
- Digital platform-based conceptual framework for food environment research in China.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Barriers and enablers to providing healthy food and beverages in New Zealand secondary school canteens.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Developing and using a School Menu Healthiness Assessment Tool to analyse school food provision in Wales.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Food intake and eating behaviour during a real-life Snack Scenario in childhood obesity-An experiment using a hidden camera.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Observational
- Objectively-measured Environmental Support for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Breastfeeding in the Rural United States: A Scoping Review to Inform Opportunities for Public Health Surveillance.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2025Article
- Teachers' perception of their students' dietary habits in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Capturing the whole-school food environment in primary schools.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Development and Interrater Reliability of an Observational School Environment Checklist: A Practical, Comprehensive Tool to Assess Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Opportunities in Schools.Health promotion practice · 2022Observational
- [Food environment and excess weight in schoolchildren: a South American systematic reviewAmbiente alimentario y exceso de peso en la población escolar: revisión sistemática en América del Sur].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022Article
- The Food and Health Environment in Junior Secondary Schools in Urban Burkina Faso: A Cross-Sectional Study of Administrators, Food Vendors and Early Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Assessment of Food Quality in School Canteens: A Comparative Quantitative Study between Primary and Secondary Schools in Malaysia.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Implementation of the Norwegian school meal guideline: Development and reliability of two questionnaires to measure adherence.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2021Article
- 'It's Hard to Make Good Choices and It Costs More': Adolescents' Perception of the External School Food Environment.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Program for Healthier School Cafeterias in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Protocol for a Community-Based Randomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
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Abstract
Children consume approximately half of their total daily amount of energy at school. Foods consumed are often energy-dense, nutrient-poor. The school food environment represents an effective setting to influence children's food choices when dietary habits are established and continue to track into adulthood. The aim of this review was to: (1) group methods used for assessing the school food environment according to four food environment dimensions: Physical, economic, socio-cultural and policy and (2) assess the quality of the methods according to four criteria: Comprehensiveness, relevance, generalizability and feasibility. Three databases were searched, and studies were used to assess food and beverages provided at school canteens, tuck shops or cafeterias were included. The review identified 38 global studies (including 49 methods of measuring the food environment). The physical environment was the primary focus for 47% of articles, aspects of policy environment was assessed by 37% articles and a small number of studies assessed the economic (8%) and socio cultural (8%) environment. Three methods were rated 'high' quality and seven methods received 'medium' quality ratings. The review revealed there are no standardized methods used to measure the school food environment. Robust methods to monitor the school food environment across a range of diverse country contexts is required to provide an understanding of obesogenic school environments.
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