School food: top marks - A summary report on food in schools research in Northern Ireland

This�report highlights�the barriers that schools in Northern Ireland have experienced in implementingnutritional standards. In particular, it identifies the potential adverse impact that external sourcesof food may have on pupils��' healthy eating practices within the school setting. It also illustrateshow the accessibility of food and drinks contradicting the standards, within the school, may limitthe success of the standards. This report further emphasises how practical constraints within the

Nutritional standards for school lunches: a guide for implementation

This publication details the nutritional standards for school lunches, to which all grant-aided schools must adhere. As well as explaining why the nutritional standards have been introduced, it offers practical advice on how to implement them.Nutritional standards for school lunches: a guide for implementation is also available in Irish, on request.

School food: the essential guide (and Irish translation)

School food: the essential guide contains a series of eight practical guidance booklets designed to help schools improve pupils' nutrition and implement healthier eating and drinking practices. The booklets provide advice and support for the key areas in which food, drinks and nutrition issues affects schools. Mini case studies support the advice given and, where appropriate, the booklets provide details of recommended further resources.Individual booklets in the series are available as PDF files below:

Long-term outcomes of school-based treatment for control of urinary schistosomiasis: a review of experience in Coast Province, Kenya

Urinary schistosomiasis remains a significant burden for Africa and the Middle East. The success of population-based control programs will depend on their impact, over many years, on Schistosoma haematobium reinfection and associated disease. In a multi-year (1984-1992) control program in Kenya, we examined risk for S. haematobium reinfection and late disease during and after annual school-based treatment. In this setting, long-term risk of new infection was independently associated with location, age, hematuria, and incomplete treatment, but not with sex or frequency of water contact. Thus, very local environmental features and age-related factors played an important role in S. haematobium transmission, such that population-based control programs should optimally tailor their efforts to local conditions on a village-by-village basis. In 2001-2002, the late benefits of earlier participation in school-based antischistosomal therapy were estimated in a cohort of formerly-treated adult residents compared to never-treated adults from the same villages. Among age-matched subjects, current infection prevalence was lower among those who had received remote therapy. In addition, prevalence of bladder abnormality was lower in the treated group, who were free of severe bladder disease. Treatment of affected adults resulted in rapid resolution of infection and any detectable bladder abnormalities. We conclude that continued treatment into adulthood, as well as efforts at long-term prevention of infection (transmission control) are necessary to achieve optimal morbidity control in affected communities.

Healthy breaks for pre-school children leaflet (English and Irish translation)

Leaflet for parents explaining why a healthy break is so important for pre-school children and some tips and ideas for healthy nutritious breaks.�

Healthy breaks for pre-school children poster (English and Irish translation)

Poster explaining why a healthy break is important.�

Proyecto "Da Vinci School"

Proyecto de migración/implantación de un sistema libre en un centro de educación secundaria.

Da Vinci school

Implantación de una plataforma libre en un centro de educación secundaria.

Disseny i implantació de l'estructura informàtica de DaVinci School

Creació d'una infraestructura informàtica d'un centre educatiu, amb xarxes separades per a aules, secretaria i seminaris. Serveis centralitzats en un servidor amb màquines virtuals.

Actualització del sistema informàtic de l'escola Da Vinci School

Projecte d'actualització del sistema informàtic d'un centre escolar.

The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs : Swiss Findings

L'enquête 'European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs' (ESPAD) est menée tous les quatre ans dans de nombreux pays européens auprès d'écolières et d'écoliers âgés de 15 ans, un âge important en matière de prévention. La dernière vague de l'enquête a été réalisée en 2003; il s'agissait de la première participation de la Suisse à l'enquête. Un peu moins de 7000 élèves des 8e, 9e et 10e années scolaires ont participé au volet suisse de l'enquête. Les résultats montrent notamment que 21.1% des adolescente- s de 15 ans fument quotidiennement, la part des fumeurs quotidiens passant de 8.5% chez les 13 ans à 23.2% chez les 16 ans. Plus de 50% des adolescent-e-s de 13 ans ont consommé de l'alcool durant les 30 jours précédant l'enquête. Chez les 15 ans, pour lesquels l'achat d'alcool est d'ailleurs aussi interdit par la loi, cette proportion passe à 75%. L'enquête 2003 montre en outre qu'environ 20% des adolescent-e-s de 13 ans ont consommé au moins une fois du cannabis dans leur vie et que près de la moitié des 16 ans sont dans le même cas. La prévalence au cours des 12 derniers mois est à peine inférieure. En matière de prévention de la consommation de substances psychotropes chez les jeunes, les mesures structurelles devraient être renforcées, tout comme la limitation de l'accessibilité des produits, en contrôlant par exemple la vente d'alcool aux plus jeunes. Des programmes éducatifs et des campagnes médiatiques peuvent également exercer une certaine influence, pour autant qu'ils s'intègrent à une politique cohérente en matière de drogues.

Obesity prevention opinions of school stakeholders: a qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: In general, schools are an important setting to implement current recommendations for obesity prevention in children because the vast majority of children attend school. This study investigated the opinions of different school stakeholders on the feasibility and acceptability of current obesity prevention strategies that could be implemented in Swiss schools. METHODS: Research methods were comprised of a qualitative study which included school directors, physical education teachers, catering staff, school nurses and health educators, parents of young adolescents, and young adolescents interviewed (N = 40) categorized into 6 focus groups. Open-ended questions were used to determine the participants' opinion regarding current obesity prevention recommendations, and healthy eating and physical activity promotion strategies. RESULTS: All participants approved the implementation of nutritional standards for food and drinks sold in schools, but thought that increasing the attractiveness of healthy options was the best strategy to improve eating habits. Enjoying participation in physical activity classes or after-school activities was stressed. Participants suggested offering classes for all students with poor physical condition, independent of weight status. Stakeholders called for governmental support and global coordination of interventions balanced with providing schools with enough autonomy to adapt programs relevant to their individual circumstances. They recommended integrating all school stakeholders in obesity prevention initiatives, with special attention to students and local authorities. CONCLUSIONS: Participants agreed that schools are a crucial setting to implement childhood obesity prevention strategies. They called on school stakeholders to join efforts aiming to encourage healthy behaviors and to support and reinforce parents' efforts by spreading consistent and coherent health messages.