Does the implementation of nutrition education improve habits and nutritional knowledge in elementary students

Abstract

Objective: Assess the effect of nutrition education on the knowledge and habits of elementary students in order to determine effective ways to improve healthy habits Design: Quasi experimental design Setting: Ossining Elementary School, in person Participants: Elementary students (n=18) ages from 9 to 10 Intervention: A one day nutrition education PowerPoint lesson on the five food groups/ vitamins and an activity. The effects were measure using a pre- and post- exam taken by each participant. Hypothesis: The implementation of the intervention will improve the student's nutritional knowledge as well as excite the students to continue to learn about nutrition among elementary school children at Ossining Elementary school. Results: The primary finding resulted the implementation did impact the student’s nutrition knowledge positively. Conclusion: The study can conclude the implementation of nutrition education did increase the elementary student’s knowledge of the five food groups and vitamins.