Posted: June 3rd, 2016

nutrition strategies for youth in marion city council

Nutrition education programs have shown to be effective in improving youth’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to nutrition (Wang et al. 2015, p. 271).

vNutrition education programs have taught and positively reinforced adolescents skills and strategies to use independently at home after the teaching program has finished (Diehl 2014, p. S73).
The Government initiated the ‘Right Bite’ Healthy food and drink strategy in 2008 within South Australian schools (Government of South Australia 2008). This program aims to improve the health and wellbeing of all youth within South Australia.

vSA Health strategic plan target is to increase all youth’s healthy body weight by 5% before 2017.
In 2014, 76.1% of youth aged 5-17 years old were within health body weight range (Government of South Australia 2016).