Ultimately school and home environment are important influencers to children. Although children are the primary targets for this campaign, parents as well as community members including school official are secondary and tertiary targets of this campaign as well. School and home environments are where children and adolescent spend the most time of their days. Intervention in school environment will include working with the Department of Education in order to promote and expand their nutritional education. The aim is to promote healthy eating behavior to students by providing them with social support, environmental reinforcement, education on healthy eating choices and skills. Children can be modified easier than adults because good behaviors are established from a young age. By installing water jets in the school cafeterias across the five NYC boroughs will reinforce children/adolescents to consume water instead of sugary drinks. Children and adolescent who are obese do not consume the recommended amount of vegetable and/or fruits hence establishing school gardens will be a positive reinforcement as to educating the students about not only farming but the origin and taste of organic foods. Although the Grow to Learn school garden initiative have approximately 200 schools registered, we need to further expand to several other school including low income
Ultimately school and home environment are important influencers to children. Although children are the primary targets for this campaign, parents as well as community members including school official are secondary and tertiary targets of this campaign as well. School and home environments are where children and adolescent spend the most time of their days. Intervention in school environment will include working with the Department of Education in order to promote and expand their nutritional education. The aim is to promote healthy eating behavior to students by providing them with social support, environmental reinforcement, education on healthy eating choices and skills. Children can be modified easier than adults because good behaviors are established from a young age. By installing water jets in the school cafeterias across the five NYC boroughs will reinforce children/adolescents to consume water instead of sugary drinks. Children and adolescent who are obese do not consume the recommended amount of vegetable and/or fruits hence establishing school gardens will be a positive reinforcement as to educating the students about not only farming but the origin and taste of organic foods. Although the Grow to Learn school garden initiative have approximately 200 schools registered, we need to further expand to several other school including low income