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February 9, 2026Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Evaluation of a Pilot Healthy Lunch Education Program Delivered for Children in Grade Four Attending a School Located in an Area Facing Disadvantage in Greater Melbourne

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EDE. DriscollDeakin UniversityJGJacinda GorringDeakin UniversityGAGozde Bumin AydinAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute

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Implication

This pilot program improves food-related knowledge and confidence in children, suggesting potential benefits for school curriculums.

Key Points

  • The study aims to assess the effectiveness of a food and nutrition education program on children's knowledge, behaviors, and confidence in preparing healthy lunches.
  • Delivered a 4-week interactive education program to Grade 4 students.
  • Conducted online surveys to measure knowledge, confidence, and behaviors before and after the program.
  • Analyzed knowledge change using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and behavior change using McNemar tests.
  • Mean knowledge scores improved from 3.5 to 4.7 post-intervention (p = 0.001).
  • Confidence in making healthy food swaps increased significantly from 27% to 45% (p = 0.035).
  • No significant change in the types of foods brought to school was observed.

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Driscoll et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69897a86f0ec2af6756e8a18https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70148
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