Yesterday, Nannah Tak defended her thesis on the evaluation of the ‘Schoolgruiten’ project, an intervention scheme to promote fruit and vegetable intakes among school children in the Netherlands.
This intervention scheme builds on similar projects (such as Pro Children and Pro Greens) in which fruit and vegetable provision in schools is combined with health education about the merits and recommendations regarding fruit and veggie intakes.
Nannah’s thesis consists of a series of scientific papers published in such journals as Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Public Health Nutrition, and combines observational research exploring possible determinants of fruit and vegetable intakes with intervention research to assess the (cost) effectiveness of the scheme. The results indicate that Schoolgruiten was successful in promotion of fruits, but effect sizes were small.
Nannah’s thesis was well received, and her defence successful!
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