Nutrition Program for Melbourne School

This document provides details about a nutrition program plan for Melbourne school, including goals, objectives, and strategies. It also discusses the timeline and stakeholders involved in the program.

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Health nutrition program
Student’s name
Institution affiliation
Date

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TASK1 OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
MELBOURNE HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICE
P.O.BOX. 126- 10200
MELBOURNE
19TH MAY 2019.
TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL
ST. JUDE INSTITUTE
P.O.BOX 654- 10200
MELBOURNE
Dear Madam,
RE: REQUEST FOR AN INTRODUCTION OF A NUTRITION PROMOTION PROGRAM IN YOUR
SCHOOL.
I am Mr. KELVIN, the REGIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER(Nutrition) from a local council in the
outer eastern suburb of Melbourne.
I am writing this letter to humbly request for a start of a very vital nutrition program in your school. I intent to
greatly improve the nutrition of the students in your school if granted the opportunity.
I promise to allocate a portion of the council funds on a very healthy eating program (for the year 2019-2021) in
your school.
The nutrition program will entail offering healthier food in the school cafeteria, preparation of a well-balanced diet
menu for the student that they will use throughout their study period, educate students about their bodies needs for
nutrients and then have a regular benchmarking on nutrition from diverse food and nutrition firms. The nutrition
program will also introduce students in growing a variety of crops in the school to help improve their nutrition
requirements.
Finally, I will financially support the nutrition program and organize for regular trainings of the school cateresses on
nutrition requirements for your students.
I am humbly waiting for your consideration.
Thank you very much.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. kelvin.
REGIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER.
Reference.
Geissler, C., & Powers, H. (Eds.). (2017). Human nutrition. Oxford University Press.

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TASK 2 OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Introduction
Nutrition refers to the process by which an animal or plant obtains the most important nutrients
for the body. In addition, nutrition refers to the process of consuming food and specifically using
it for growth, repair and finally metabolism. It may also refer to the act of being nourished.
However, nutrition comes along with numerous benefits to people. Better nutrition can reduce
the risk of diseases the comprise of the heart diseases, cancer and diabetes. It can also lead to
improvement in the body’s ability to fight germs, improve body’s ability to recover from any
form of sickness. Better nutrition also lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol in the body and
increases the overall body energy. This document is mainly aimed at giving enough details
concerning the nutrition program plan for Melbourne school. This paper helps the school
principal come up with the required nutrition plan by the students in order to highly keep them in
good body conditions (Whitney & Rolfes, 2018).
Goals of the nutrition program
The main goal of this nutrition program is to highly train students so that they can first gain
knowledge on nutrition requirements for their body and then educate people on the most
appropriate food choices that will highly improve their health and keep them free from diseases.
Moreover, it will help the students get to easily apply principles of nutrition and prevent diseases
that arise as a result of improper nutrition.
The set objectives
1. The program should start a subject on nutrition for the students.

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2. The health promotion officer(nutrition) will financially support all the required activities
in the school to aid come up with a school garden.
To ensure that Melbourne school attains the desired nutrition benefits from th reginal health
promotion office (Rajbhandari-Thapa et.al, 2017).
Strategies to use in this program
Objective 1. The program should start a subject on nutrition for the students
Strategies set with respect to this objective
a) Establishment of a high-level committee that identifies existing gaps in nutrition
studies.
b) Greatly reviewing and updating of the nutrition curriculum (Frisvold, 2015,p.91-
104).
Objective 2. The health promotion officer(nutrition) will financially support all the required
activities in the school to aid come up with a school garden.
Strategies set with respect to this objective
a) The school will set up the required nutrition budget and submit it to the health
promotion officer.

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b) Farming tools to be purchased and workers to be employed in order to come up
with the best school garden that will provide food for nutrition (Whitney &
Rolfes, 2018).
Objective 3. To ensure that Melbourne school attains the desired nutrition benefits from the
regional health promotion officer.
Strategies set with respect to this objective
a) Provide the required food for proper nutrition to the school.
b) Conducting research on the school’s nutrition and offer the most desired nutrition
(Frisvold, 2015,p.91-104).
community-level strategy for the whole school.
To help the students come up with a voluntary adoption of various choices of food and the
nutrition related behaviors that are in line with the school program. This strategy will highly help
the entire school; parents, teachers, students and the school workers to easily adopt and even the
most appropriate food requirements for their bodies t remain strong, healthy and free from any
form of diseases that can primarily affect the body as a result of poor nutrition (Jones et.al,
2016).

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Timeline
THE MELBOURNE SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM TIMELINE.
(Terry-McElrath, 2015,p.52-58)
SOMETIMES FREE/REDUCED
LUNCH PROGRAM
The program is of great
importance to the entire school
hence it will accommodate all
the students by offering food at
low costs ever and finally at
times providing free lunch.
Children nutrition act of 1966
The child nutrition act extended
the governments efforts to feed
the nations children healthy and
nutritious food. The act is
recommended because students
attend school, if they attend
school by force then the school
should give nutritious food for
them. This act is encouraged so as
to ensure school lunches are
nutritious and healthy
The DOD fruit and vegetable
nutrition program
This program commenced in
1995 and greatly delivers fresh
fruits to institutions in the
entire organization.
This program is of immense
importance to the students
hence it helps them obtain the
required nutrition for their
bodies during the meal.
Breakfast program-1975
The student’s program for the
breakfast was permanently
initiated by the government back
in the year 1975. This program
grants all the students a mighty
chance in which they get to have a
very nutritious kind of a breakfast
in their respective schools.
However, this nutrition program
will help all the students to get to
have ready nutritious breakfast in
the morning. This will greatly help
improve their health and stay
strong, healthy and prevent
illnesses caused by poor nutrition
standards.
Special milk program-1954
This program started back in the year
1954 and after joining child nutrition
act of 1966 it became permanent in
the society.
This program will be of great
importance to the whole school
hence proteins in milk will always
keep on boosting student’s health.
However, the government pays milk
bills on behalf of the students to help
boost their nutrition in schools. This
financial support will help all the
students for they will get milk without
any underlying obstacles.
Hunger free kid act 2010
This act provides funds to
children nutrition programs
and sets high nutrition levels in
schools.
This program will be of great
importance to the school
because it will it will provide
financial support to the school
management and easily help
them purchase foods that
meets nutritional requirements
of the entire school
Let’s move program-2010
This program mainly focuses on giving
meaningful advice to the parents,
teachers and the students at large
about hoe=w best they can have a
proper nutrition lifestyle in schools or
even at home to aid build a healthy and
fit body.
This program will help students to eat
will and mostly focus on the most
helpful foods plus continuous helpful
exercises to the body.
It will help the students attain a strong,
flexible and the most admirable kind of
body shape.

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NB: Mainly set by the regional health promotion officer, Mr. Kelvin and the school principal
The nutrition program stakeholders.
In this nutrition program, the stakeholders include; the ministry of women and child development,
ministry of wealth and family welfare, UNICEF and organization known as the Gates foundation. In
addition, we also have the world bank, the technical advisory group which is particularly for nutrition,
international universities, non-governmental organizations together with the Global alliances and then
finally the school management, parents, ministry of education, workers and the students at large (Terry-
McElrath, 2015,p.52-58).
Order of carrying out nutrition strategies
Program evaluation and implementation
Evaluation has numerous importance’s in this program in that it is used to show how school resources has
been used in the nutrition, to carry out judgment on the planning and the execution of nutrition programs,
collection of data and finally help the manager to evaluate nutrition activities in the school and finally
improve them greatly so that students can access all the nutrition programs that they require for their
bodies. In this juncture, evaluation should be carried in the school existing nutrition program and design it
properly. On the other hand implementation of this program involves stakeholders greatly. It calls for
total cooperation to enable the program to run smoothly. The following have to be followed.
ITEM The reported compliance Missing responses
Fat should be drained on cooked
meat
15/20 12
Meat should be baked, boiled or
stewed instead of frying.
18/20 10
Offer low-fat milk 20/20 3

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Reduce butter that is added to
breads
17/20 3
Reduce the salt amount and only
use cooking oil instead of the
cooking fat
14/20 6
(Jones et.al, 2016).
Startup nutrition classes in the school.
1. Setting teams that will monitor nutrition studies and at the end of study examinations on
nutrition topics to be set and done by the students. This will enhance their understanding on
nutrition requirements in their body.
2. Setting the best nutrition topics to teach in the school. Teachers with the guidance of nutrition
officers will be guided on the selection of the best nutrition topics to teach in school
(Whitney & Rolfes, 2018).
To eliminate malnutrition.
Supporting the needy students in the school and the community at large to boost student’s health
status though proper nutrition means. This will ensure that all students meet their nutrition
requirements and therefore remain physically strong, healthy and free from unnecessary diseases
(Terry-McElrath, 2015,p.52-58).

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1. Establishment of new better nutrition centers around the school. This will help the school
give numerous visits and gain knowledge concerning their nutrition requirements.
2. Ensuring better monitoring and feeding of all students in the school. This will help all
students to remain strong physically and very healthy and therefore carrying out their studies
well.
3. Conducting a very detailed survey on the best nutrition practices that can highly improve
student’s health.
4. Establishing numerous branches of the existing nutrition centers in the country.
Ensuring proper nutrition to the teachers, workers and te parents through giving them
financial support so that they can meet family basic needs (Hoynes & Schanzenbach,
2015,p.219-301).
To reduce nutrition related diseases like obesity.
1. Coming up with the best nutrition guidelines for the school.
2. Helping the school caterers to come up with a well-organized list of balanced meals for the
students.
3. Advocating for healthy school canteens. This will help students purchase foods of various
nutrients and remain healthy as they pursue their studies.
4. Involvement of the society in the nutrition program.
Incorporation of great nutritionists in the school (Jones et.al, 2016).
Carrying out group counselling on nutrition requirements for the students in the schools to
understand their bodies nutrition requirements.

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1. Establishing data on obesity groups of students in the school.
2. Carrying out nutrition studies for the children in school.
3. Conducting nutrition counselling on the staff.
4. Developing and disseminating nutrition guidelines materials (Terry-McElrath,
2015,p.52-58).
To reduce occurrence of micronutrients deficiencies among the students.
1. Promotion of high consumption of foods rich with numerous nutrients.
2. Introducing foods with a lot of nutrients to the school.
3. Carrying deworming among the students regularly.
4. Strengthening nutritious program among the students.
5. Giving education to students about nutrition.
6. Giving more explanation on the importance of nutrition and how one can know his/her
nutrition status
7. Developing guidelines for micronutrients to students as they market and advertise.
Food safety and security for the students
1. Focusing on the nutrients law regulations
2. Building more nutritional schools for the students
3. Giving education to students about food safety and hygiene (Whitney & Rolfes, 2018).
Availability of enough nutritional food for the students
1. Reviewing the national ingredients of the student’s food
2. Distributing food baskets to the school

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3. Checking up the school feeding program
Strengthening nutrition for the students despite any situation (Terry-McElrath, 2015,p.52-58).
Monitoring nutrition in schools.
1. Regular reporting about the student’s progress with the current nutrients
2. Expanding nutrition plan in the school
3. Conducting nutritional studies to the students (Rajbhandari-Thapa et.al, 2017).
Conclusion
In conclusion, nutrition requirements for students in school should be taken with a lot of
seriousness. Proper food should be provided to the students by the management to help them
grow being strong, healthy and have a body that can prevent them from nutrition related
diseases, students in schools should be highly educated about nutrition and nutrition studies
should be incorporated in schools to help students understand their bodies nutrition requirements.
Teachers should help the students come up with several agricultural projects in schools so that
students can plant different crops tat will provide students with the nutrients that they deserve in
their life. Finally, students should be properly fed and health promotion programs induced in
every school worldwide (Hoynes & Schanzenbach, 2015,p.219-301).

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