Fairbrother, H. orcid.org/0000-0001-9347-8625, Curtis, P. and Goyder, E.
(2016)
Where are the Schools? Children, Families and Food Practices.
Health and Place.
pp. 51-57.
ISSN 1873-2054
Abstract
Reducing childhood obesity is an international priority and children's diets, food knowledge and practices have come under intense scrutiny in both policy and popular discourse. Notwithstanding evidence that health interventions which resonate with children's own views are the most effective, there is still relatively little research which mobilises children's everyday perspectives on food to inform public health policy. We report key findings from a qualitative study with 53 children aged 9–10, attending two socio-economically contrasting schools in the UK. The study explored children's understandings of food in everyday life and their ideas about the relationship between food and health. Throughout the study, despite recent attempts to position schools as key sites for public health interventions, children consistently emphasised families as the locus for enduring food practices. The research highlights the value of listening to children and applying our understanding of their perspectives to ensure that public health initiatives work with the important influences on their diet and health that they themselves identify.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Health & Place. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Children; Families; Schools; Food practices |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 May 2016 13:06 |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2017 07:00 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.01... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99642 |