Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum
In contemporary global society, largely because of climate change and other natural and human-induced hazards, disasters are an almost daily occurrence. The nutritional impact of disasters on children results in long-term physical and mental health problems. As children are one of the most vulnerabl...
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| author | Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya Shinichi Egawa Adebayo Sunday Adeoya Ryoichi Nagatomi Ryoichi Nagatomi |
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| description | In contemporary global society, largely because of climate change and other natural and human-induced hazards, disasters are an almost daily occurrence. The nutritional impact of disasters on children results in long-term physical and mental health problems. As children are one of the most vulnerable demographic groups, they must be empowered with disaster preparedness nutrition knowledge, and the skills and motivation to survive, prevent/reduce malnutrition, and maintain good health during disasters. A disaster preparedness nutrition education program (DPNEP) was developed in this study to improve children’s nutrition in daily life and during disasters through student-centered education. A consultative approach was used to synthesize the knowledge of a diverse group of four experts in disaster medicine and management, public health, education, and food and nutrition sciences to reach a consensus through discussion. A model DPNEP was developed by targeting grade 4 and 5 students and using interactive teaching methods. This can lead to the implementation of continuous nutrition education to empower children to make healthy food choices in daily life and reduce the risk of disaster-nutrition-related morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, once children acquire the necessary information, they are likely to share this knowledge with their families and communities, thereby enhancing society’s resilience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b39c63637f314ce59d87a0b99cc42dd32023-12-07T15:27:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-12-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12938751293875Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculumAkindele Abimibayo Adeoya0Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya1Shinichi Egawa2Adebayo Sunday Adeoya3Ryoichi Nagatomi4Ryoichi Nagatomi5Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Laboratory, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanDivision for Interdisciplinary Advanced Research and Education, Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInternational Cooperation for Disaster Medicine Laboratory, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanResearch and Development Division, Kerry Ingredients Nigeria Limited, Ikeja, Lagos State, NigeriaMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Laboratory, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering for Health Maintenance and Promotion, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanIn contemporary global society, largely because of climate change and other natural and human-induced hazards, disasters are an almost daily occurrence. The nutritional impact of disasters on children results in long-term physical and mental health problems. As children are one of the most vulnerable demographic groups, they must be empowered with disaster preparedness nutrition knowledge, and the skills and motivation to survive, prevent/reduce malnutrition, and maintain good health during disasters. A disaster preparedness nutrition education program (DPNEP) was developed in this study to improve children’s nutrition in daily life and during disasters through student-centered education. A consultative approach was used to synthesize the knowledge of a diverse group of four experts in disaster medicine and management, public health, education, and food and nutrition sciences to reach a consensus through discussion. A model DPNEP was developed by targeting grade 4 and 5 students and using interactive teaching methods. This can lead to the implementation of continuous nutrition education to empower children to make healthy food choices in daily life and reduce the risk of disaster-nutrition-related morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, once children acquire the necessary information, they are likely to share this knowledge with their families and communities, thereby enhancing society’s resilience.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1293875/fulldisastersdisaster preparedness nutrition educationmalnutritionstudent-centered curriculumelementary schoolpupils |
| spellingShingle | Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya Shinichi Egawa Adebayo Sunday Adeoya Ryoichi Nagatomi Ryoichi Nagatomi Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum Frontiers in Public Health disasters disaster preparedness nutrition education malnutrition student-centered curriculum elementary school pupils |
| title | Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum |
| title_full | Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum |
| title_fullStr | Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum |
| title_short | Improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum |
| title_sort | improving child nutrition in disasters by developing a modeled disaster preparedness nutrition education curriculum |
| topic | disasters disaster preparedness nutrition education malnutrition student-centered curriculum elementary school pupils |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1293875/full |
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