Benchmarking the university campus food environment and exploring student perspectives about food insecurity and healthy eating: a case study from Australia
Abstract
Objective:
To
benchmark
the
university
food
environment
and
explore
students’
experiences
with
insecurity
healthy
eating
in
order
to
inform
interventions
improve
access
affordability
of
foods
for
students.
Design:
A
audit
was
conducted
on
campus
using
Uni-Food
tool
from
April
May
2022
comprised
three
main
components,
systems
governance,
facilities
environment,
retail
outlets.
qualitative
study
design
also
used
conduct
focus
groups
semi-structured
interviews
students
key
themes
regarding
their
eating.
Setting:
Macquarie
University,
Australia.
Participants:
For
24
outlets
component
29
domestic
international
enrolled
at
University.
Results:
The
only
scored
27%
total
all
components
audit.
results
showed
need
better
governance
leadership
environment.
suggested
that
barriers
accessing
were
related
availability,
pricing,
knowledge
foods.
Future
intervention
ideas
included
free
fruits
vegetables,
relief,
discounts,
improved
self-catering
facilities,
education,
increased
Conclusions:
Improving
measures
are
a
core
priority
strengthen
identified
pricing
availability
as
issues.
These
findings
will
effective
feasible
security
campus.
Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2023
Язык: Английский