HEALTH
The Soil Association launched the Food for Life campaign in 2003 SCIENCE CENTRES
On the basis that they can hold con- versations with the public, science centres have recently put themselves forward as part of the solution to the problem of obesity. For the past three years, 17 science centres across Europe have taken part in the EU initiative Inprofood. This asks the public if they think governments should take responsibility for the obe- sity epidemic, or if it comes down to individuals. This November, the results will be collated and the feedback from different nations compared. In a separate initiative, Ecsite, the European organisation represent- ing science centres, museums and institutes, created the PlayDecide discussion game, aimed at 14 to 21-year-olds, asking them about issues such as eating disorders, food waste, sustainable eating and per- sonal accountability over food choices. According to Ecsite, the results so far show that the majority of people believe decisions and choices related to life-
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“We think the health sector should be setting an example, especially as good nutrition aids patient recovery” Amy Leech, the Soil Association
styles should be left to citizens, but they think governments should regulate certain areas, such as food labelling and prices, and should support healthy food providers, provide infrastructure and encourage physical activities. Respondents also believed healthy lifestyles should be part of the school curriculum and that school meals should be carefully chosen.
SCHOOLS
With its Food for Life Partnership, the Soil Association has been campaigning for better school dinners since 2001. As well as driving up standards of food in schools, with a Catering Mark to sign up to, the partnership also educates on cooking and growing food. Currently 20 per cent of schools have
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signed up to the Catering Mark. According to Amy Leech, senior policy advisor at The Soil Association, independent evaluation of Food for Life saw a 28 per cent increase in primary schoolchildren eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. “Working with schoolchildren is incredibly impor- tant,” says Leech. “The habits we form in our youth stay with us for life.” It’s encouraging to see that school meals are high on the government’s agenda, with the implementation of the School Food Plan, including plans to offer universal free school meals to infants coming into effect from September. Now The Soil Association is aiming to tackle hospital food. “We think that the health sector should be setting an example,” says Leech. “Especially as good nutrition aids patient recovery.”
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