Abstract

Of the FRUITAVAIL proposal:

Increasing Availability of Fruit and Vegetables in Schools and Workplaces

Fruits and vegetables are beneficial to health, and avalailability of fruits and vegetables is necessary for increasing intake. Organisations, comprising partners from the public and private sectors in Member States, have a wealth of experience in implementing and evaluating alternative intervention strategies

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of this project is to increase availability of ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables in schools and workplaces by developing, disseminating and promoting effective best practice for increasing intake of fruit and vegetables in children and adults for health.
This project will:
-Analyse the effectiveness of alternative intervention strategies to increase the availability and consumption of ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables in Member States' Schools and workplaces.
-Develop guidelines on "Best European Practice" to increase the effectiveness of current and planned intervention programmes.

METHODS
"Best Practice" in member states will be collected and collated. Effective intervention strategies will be identified by analysing what made these programmes more or less successful.
Results of "Best Practice" analysis will be disseminated best to partners using a variety of methods i.e. report, a conference, study visits, short courses and a web site.
"Tailor made" pilot projects will provide hands-on-training through setting up and running Public-Private Partnerships involving governmental, private and NGO’s.
School and worksite F&V pilot projects will be evaluated using validated dietary questionnaire and on sustainability indicators

DELIVERABLES
1) Interim report: European Best Practices on Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Availability in Schools and Workplaces
2) The FRUITAVAIL Network and Web site
3) European Guidelines for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Availability in Schools
4) European Guidelines for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Availability in Workplaces
5) The European Summit on Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in Schools and Workplaces

For a more extensive description of the proposal please find our 14 page summary.

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