Healthy living advocates are giving their full support for the expansion of the School Nutrition Policy as students prepare to resume classes next week, but they say more education on the policy is needed.The Barbados School Nutrition Policy which was introduced to schools during the academic year 2022-2023, is expected to see further integration into all schools across the island, as the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders seek to drive better eating habits among the nation’s children.When contacted, Programme manager of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Programme at the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Francine Charles, said that the group was more than pleased with the promised expansion to the new health policy in schools.“We continue to applaud the ministry’s efforts and diligence towards being ready for term three. The coalition and a number of other organisations have been involved before the last term was completed. We were involved in helping with sensitisation with schools and parents, and that is set to continue when the school term opens,” she told Barbados TODAY.
