SBFP: Making Everyone in School Healthy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Malnutrition is a worldwide health concern. Government and non-government organizations geared their efforts in various interventions that could lessen and alleviate children's suffering from malnutrition. In Patong Elementary School, malnutrition is also a problem now. With this, the school is one of the recipients of "SBFP: Making Everyone in School Healthy" a double feeding program within thirty days which aims to decrease the number of severely wasted and wasted pupils by 50%.

METHODS

In this study, the researcher used a quantitative method of research. BMI tool was used to determine the Nutritional Status of the Pupilsbased on the 1st weighing and 2nd weighing of the pupils. After the accurate information gathering procedure, data collected were organized, analyzed and properly interpreted.

RESULTS

In 1st weighing out of 243 pupils of Patong Elementary School there were 27 “wasted” and 3 “severely wasted”. It shows that 12% of pupils in this school have low nutritional status. After thirty days of double feeding, the “wasted” decreased to 17 pupils and “severely wasted” decreased to 1 beneficiary.

DISCUSSIONS

As the results revealed after implementing "SBFP: Making Everyone in School Healthy'', it shows that the program was effective and SBFP goals were attained.