Study of the Feasibility of Implementing Nutrition Education for Health Promotion at the Company Cafeteria: Attempt to Provide Information of Nutrition Education to the Company Cafeteria Management Staffs

Objective: To study the feasibility of implementing nutrition education for health promotion at the company cafeteria by providing information of nutrition education to the company cafeteria management staffs. Methods: In order to examined changes in knowledge and attitude (intention and self-efficacy) of the contents of the nutrition education for health promotion at the company cafeteria, self-administered questionnaire survey to four company cafeteria management staffs and one employee of the company cafeteria were conducted. For the survey, the nutrition education manual for health promotion at the company cafeteria was prepared in advance based on the actual situation of the company cafeteria, and provided to the targets at the time of the survey. This study was a case series study based on the KAP-KAB model, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and the concepts of self-efficacy and intention. Results: After reading the manual, the answers of all the company cafeteria management staffs were almost positive that they understood the contents related to nutrition education for health promotion at the company cafeteria and they would like to implement to provide nutrition education for health promotion. However, in terms of self-efficacy, there the answers were given both high and low, showing differences depending on the nutrition education. On the other hand, the answer of the cafeteria employee in relation to intention appeared almost positive but it depends whether the company cafeteria management staffs understood nutrition education or not. Conclusions: Providing information of nutrition education to the company cafeteria management staffs improved their knowledge and attitudes, the survey demonstrates the feasibility of implementing nutrition education for health promotion at the company cafeteria. For collaborative efforts by company cafeteria management staffs and cafeteria employees in implementing nutrition education, it is necessary to review the content of providing information and the behavioral science theories to be used. company health provide