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Table 5 Nutrition-oral education-related items in the curricula

From: Content analysis of health-related subjects in the K12 school curricula of Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Guam, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, and Fiji

Target

 

Items of curricula

Japan

Indonesia

Philippines

Guam

FSM

Marshall Islands

Palau

Fiji

Primary school

Food security

Safety of foods

Morals

 

Health

    

Health

Home economics

Food supply

Social studies

 

Health

 

Social studies

  

Health

Science

Home economics

Science

Healthy food

Healthy eating

Home economics

Health and PE

Health

Health

 

Health

Health

Moral

Health and PE

Language

Home economics

Health

Oral health

No sugar

  

Health

  

Health

  

No alcohol

 

Health and PE

Health

  

Health

  

No smoking

 

Health and PE

Health

  

Health

  

Oral health education

Health and PE

Language

Health

Health

 

Health

 

Morals

Cooking skills

Basic cooking

Home economics

 

Health

  

Social studies

  

Handling of cooking facilities, cooking utensils and tableware

Home economics

 

Health

    

Health

Food culture

Food culture

Science

 

Health

Health

Social studies

Social studies

 

Health

Morals

Social studies

Home economics

Respect for food

Science

Social studies

Health

     

Morals

Other

Other (avoiding substances abuse)

   

Health

    

Middle school

Food security

Safety of foods

   

Home economics

   

Health

Food supply

Social studies

  

Home economics

Social studies

Social studies

 

Health

Science

Healthy food

Healthy eating

Home economics

Science

 

Health

 

Nutrition

Health

Health

Health and PE

Home economics

Oral health

No sugar

       

Health

No alcohol

  

Health

  

Health

 

Health

No smoking

  

Health

    

Health

Oral health education

PE

  

Health

    

Cooking skills

Basic cooking

Home economics

  

Home economics

 

Nutrition

  

Social studies

Handling of cooking facilities, cooking utensils and tableware

  

Home economics

Home economics

 

Nutrition

  
 

Health

  

Food culture

Food culture

Social studies

   

Social studies

Social studies

Social studies

Health

Home economics

Nutrition

Respect for food

Moral education

       

Other

Other (additive and addictive substances in food or beverages)

 

Science

      

High school

Food security

Safety of foods

  

Home economics

Home economics

 

Nutrition

  

Food supply

   

Home economics

Social studies

   

Science

Healthy food

Healthy eating

 

Health and PE

Health and PE

Home economics

 

Health

  

Science

Health

Oral health

No sugar

     

Nutrition

  

No alcohol

 

Health and PE

 

Health

 

Nutrition

  

No smoking

 

Health and PE

 

Health

    

Science

Oral health education

   

Health

 

Nutrition

  

Cooking skills

Basic cooking

   

Home economics

 

Nutrition

  

Handling of cooking facilities, cooking utensils and tableware

  

Home economics

Home economics

 

Nutrition

  

Food culture

Food culture

  

Social studies

 

Social studies

Social studies

  

Respect for food

 

Science

      

Other

Other (substance abuse)

   

Health

    
  1. The items related to nutrition-oral education were taught mainly as part of health, home economics, and social studies. “Healthy eating” was the most common item and was taught in all countries, except FSM