Assessment of the needs and role of nutritionists in schools in indonesia? How important? : A literature review

Abstract

School age is a crucial period in the children's growth and development. Adequate food intake is needed to support children's ability to learn so that children's growth and development can be achieved optimally. Health problems in the group of school-age children are of particular concern to parents and parts of the school. Parents or teachers pay less attention to the food consumed by students in the school, which can lead to nutritional health problems such as deficiency or excess nutrition in school children. School public health can be intended as a vehicle for implementing health programs, such as programs for nutrition, reproductive health, environmental health, and treatment. The implementation of school health efforts is closely related to the experts in charge of implementing children's food at school. This study aims to determine how vital nutritionists' role in the school environment is. The method used is a literature review by analyzing the literature that intersects with the objectives of this research. One example of a food service program is school catering or healthy canteens assisted by nutritionists in compiling food menus so that children can continue to consume healthy snacks and meet their daily energy needs. Based on these results, the presence of a nutritionist at school can play an essential role in organizing meals and monitoring the nutritional status of children regularly.