東日本大震災後の保育施設（幼稚園・認定こども園・保育所）における食への取り組み

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The present survey aimed to examine the status of dietary education implemented by preschools in Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi Prefectures, as well as problems faced by them.

More than 50% of the preschools, particularly those in Fukushima Prefecture, continued to measure the concentrations of radioactive substances contained in food five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake or later. Although there was an increase (from 22.1 to 73.2%) in the rate of preschools that provide opportunities for “cultivation and harvest” as several years had passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the rate of preschoolers living in the prefecture who experienced them was still markedly low. According to the results, 75.4% of the preschools had food in stock in the event of emergency situations, although there were significant differences among the three prefectures stricken by the earthquake : 59.5, 73.5, and 86.7% for Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi Prefectures, respectively.

The present study provides valuable knowledge to promote dietary education for children. Dietary education in early childhood is designed to help children develop appropriate and desired dietary and nutrition habits, and become good-natured persons who are healthy both physically and psychologically. Support should be provided to further facilitate such education.