Phase II of “Be Smart – Eat Healthy” will be implemented, building on the results of Phase I (2020–2023), in 17 full-day elementary schools in five districts of Vienna (2nd, 10th, 11th, 20th, and 21st districts) between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2027.
Website: Be Smart – Eat Healthy | WiG Vienna Health Promotion
Fund for a Healthy Austria (FGÖ)
Through a formative process evaluation, FERNFH is supporting WiG in the implementation and management of Phase II of the “Be Smart – Eat Healthy” project. Furthermore, as part of an outcome evaluation, a summary assessment will be conducted to determine the extent to which the project’s objectives have been achieved. The effectiveness of the project will be thoroughly analyzed using an impact model.
Objective: The intervention project “Be Smart – Eat Healthy” is implemented by Wiener Gesundheitsförderung – WiG and co-funded by the Healthy Austria Fund (FGÖ). The strategic goal of the project is to strengthen the nutrition literacy of elementary school children, teachers and after-school program instructors, kitchen and cafeteria staff, as well as parents, legal guardians, and caregivers through various formats and workshops in the participating schools. Another objective is to promote health-conscious and environmentally sustainable institutional food service at the school sites.
Project Management for the Evaluation:
- Karin Waldherr (Director of the Institute for Health Sciences, FERNFH)
- Birgit Teufer ( Director of the Institute for Economics & Psychology, FERNFH)
Evaluation Project Team:
- Alexander Hager ( Research Assistant at the Institute for Economics & Psychology, FERNFH)
- Stefanie Kuso (research assistant at the Institute for Health Sciences, FERNFH)
- Vivien Marx (research assistant at the Institute for Economics & Psychology, FERNFH)
