AIJA LAITINEN

Project Researcher

Food education projects: Holistic food education for early childhood and basic education, Knowledge to use: School meals today and tomorrow, Tasty School, RuokaTutka

PhD student (nutrition)

MSc, Registered Dietitian

I am working on a dissertation that describes food education in primary school − learning objectives, as well as educators' perceptions, barriers and facilitators for action.

Contact info

Organization

School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition

Email

aija.laitinen@uef.fi

Phone

Keywords

clinical nutrition dietary intervention food education nutrition and health nutrition education school health promotion school well-being

Research groups and research projects

Food and Nutrition Education Research group
KOKOAVA, sites.uef.fi/kokoava
Tasty School, www.maistuvakoulu.fi
RuokaTutka (FoodScope), www.ruokatutka.fi

RESEARCH GROUPS - UEF

Publications

Kattava koululounas ja välkyt välipalat: Koulupäivän aikainen ruokailu tänään ja huomenna. Tilles-Tirkkonen, Tanja; Jalkanen, Henna; Laitinen, Aija; Paronen, Elsa; Huhtala, Marjut; Jämsén, Päivi; Raulio, Susanna; Rautiainen, Teija; Rantakari, Niina. 2021 2021