Exploratory Analysis of Social Networks Linked to the Provision of Beverages in Costa Rican Schools
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
5-11-2023
Journal
Nutrients
Volume
15
Issue
10
DOI
10.3390/nu15102271
Keywords
Costa Rica; adolescents; beverages; school environment; social network analysis; stakeholders
Abstract
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are implicated in weight gain and adverse cardiometabolic heath. Social networks of stakeholders involved in providing potable water and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in high schools in Costa Rica were studied using social analysis network. In public and private schools, the interactions between the stakeholders in charge of providing beverages are fragmented and their role in preventing the availability of SSBs is weak. School canteen owners ultimately decide what beverages are available at school, which may cause students to choose beverages that increase the risk of overweight/obesity. It is therefore urgently necessary to improve the capacity for two-way interactions between the stakeholders to enhance their roles in the provision of beverages. Hence, it is essential to reinforce the stakeholders' leadership, and set up innovative ways to exert it in order to develop a shared vision of the types of drinks that should be available in the school environment.
APA Citation
Monge-Rojas, Rafael; Vargas-Quesada, Rulamán; Moore, Travis; Economos, Christina D.; and Colón-Ramos, Uriyoán, "Exploratory Analysis of Social Networks Linked to the Provision of Beverages in Costa Rican Schools" (2023). GW Authored Works. Paper 2915.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/2915
Department
Global Health