The Family Food Challenge ‐ a fresh approach to oral health promotion

The Family Food Challenge is a teaching pack for secondary schools. Pioneered as a result of concern in Hampshire about the eating habits of British teenagers, one of nine schools currently using the pack has completed a pilot. The pack is based on national statistics on the diets of British teenagers and regional observations of eating behaviours of school‐aged children. The pack contains ten challenges for children and their families to teach them in a practical manner the significance and benefits of adequate nutrition. Describes how the pack came about, theories on which it was based, details of the pack’s contents, how it is used and an evaluation of its success. The pack is not only of regional consequence, but also has national implications for teachers and health professionals involved in oral health promotion.