Analysis of User Needs in Organizing a Healthy Canteen at School

Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta

2025-03-05

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The existence of a healthy canteen in the school environment will support the consumption of safe and healthy food by school residents, especially for students. The organization of a healthy canteen must also pay attention to the economic side of organizing a canteen. The canteen is a meeting place for sellers who have economic interests from the sale of food, and students as consumers who utilize the services of sellers in the canteen. The successful implementation of a healthy canteen in schools requires support from service users, including sellers in the canteen as tenants of outlets and students as the main consumers in the canteen. This study aims to explore the needs of users in organizing healthy canteens in schools. This research was a qualitative research with a case study approach, was conducted from June to August 2024, involving resource persons from SMA N 1 Depok and SMP N 4 Depok, which are located in the Babarsari area, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Data collection used the Focus Group Discussion method with 12 resource persons from each representative of the two schools involved in the research. User needs in the implementation of a healthy canteen include socialization to food managers or food handlers in the canteen and education on developing a healthy food menu. Schools should be able to facilitate these needs, so as to maximize the implementation of healthy canteens in schools.