Table 2.

Proposed Program for the Disaster Preparedness Nutrition Education Program for Elementary Schools.

Target Students: Students in grades 4–5 in elementary school Style: Special subject with simulation play Duration: 30 min/class
Topics/Contents	Objective	Methods	Key Message	Instructional Materials	Evaluation
Introduction: food, adequate diet, nutrients, safety, variety, enjoyable, social acceptance, household, community, and disaster	At the end of the class, participants should be able to give meaning to or get used to keywords.	Discussion	We need a variety of foods to grow and be healthy	Graph/audiovisual material illustrating food charts	What is food? What are nutrients?
Why we need food: To be healthy and well-nourished; for energy, growth, physical activity, and basic body functions	At the end of the class, participants should be able to establish what constitutes a good diet	Play/discussion	We need a variety of foods to grow and be healthy	Graph/audiovisual material illustrating the stages of child development	Why do we need food?
Nutrients and their functions: Carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals, fats, and oil	At the end of the class, participants should be able to explain the functions of the main nutrients	Discussion	Different groups have different dietary needs	Graph/audiovisual material illustrating the major classification of food	What are the functions of proteins? What are the functions of carbohydrates?
Food sources: Cereals (rice, wheat), root and tuber (carrots, sweet potato), pulses (beans, groundnuts), fruits (bananas, apples), meats, poultry, fish, milk, oil, fats (vegetable oil), and others (e.g., sugar)	At the end of the class, participants should be able to state the nutrient content of common foods	Storytelling	Different foods provide different nutrition	Graph/audiovisual material illustrating the major classification of food	Mention the food sources that you know
Dietary needs: The need for variety. Different groups have different dietary needs	At the end of the class, participants should be able to appreciate the need for variety in a diet and recognize individual dietary needs	Discussion and storytelling	A healthy diet can be simple and inexpensive	Graph illustrating the wide variety of locally available food	Mention the dietary needs of children
How to plan a mixed and balanced diet: Dietary guidelines (lifestyle, hygiene, and sanitation). Local and common diets (e.g., rice, wheat, maize, potatoes, and its accompaniments – fish, vegetables, soup or stews, and water)	At the end of the class, participants should know how to enrich a meal	Demonstration/project-based	A healthy diet can be simple and inexpensive	Graph illustrating the major classification of food and audiovisual materials	What is a balanced diet?
Malnutrition: Bad diet, malnutrition, undernutrition, overnutrition, hunger, and illness	At the end of the class, participants should be familiar with the keywords	Discussion and play	Malnutrition puts children at risk during disasters and affects learning	Graph illustrating a group of children suffering from nutrition-related diseases	What is malnutrition?
The causes of malnutrition: Poverty, food insecurity, disaster, poor health and sanitation, lack of knowledge and care	At the end of the class, participants should be able to recognize the causes of malnutrition	Storytelling/discussion	Malnutrition has numerous causes	Graph illustrating a group of children suffering from nutrition-related diseases	What are the causes of malnutrition?
Disasters and examples: A disaster is a sudden accident or natural tragedy that causes great damage or loss of life (e.g., earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, pandemics, wildfires, drought, thunderstorms)	At the end of the class, participants should be able to understand and list examples of disasters	Discussion/storytelling	A disaster causes great damage and loss of life	Graph illustrating examples of disasters. Disaster video clip	State examples of a disaster
Basic emergency survival kit: For example, water, food, flashlight, blanket, whistle, first aid kits, toiletries, waterproof case, and battery-powered radio	At the end of the class, participants should be able to identify emergency survival kits	Demonstration	Adequate preparedness saves lives	Graph and/or audiovisual materials illustrating an emergency survival kit	List the emergency kit items
Symbols of evacuation: Evacuation sites, evacuation centers, tsunami sites, evacuation routes, and basic school map (e.g., sports building, playground, cafeteria, toilet, school gate, signage, surrounding environment)	At the end of the class, participants should be able to recognize basic evacuation symbols (universal signage)	Excursion	Knowledge of evacuation symbols reduces danger and stress	Cards/audiovisual material illustrating evacuation symbols	Identify the evacuation symbols in your community
Strategies for fighting malnutrition during disasters: Action by communities and individuals and the role of nutrition education and school with emphasis on identification, innovation, and improvisation using locally available materials	At the end of the class, participants should be able to recognize strategies for fighting malnutrition during disasters, particularly the role of nutrition education	Discussion/project-based	Appropriate application of nutrition education can fight malnutrition in daily life and during disasters	Graph illustrating a group of children suffering from nutrition-related diseases	What is the role of the individual in fighting malnutrition?
Role of children during emergencies: For example, stay with, listen, and respond adequately to instructions from your guardian; inform your guardian of your needs, including food and allergies; maintain proper hygiene; advise/remind guardians of basic survival kits; raise the alarm if you suspect any danger; if alone, follow the evacuation route to the nearest evacuation center/sites; have consideration/empathy for others	At the end of the class, participants should be able to state their role during emergency	Discussion/roleplay	We must show empathy and respond adequately during emergencies	Audiovisual material illustrating emergencies	State the roles of children during a disaster