Obesity and Overweight: Nutrition in Schools

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• National School Lunch Program, http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/default.htm
• Final Report: Evaluating the Impact of School Nutrition Programs http://www.econ.ucla.edu/people/papers/currie/more/USDAfinalreport.pdf

CDC, Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating, MMRW June 14, 1996/45 (RR-9); 1-33. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00042446.htm

US Government Accountability Office (GAO).  Search results for school nutrition, 2004-2005. http://searching.gao.gov/query.html?col=+&qt=+School+nutrition&charset=iso-8859-1&ql=&x=11&y=10

National Association of State Boards of Education, Healthy Schools,

• Sample Policies to Encourage Healthy Eating.  http://www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/healthy_eating.html
• Bogden, J.  State Policies on the Sale of Food and Beverages in Schools.  http://www.nasbe.org/Standard/5_Spring2001/StateInnov.pdf

American Public Health Association, National Alliance of Nutrition and Activity, Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization Recommendations. http://www.apha.org/legislative/factsheets/ChildNutrition.pdf

The George Washington University Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Parents Resource Center, School Lunch and Nutrition, http://www.healthinschools.org/parents/lunch.htm

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Nutrition Policy Research.  Mathematica is a think-tank providing evidence-based research to support national policy in health, education, welfare, education and employment.  http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/nutrition/

School Nutrition Action Group (SNAG), school-based alliances of staff, students, health and education professionals, and parents to improve healthy food options in schools. http://www.healthedtrust.com/pages/snag.htm

California Project LEAN, Promoting Healthy Eating at School, The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Child Nutritional Services, and the Mecklenburg County Health Department partnered to develop an innovative approach to improving healthy eating in schools. http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/brightideas/genBrightIdeasDetail.asp?CGUID=%7B292CE37F-C432-4F56-B3F9-CD0FCFA93B65%7D&CIV=1&CATNID=1004&SearchType=1&PID=&SearchString=&SearchedNodes=

Selected State Food and Nutrition Programs

California http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/nt/snp.asp

Colorado http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_nutrition.htm

Connecticut http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/nutrition/SchoolNutrIndex.htm

Idaho http://www.sde.state.id.us/child/

Illinois http://www.isbe.state.il.us/nutrition/default.htm

Maryland http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/programs/schoolnutrition/school_lunch.htm

Massachusetts http://www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/programs.html

Minnesota http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/Food_Nutrition_Services/School_Meal_Programs/

Montana http://www.opi.state.mt.us/schoolfood/

New Mexico http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/sipds/snp/

North Dakota http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/child/snp/nslp/links.shtm

Oregon http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=207

Pennsylvania http://www.pde.state.pa.us/food_nutrition/site/default.asp

Tennessee http://snp.state.tn.us/tndoe/

Texas http://www.agr.state.tx.us/foodnutrition/policy/food_nutrition_policy.pdf

Vermont http://www.state.vt.us/educ/nutrition/

Virginia http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Finance/Nutrition/

Wisconsin http://dpi.wi.gov/fns/

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