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Virtual Course: Regulatory Policies to Prevent Obesity and Diet-related Noncommunicable Diseases

Pan American Health Organization

Virtual course developed by PAHO aiming to strengthen capacity to design and advance effective regulatory policies that reduce the demand for and offer of ultra-processed and processed products to prevent obesity and diet-related NCDs in the Region of the Americas.

Guideline: sodium intake for adults and children

World Health Organization

This guideline offers evidence-based recommendations for reducing sodium intake to prevent NCDs, supporting policymakers and program planners in assessing intake levels, developing interventions, and aligning efforts with global health targets.

WHO global report on sodium intake reduction

World Health Organization

WHO report assessing global progress in implementing sodium reduction policies, providing insights by country, region, and income group to guide future actions for reducing sodium intake and improving cardiovascular health.

7.5 million lives saved and counting

Resolve to Save Lives

Resolve to Save Lives’ partnerships for heart health between 2018 and 2023 will result in 7.5 million fewer deaths worldwide. Here’s how we supported countries to make rapid progress, and how we measured our impact.

report cover page with yellow map of the world indicating protection from toxic trans fat globally

5-year progress report on global trans fat elimination

World Health Organization

New World Health Organization progress report, supported by RTSL.

Since initial call to action in 2018 for all countries to eliminate toxic trans fat and protect their people from this risk factor for heart attack and strokes, 43 more countries have banned trans fat protecting an additional 2.8 billion people, or 46% of the world—as compared to just 6% 5 years ago. The REPLACE technical package provides guidance on best-practice policies that governments can implement today to protect the remaining 54% of the world from this harmful but easily replaceable food additive.

Guide to Developing Nutrition Standards

Resolve to Save Lives

Nutrition standards guide developed by Resolve to Save Lives that governments can use to ensure food and beverages purchased, served and/or sold in government settings such as schools, public hospitals, childcare or child development facilities, correctional facilities and government workplaces are healthy and low in sodium.

Lower sodium, longer lives

Resolve to Save Lives

Sodium reduction is the single most important dietary intervention for improving heart health and saving lives. Learn more in this resource developed by Resolve to Save Lives.

Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Resolve to Save Lives

Playbook with step-by-step guidance for creating an effective digital tool for hypertension management and other chronic disease programs

Healthy Public Food Procurement and Service Policies Fact Sheet

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES

Core principles, benefits and resources for implementing healthy food procurement and service policies.

Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings

Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings

Step-wise framework for monitoring, includes: 1) previous monitoring activities of school food programs, and 2) survey questions for initial assessment.

INFORMAS Public Sector Policies and Actions – The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI)

INFORMAS

The policy index measures the extent of implementation of health food environment policies by governments compared to international best practice and includes a module on Food Provision. Scientific article describes in detail: L’Abbe M, Schermel A, Minaker L, Kelly B, Lee A, Vandevijvere S, Twohig P, Sarquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, et al. Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings. Obesity Reviews. 2013;14(Suppl. 1):96–107l.

Healthy food procurement policies and their impact

NIEBYLSKI ML ET AL. INT J ENVIRON RES PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014.

Systematic review of the evidence base for healthy food procurement policies

trans fat comms toolkit WHO Resolve to Save Lives

Trans fat elimination communications toolkit

World Health Organization, Resolve to Save Lives

Toolkit for communications and advocacy activities to accelerate the adoption of trans fat elimination policies, including social media resources and customizable templates

WHO global hypertension report: race against a silent killer

Global report on hypertension: The race against a silent killer

World Health Organization

WHO’s first-ever report on the global burden of high blood pressure and the progress made to manage the disease.

Implementation of Global Hearts Hypertension Control Programs in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Implementation of Global Hearts Hypertension Control Programs in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Andrew E. Moran, ET AL.

In the Journal of American College of Cardiology International, a summary of success, progress, and lessons learned during the first five years of the HEARTS initiative.

5 components blood pressure control

Our formula for effective hypertension care

Resolve to Save Lives

There are five crucial components of hypertension care at public health scale: simple treatment protocols; access to quality, affordable medications, team-based care and task sharing; patient-centered care; and strong information systems.

Sodium Reduction Framework

Resolve to Save Lives

This framework summarizes the recommended components of a comprehensive dietary sodium reduction program, and provides links to existing implementation tools, examples of successful programs and other resources.

Implementing and enforcing trans fat elimination policies: Case studies

Resolve to Save Lives

Series of case studies documenting experiences from around the world with the implementation and enforcement of trans fat regulations

Developing and Implementing a Trans Fat Elimination Policy: A 7-Step Guide for Policymakers

Resolve to Save Lives

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives with practical steps for countries to develop and implement best practice trans fat elimination policies

HIV hypertension integration

Integrating hypertension and HIV management: Toolkit

Resolve to Save Lives

A practical guide to a patient-centered approach to integrating hypertension and HIV care using differentiated service delivery

DHIS2 for hypertension

DHIS2 Package for Hypertension Control Programs

Resolve to Save Lives

A hypertension control package for the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2)—a free, open-source health management data platform.

Quick-Start Guide to Implementing a National Hypertension Control Program

Resolve to Save Lives

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives with six steps to implementing a successful national hypertension control program.

Trans fat elimination: Reasons for policy action now

Resolve to Save Lives

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on the status of trans fat elimination policies globally

Cover image from Resolve to Save lives report Under Pressure:Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries

Under Pressure: Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure

Resolve to Save Lives and Médecins Sans Frontières

Our report, developed in collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, identifies barriers to affordable blood pressure medication in LMICs and underscores the need for a transformation of the global blood pressure medicines market to make life-saving medicines more affordable and available.

A framework to monitor and evaluate implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

WHO

This paper sets out an approach to measure the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) at country level and proposes a framework and indicators for this purpose. The indicators provided in this document should be seen as examples to be used, as appropriate, after adjusting to the country reality. The proposed framework and indicators are intended to provide a simple and reliable tool for Member States. The indicators are also intended to be flexible and adaptable to national circumstances and to take into account existing as well as planned activities in surveillance and monitoring.

WHO 5 keys to a healthy diet

World Health Organization

Describes five key elements of a healthy diet.

Nutrition guidelines and standards for school meals: A report from 33 low and middle-income countries (2019)

Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations

Results of global survey on school meals; report identifies key aspects to consider when developing or updating school meal program standards.

NOURISHING Framework

World Cancer Research Fund International

Searchable database of implemented policies to promote healthy diets and reduce obesity. Use Section O (Offer healthy food and set standards in public institutions and other specific settings) to search for public food procurement examples.

Food Service Guidelines Organizational Policy Template

Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

A template for organizational food policy guidelines adapted from the CDC

Eating Well in Government Venues website

ChangeLab Solutions, United States

Model policies for policymakers. Website links to resources on creating healthy food service on government property and an infographic on buying food for health and equity.

Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Provides an overview of how to develop, implement, assess compliance with, and evaluate the effectiveness of a healthy public food procurement and service policy. It is intended for government policy makers or program managers working on public food procurement or service, at either a national or a subnational level, including at regional, provincial and city levels.

Replacing Trans Fat the Healthiest Way

Resolve to Save Lives

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on healthier replacement oils

REPLACE Technical Package

World Health Organization

Website with all materials related to WHO’s REPLACE initiative

Rapid Assessment of Trans Fat in Fats and Oils (English)

Sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Infographic: Trans Fat Country Score Card

World Health Organization

Map from WHO showing status of trans fat elimination around the world

Annotated bibliography: Trans fat elimination

Resolve to Save Lives

Annotated bibliography from Resolve to Save Lives. Updated 5/2018.

WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories, 2nd ed

World Health Organization

A document that updates the global sodium benchmarks developed in 2021 for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (updated in 2024)

What's in our food? A guide to implementing effective front of package nutrient labels

What’s in Our Food? A guide to introducing effective front-of-package nutrient labels

Vital Strategies

Step-by-step guide to developing front-of-package labels

Priority actions to advance population sodium reduction

Nicole Ide et al

An article identifying high priority strategies that address reduction of sodium intake through home-cooked food, packaged food, food consumed outside the home

Global sodium reduction strategies course

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

A nine-module online course to help policy makers and health advocates design, plan, and implement global sodium reduction interventions at low- and middle-income countries

Building momentum: Lessons on implementing a robust front-of-pack food label

World Cancer Research Fund International

A report on key recommendations and advice to policymakers who are designing and implementing front-of pack food labelling in nutrition policies

Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet

World Health Organization

A resource that provides guidance for governments on how to develop, implement, and strengthen a healthy public food procurement or service on a national or sub-national level

Preventing cardiovascular disease through salt reduction: Strategies for success

Resolve to Save Lives

Summarizes RTSL’s approach to sodium reduction, including two page summaries for key interventions (sodium targets, FOPL, food procurement and service, low sodium salt, policy advocacy and communications) 

WHO Shake technical package

The SHAKE Technical Package for Salt Reduction

World Health Organization

A technical package from WHO designed to assist countries with the development, implementation, and monitoring of salt reduction strategies to reduce population salt intake

Annotated bibliography: sodium reduction

Resolve to Save Lives

A collection of literature relevant to the science of salt reduction and on sodium reduction interventions

RTSL Six step guide hypertension program

Managing Large-Scale Hypertension Control Programs: A Six-Step Guide

Resolve to Save Lives

Our guide for program managers starting up national or subnational hypertension control programs, broken down into six steps and and supported by practical tools from our hypertension control resource library and the WHO HEARTS technical package and adaptable to the local program and setting.

Lives Saved Calculator for Cardiovascular Health Interventions

Resolve to Save Lives

Calculator modeling the impact of cardiovascular health interventions (including improved hypertension control) by country

HEARTS technical package

World Health Organization

WHO’s technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care

Vital Strategies; Guidelines for Media Planning 

Vital Strategies

A resource outlining Vital Strategies’ Breakthrough model for planning strategic communication campaigns to achieve measurable public health outcomes.

Singapore Case Study: Reducing Singaporeans’ High Sodium Intake

Resolve to Save Lives

A case study on Singapore’s national strategy to reduce sodium intake through the promotion of lower-sodium alternatives

Getting Fiscal Policies Right: Lessons and recommendations across NCD risk factors

NCD Alliance

NCD report highlighting common best practice fiscal policies consistent with NCD prevention as well as measures that are recommended as highly effective in reducing the enormous strain of NCDs.

Food taxes for healthy eating

Imperial College Business School

A preliminary report by the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation advocating for a broader approach to food taxes by applying nutrient profile models to define tax bases, rates, or tiers, aligning taxation with the nutritional quality and health impact of foods.

Fiscal policies to promote healthy diets: WHO guideline

World Health Organization

A WHO guideline offering Member States recommendations on implementing fiscal policies, such as taxes and subsidies, to promote healthy diets by influencing consumer behavior through price adjustments at the retail level.

 

Policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing: WHO guideline

World Health Organization

This guideline builds on the 2010 WHO Set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children, and takes into consideration more recent evidence specific to children and to the context of food marketing.

Protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing: policy brief

World Health Organization

A policy brief providing guidance for policymakers, program managers, and advocates on implementing comprehensive strategies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing by reducing both their exposure to and the influence of such marketing practices.

Selling a sick future: countering harmful marketing to children and young people across risk factors for NCDs

NCD Alliance

A guide on how to counter harmful commercial marketing towards children and young people across risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.  

WHO South-East Asia Region Sodium Benchmarks for Packaged Foods

World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office

A document that tailors the 2021 global sodium benchmarks for packaged food categories to the South-East Asia Region, incorporating regional food sources and sodium levels to support countries in setting feasible reformulation targets and advancing sodium reduction efforts.

RTSL-UW Lives Saved Calculator 

University of Washington, Resolve to Save Lives

Models how many lives could be saved in countries around the world by scaling up hypertension control and reducing salt consumption by the year 2040 

FOPWL regulations around the globe

Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Overview of front-of-package warning labelling policies around the world developed by GHAI

PAHO: Protocol for Population Level Sodium Determination in 24‐hour Urine Samples

Pan American Health Organization

The WHO/PAHO Protocol for Population Level Sodium Determination in 24-hour Urine Samples guides countries in conducting surveys to estimate dietary salt intake, offering support for planning, staff training, data collection, and result dissemination to advance salt reduction initiatives

Countering Industry Interference: Industry Watch Resources

Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Centralized location for industry alerts, policy briefs, and reports to help organizations stay up-to-date on the ultra-processed food and beverage industry.

Reducing Demand for Unhealthy Food: Resources

Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Collection of advocacy resources on various health food policies such as Front-of-Package Warning Labels, Marketing Restrictions, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, and Trans fatty Acids Eliminations.

Advocacy Action Guide Four Phases to Health Policy Success

Global health Advocacy Incubator

Guide developed by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) to provide public health advocates with strategies, case studies, and lessons from over 40 countries to plan, organize, and implement effective advocacy for health policy outcomes.

NOURISHING Database

World Cancer Research Fund

The NOURISHING database, built on the NOURISHING policy framework, offers a comprehensive set of policies to guide policymakers, researchers, and civil society in promoting healthy diets and combating obesity and NCDs across ten key action areas.

Tackling NCDs: best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, 2nd ed

World Health Organization

WHO’s updated list of “best buys” and recommended interventions for addressing NCDs, aligned with the extended Global Action Plan (2013–2030) to help countries achieve the nine voluntary NCD targets and advance SDG 3 on good health and well-being.

RTSL Global Nutrition Database  for Packaged Foods

Resolve to Save Lives

Provides centralized access to category level nutrient data for packaged foods sold around the world 

screenshot of first page of factsheet titled "Phone Calls to Overdue Patients with Hypertension"

Phone Calls to Overdue Patients with Hypertension – factsheet

Resolve to Save Lives

This two-page factsheet outlines the key takeaways from the full guide, Guide for Management of Overdue Patients with Hypertension, and is designed as a resource for staff in your hypertension clinic.

 

Other related resources:

table graphic depicting the four steps to leading good data review meetings

Leading a Good Data Review Meeting – factsheet

Resolve to Save Lives

This one-page factsheet outlines the key takeaways from the full guide, Leading a Good Data Review Meeting, and is designed as a resource for staff in your hypertension clinic.

 

Other related resources:

circular graphic depicting four continuous steps to leading productive data review meetings

Leading a Good Data Review Meeting

Resolve to Save Lives

The ultimate goal of a successful hypertension program is to improve blood pressure control at the population level. Establishing regular data review meetings to review program progress using the HEARTS360 dashboard can enhance decision-making and build a culture of quality and accountability for large-scale hypertension programs. Use the following four steps to identify, address, and track barriers to blood pressure control within your hypertension program.

 

Other related resources:

screenshot of first page of pdf titled IMPROVING RETENTION IN CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION Change Package: Overdue Patient Management

Change Package: Overdue Patient Management

Resolve to Save Lives

Program managers of large-scale hypertension programs can use the evidence-based interventions outlined in this new resource from Resolve to Save Lives to better track and manage patients overdue for a visit—and return them to care.

 

Other related resources:

cover photo for the document titled Guide to management of overdue patients with hypertension showing a woman with a green headdress using a digital device

Guide for Management of Overdue Patients with Hypertension

Resolve to Save Lives

In this new guide from Resolve to Save Lives, large-scale hypertension programs can better find patients who are overdue for a health visit and bring them back to care. Reducing loss to follow-up is a leading way to improve hypertension control and reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes. Phone calls, text messages, and home visits keep patients retained in treatment.

Program managers can use this resource to support their staff to track and manage overdue patients and successfully get them the care they need.

 

Other related resources:

 

Decentralizing hypertension care in Punjab and Maharashtra States

BioMed Central Ltd

By bringing care delivery closer to communities, we can provide more people with access to quality care, improve hypertension control and save more lives. Our experts in India documented the decentralization process and its impact on patient outcomes in nine districts from 2018–2022.

Factors affecting patient retention to hypertension treatment in a North Indian State: A mixed-method study

Patient retention to hypertension treatment: A mixed-method study from North India

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Improving hypertension control requires patient retention to hypertension treatment, which requires ready access to care. This study highlights the need for improved primary care services and patient-centered services, including extended clinic hours and diagnostic facilities.

Experts from Resolve to Save Lives India analyzed patient retention rates in hypertension treatment using a mixed-method concurrent design in a North Indian district, considering socio-demographic characteristics and patient follow-up rates along with focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with health care providers and patients. Patient retention and blood pressure control were better at Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) levels;  barriers such as medication side effects, pill burden, and limited health care access hindered patient retention and medication adherence, compromising hypertension control at higher-level facilities, notably among females.

“The decentralization process involved training, treatment protocol provision, supervision, and monitoring. Among 394,038 individuals registered with hypertension from 2018–2021, 69% were under care in 2022. Nearly half of those under care (129,720/273,355) received treatment from HWCs in 2022. Care of hypertensive individuals from district hospitals (14%), community health centres (20%), and primary health centres (24%) were decentralized to HWCs. Overall BP control rose from 20% (4,004/20,347) in 2019 to 58% (157,595/273,355) in 2022, while missed visits decreased from 61% (12,394/20,347) in 2019 to 26% (70,894/273,355) in 2022. This trend was consistent in both states. HWCs exhibited the highest BP control and the lowest missed visits throughout the study period compared to other facility types.”

Read the full study here.

Authors: Nidhi Jaswal PhD, Sonu Goel PhD, Kritika Upadhyay MPH, Anupam Khungar Pathni MBBS, Om Prakash Bera MPH, MBA, Vandana Shah LLM

Cover image from LIVING LONGER AND HEALTHIER: INTEGRATING HIV AND HYPERTENSION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN INDIA from RTSL

Living Longer and Healthier: Integrating HIV and Hypertension Services for People Living with HIV in India

Resolve to Save Lives

Learn how integrating hypertension management in HIV services improved health outcomes in India.

Cover image from "Lower Sodium, Longer LIves in India" from RTSL

Lower Sodium, Longer Lives in India

Resolve to Save LIves

Sodium reduction is the single most important dietary intervention for improving heart health and saving lives in India. Learn more in this resource developed by Resolve to Save Lives.

Addressing Unhealthy Diets in India

Learn more about Resolve to Save Lives’ comprehensive, cost-effective interventions to promote healthier diets and save lives in India.

Resolve to Save Lives: India Country Profile

Resolve to Save Lives

Learn more about how Resolve to Save Lives is working to end preventable deaths from cardiovascular disease in India.

Blood pressure poster study

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES

A qualitative study conducted by Resolve to Save Lives determined this poster to be the most impactful for encouraging patients to take their blood pressure medications daily. Forty patients from five different places said they prefer this poster because it shows someone actually taking their medication, which made clear what they needed to do.

Saving lives through comprehensive sodium reduction

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES

A six-step guide developed by Resolve to Save Lives that governments can follow to help reduce sodium consumption at the national level.

Regulate Trans Fat, Even if Burden is Low

Resolve to Save Lives

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives making the case for trans fat regulation in low-burden settings

Increasing uptake of low-sodium salt

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES

Fact sheet highlighting the addition of low-sodium salt to one’s diet to reduce blood pressure and associated risk of heart attack or stroke.

Nutrient profile models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies

Nutrient Profile Models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies

Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Position paper from GHAI, Resolve to Save Lives and other partners presenting best practices for defining, selecting and using effective NPMs.

Healthy School Canteen

NEW SOUTH WALES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AUSTRALIA

Includes resources to support transitioning to healthier school canteens for school leaders, canteen managers, parents, and communities.

Healthy Food and Drink in NSW Health Facilities for Staff and Visitors Framework (2017)

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT HEALTH, AUSTRALIA

Best practice guidelines for health facilities to use for cafes/cafeterias, vending machines, convenience stores/newsagents, retail premises, and catering.

ACT Healthy Food and Drink Choices

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT) GOVERNMENT

Standards for food and drinks available to staff, volunteers, and visitors for ACT Health premises; links to Healthy Food and Drink Choices and Vending Machine Management Policies.

Resources for Victoria School Operations: Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services

VICTORIA STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIA

Resources to assist schools develop healthy canteens. The website includes links to the policy, evaluating changes, food planners, and educational materials.

Kaiser Permanente Healthy Picks website

KAISER PERMANENTE, HEALTHY PICKS COMMITTEE, UNITED STATES

Describes healthy food guidelines and implementation resources for hospital food venues, including patient menus, cafeterias, coffee carts, kiosks, vending and gift shops.

Healthy Workplace Food & Beverage Toolkit website

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, UNITED STATES

Includes links to vending machine data collection tools and checklist for meetings and catered meals.

Healthy State Act (2012)

CENTER FOR THE SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, UNITED STATES

Model bill to expand healthy choices for government employees and in government institutions.

Healthy food procurement and nutrition standards in public facilities: evidence synthesis and consensus policy recommendations

RAINE KD ET AL. HEALTH PROMOT CHRONIC DIS PREV CAN. 2018

Synthesis of evidence and consensus conference to inform further policy action on healthy food procurement in Canada.

Learning from Sustainable School Feeding in Brazil

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Describes school feeding programs in Brazil. Scientific article on school nutrition programs: Sidaner E, Balaban D, et al. The Brazilian school feeding programme: an example of an integrated programme in support of food and nutrition security. Pub Health Nutr. 2013;16(6):989-94.

Impact of the Food-Labeling and Advertising Law Banning Competitive Food and Beverages in Chilean Public Schools, 2014–2016

MASSRI, ET AL. AM JOUR PUB HEALTH. 2019.

Reviews the impact of the national law banning sales of competitive food and beverages in schools, based on Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising. Results show that availability of foods exceeding cutoffs decreased from 90.4% in 2014 to 15.0% in 2016 after policy implementation.

Guía Para Tiendas y Cafetines Escolares (Guide for school stores and cafeterias)

EL SALVADOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Guide for administrators of school stores and cafeterias to implement the criteria laid out in the national policy for schools. View the technical standards, Implementation Guide (all in Spanish) and summary of the policy on GINA (English).

School nutrition guidelines: overview of the implementation and evaluation

GREGORIC M ET AL. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTR. 2015.

Describes three methods of evaluating the implementation of dietary guidelines in schools in Slovenia: (i) a cross-sectional survey, (ii) an indicator-based evaluation of menu quality; and (iii) a five day weighted food record of school lunches (output evaluation). The multi-level evaluation suggests that some differences in implementation are attributed to school characteristics; system changes may improve implementation.

Healthier and more sustainable catering website

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Resources include a description of nutrition principles of healthier catering and a toolkit for serving older people in residential care

Healthy Choices website

VICTORIA STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AUSTRALIA

Guidelines to help workplaces, hospitals and health services, parks, and sporting centers provide healthy foods and drinks.

Malaysia Guide for Healthy School Canteen Management

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GLOBAL NUTRITION POLICY REVIEW 2016-2017

Standards for foods and beverages served and sold in Malaysian schools. News article on implementation of nutrition standards: Rajaendram R. Ensuring children chomp on healthy treats. The Star Malaysia. 2018 Jan 21. Education.

India’s School Children Regulation

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

India’s regulation including restrictions on the advertising, marketing, or selling of food products high in saturated fat or trans-fat or added sugar or sodium on school campuses or to school children in an area within fifty meters from the school gate in any direction.

Healthy Meals in School Programme

SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD

Describes program criteria and support available for schools.

Home Grown School Feeding Initiative

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

Website describes Initiative, which links school feeding programs with local smallholder farms to provide food for schoolchildren.

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