Developing and Applying a Mixed-Methods Evaluation Framework to Build the Business Case for Healthy Food Procurement at the Local Level
Describes an evaluation by the Los Angeles Department of Health conducted with the goal to help institutional foodservice operators grow their business while also improving the nutritional quality of foods served and sold.
Scaling-up purchase from Africans for Africa (2014)
Multi-stakeholder initiative by the FAO, World Food Programme, Brazil and the UK, and the governments of each pilot country: Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Senegal, to procure food from small farms for schools.
Implementation lessons for school food policies and marketing restrictions in the Philippines: a qualitative policy analysis.
Description of challenges/barriers to consider when implementing procurement policies, particularly within a school setting.
Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. Implementation plan: executive summary (2017)
Includes standards (page 18) for food standards for healthy school environments for children and adolescents.
Public Procurement of Food for Health: Technical report on the school setting (2017)
Support for translating national school food standards into food procurement specifications. Includes contract evaluation guidance, scoring grid, and logic model.
Public Food Procurement for Sustainable Food Systems and Healthy Diets (Volumes 1 & 2)
This document serves as a discussion of Public Food Procurement as a viable policy for improving national and regional food systems and overall population nutrition. Volume 1: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb7960en Volume 2: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb7969en
Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Offices
Describes the policy and guidelines on healthy food and beverage choices in schools and in Department of Education offices.
Pilas con Vitaminas (campaign to support healthier school canteens)
Initiative to improve the healthfulness of food sold at school canteens, consistent with national policy; includes marketing and branding materials; website in Spanish.
Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents (2014)
Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model
Nutrient thresholds designed for multiple applications, including regulation of marketing, front-of-package labelling, and fiscal policies related to food and beverages.
Nutrition guidelines and standards for school meals: A report from 33 low and middle-income countries (2019)
Results of global survey on school meals; report identifies key aspects to consider when developing or updating school meal program standards.
Implementation Guide for School Food Standards in Uruguay
Implementation guide for implementing school nutrition standards. Training materials, for food handlers are also available. (Spanish)
NOURISHING Framework
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.
NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy
This website contains a variety of resources for schools implementing the strategy, including webinars, guidance on how to develop menus, sample recipes, portion size guides, etc., as well as a link to the Food and Drink Criteria booklet summarizing the criteria and providing implementation guidance.
Nutrient profile model for the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (2017)
Nutrient thresholds for the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children.
New York City Food Standards website
Describes comprehensive standards that apply to all food purchased and served by city agencies, including specific standards and implementation guides, along with communications materials.
The School Food Trust: transforming school lunches in England
Reports evidence of the improvements in provision, choice and consumption of food in schools following the introduction of legislation and a national programme of work to change catering practices and the attitudes of pupils, parents and others to healthier food provision in schools. It also provides objective evidence of the impact of healthier food on […]
National Healthy Schools Canteen Evaluation Toolkit (2010)
Toolkit includes logic model, research framework, and focus group questions to guide process evaluation and short-term impact evaluation.
National Healthy School Canteens Guidelines
Website describes guidelines and resources to help canteen managers across Australia offer healthier food and drink options.
Effectiveness of school food environment policies on children’s dietary behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Systematic review includes 12 studies evaluating school meal standards implemented in the US, Canada, or UK, which were found to: increase fruit intake, reduce total fat, saturated fat, and sodium (but not total calories), and decrease BMI (although other adiposity measures evaluated were unchanged).
Toward a Healthier City Nutrition Standards for New York City Government
Describes the development and implementation of required nutrition standards across all New York City agencies that purchase, prepare and/or serve food.
Legal guide on school food and nutrition: Guide on legislating for a healthy school food environment
Provides practical information and guidance for developing or revising national legal frameworks related to school food and nutrition.
Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)
Searchable database of nutrition programs, country adaptations and lessons learnt.
Estimating the Potential Health Impact and Costs of Implementing a Local Policy for Food Procurement to Reduce the Consumption of Sodium in the County of Los Angeles
Uses health impact assessment methods to simulate levels of reduction in the sodium content of food served by Los Angeles County. Analysis predicts that adults would consume, on average, 233 fewer milligrams of sodium each day, if specific food procurement sodium strategies were implemented and models impact on blood pressure, cases of uncontrolled hypertension, and […]
Public procurement as a policy tool to promote healthier food environments and choices
Proposes that the public procurement of food can incentivize food reformulation; urges consideration of economic, social, and environmental aspects of procurement. Includes examples of EU procurement directives.
Food Service Guidelines Resources website
Links to U.S. city and state initiatives, including for worksites, cafeterias, vending, meetings, hospitals, faith-based organizations, and community organizations. Includes resources to train vendors
Food Service Guidelines Organizational Policy Template
A template for organizational food policy guidelines adapted from the CDC
Food Service Guidelines Collaborative website
Resources that support implementation of the US federal nutrition standards in public places.
Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities (2017)
Standards for food, nutrition, facility efficiency, environmental support, community development, food safety and behavioral design for use in food service concession and vending operations.
Food-based Dietary Guidelines
Database of food-based dietary guidelines for over 100 countries and regions.