Guide to Developing Nutrition Standards
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.
Healthy School Canteen
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)
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
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.
Kaiser Permanente Healthy Picks website
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
Includes links to vending machine data collection tools and checklist for meetings and catered meals.
SNAP Ed Toolkit – Healthy Nutrition Guidelines for LA County website
Resources to support implementation of healthy food guidelines for county agencies, including evaluation tools, model policies, a vending case study, and guidance for hospitals.
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.
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.
Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)
Searchable database of nutrition programs, country adaptations and lessons learnt.
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 Service Guidelines Collaborative website
Resources that support implementation of the US federal nutrition standards in public places.
Eating Well in Government Venues website
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.
Healthier Food Choices for Public Places website
Resources for improving food and beverage options for vending machines, cafeterias, concession stands, meetings, and events; includes messaging tips, model policies, and implementation resources.
City of Philadelphia Nutrition Standards website
Includes links to the city’s Executive Order, nutrition standards, and implementation resources, such as a menu planning toolkit.
CDC Healthy Food Environments website
Resources to support implementation and evaluation of nutrition standards in childcare site, schools, hospitals and workplaces.
CDC Heathy Foodservice Guidelines website
Guide to implementing the US Food Service Guidelines, including cafeterias, concession stands, snack bars, and vending machines; includes link to Smart Food Choices (Assessment Tool, page 30).
ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy
Describes nutrition standards for schools, including links to legislation.