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.
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.
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.
Effect of changes to the school food environment on eating behaviours and/or body weight in children: a systematic review
Reviews the evidence for the effect of isolated food environment interventions on both eating behaviors (including food purchasing) and/or body weight (all examples from US/UK). Seventeen of 18 papers reported a positive outcome on either BMI (or change in BMI) or the healthfulness of food sold or consumed.
Eating well for under-5s in child care: Practical and nutritional guidelines
Guide on nutrient-based standards and menu plans for children under 5, with implementation guidance.
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.
Enablers and barriers to implementation of and compliance with school-based healthy food and beverage policies: a systematic literature review and meta-synthesis
This study explores the enablers and barriers to effective implementation of and compliance with school-based food and beverage policies from countries around the world.
Food and Nutrition Policy for Schools: A Tool for the Development of School Nutrition Programmes in the European Region (2006)
Recommendations on how schools can best promote health through offering education and practice of good nutrition.
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.
The Power of Procurement
Provides an argument for: sourcing preferentially from small-scale food producers, guaranteeing fair wages and prices along the food supply chain, nutrition standards, sourcing locally whenever possible and expecting suppliers to produce food sustainably, increasing participation and accountability in the food system.
CDC’s Sodium Reduction in Communities Program: Evaluating Differential Effects in Food Service Settings, 2013–2016
Evaluation results on sodium reduction of CDC-funded state and local health departments implementing policies including food standards among institutional food settings.
CDC Sodium Reduction Tools and Training for Health Professionals website
Includes links to implementation and training guidance for implementing sodium reduction in foodservice settings.
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.
Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction: a Cochrane Review
Describes the impact of population-level dietary sodium reduction interventions and concludes that multicomponent initiatives taking a structural approach (such as public procurement policies), have the potential to reduce dietary salt intake.