Policy brief: Front-of-package warning labels give consumers the freedom to choose healthy
Apr 30, 2025 This policy brief developed by Global Health Advocacy Incubator and Resolve to Save Lives highlights the critical role of mandatory front-of-package warning labeling (FOPL or FOPWL) in combating diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity and saving millions in health care costs. Warning labels empower consumers with easy-to-understand nutrition […]
Using nutrient profile models to underpin key nutrition interventions
New RTSL guide explores how to use nutrient profile models to rank food based on nutritional composition and provide the scientific foundation for healthy and comprehensive nutrition policies.
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.
Tools for the Assessment of the Public Food Procurement and Policy Landscape
A comprehensive assessment of the existing food procurement landscape is crucial to the development, implementation, and evaluation of a healthy public food procurement policy that is relevant to the specific context. Resolve to Save Lives has developed example surveys for capturing key aspects of the food procurement and policy landscape. These surveys should be adapted […]
For WSJ, our President and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden talks nutrition in the U.S. and beyond
What should the new U.S. administration do to change American diets for the better?
Resolve to Save Lives’ new global guidelines for healthy public food procurement
Setting healthy nutrition standards for food served in schools, public hospitals, childcare facilities and government workplaces is a powerful strategy for saving lives.
Meet GIFNA – WHO’s upgraded nutrition policy database
Nutrition policymakers and advocates can use WHO’s upgraded policy database to improve food environments for all.
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.
Five countries commit to implementing comprehensive sodium reduction policies to improve health and save at least 39,000 lives per year
New commitments made at 77th World Health Assembly event hosted by Resolve to Save Lives and NCD Alliance 28 May 2024 (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND)—Bangladesh, Cameroon, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Singapore made new commitments today to implement comprehensive policies that will protect their populations from the harms of high-sodium diets. These commitments, made during the 77th World Health […]
Nutrient Profile Models: A valuable tool for developing healthy food policies
Position paper from GHAI, Resolve to Save Lives and other partners presenting best practices for defining, selecting and using effective NPMs.
New tool helps governments combat nutrients of concern
Watch a webinar exploring GHAI’s new Nutrient Profile Models tool for developing healthy food policies
Healthy School Canteen
Includes resources to support transitioning to healthier school canteens for school leaders, canteen managers, parents, and communities.
Healthy Public Food Procurement and Service Policies Fact Sheet
Core principles, benefits and resources for implementing healthy food procurement and service policies.
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.
Resources for Victoria School Operations: Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services
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
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.
Healthy State Act (2012)
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
Synthesis of evidence and consensus conference to inform further policy action on healthy food procurement in Canada.
Learning from Sustainable School Feeding in Brazil
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
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)
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
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 […]
Healthier and more sustainable catering website
Resources include a description of nutrition principles of healthier catering and a toolkit for serving older people in residential care
Healthy Choices website
Guidelines to help workplaces, hospitals and health services, parks, and sporting centers provide healthy foods and drinks.
Malaysia Guide for Healthy School Canteen Management
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
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
Describes program criteria and support available for schools.
Home Grown School Feeding Initiative
Website describes Initiative, which links school feeding programs with local smallholder farms to provide food for schoolchildren.