Salt reduction progress and lessons learned from Thailand
In a new article for The Lancet, Resolve to Save Lives joins the Thai Low Salt Network to discuss Thailand’s nationwide salt reduction initiative.
Saving lives through comprehensive sodium reduction
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
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives making the case for trans fat regulation in low-burden settings
Increasing uptake of low-sodium salt
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
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
Nepal bans trans fat
STATEMENT FROM DR. RENU GARG, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AT RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES 16 February 2024 (NEW YORK, USA)—“Congratulations to Nepal for issuing legislation that limits the amount of trans fat in food, which will save 2,200 lives each year. The new legislation, adopted with support from the World Health Organization’s South-East […]
Nepal bans trans fat
Congratulations to Nepal, whose work brings the world one step closer to achieving global trans fat elimination.
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.
Celebrating the progress and partnerships that defined 2023
RTSL’s 2023: Year in Review is our first-ever digital annual report, looking back at a remarkable year of saving lives and making the world safer from epidemics.
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.
A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines
Review of current food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG), assessing the similarities and differences in key elements across countries
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.