Resources for developing and implementing healthy food procurement policies

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Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. Implementation plan: executive summary (2017)

Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. Implementation plan: executive summary (2017)

World Health Organization
December 31, 2017
Includes standards (page 18) for food standards for healthy school environments for children and adolescents.
Eating Well in Government Venues website

Eating Well in Government Venues website

ChangeLab Solutions, United States
November 1, 2017
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.
Smart School Meals: Nutrition Sensitive National Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean A Review of 16 Countries (2017)

Smart School Meals: Nutrition Sensitive National Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean A Review of 16 Countries (2017)

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME AND THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK FOR SCHOOL MEALS
July 31, 2017
Study of school meals programs in 16 countries, identifying six areas where there are opportunities for improvement. Logic model on page 23.
Public Procurement of Food for Health: Technical report on the school setting (2017)

Public Procurement of Food for Health: Technical report on the school setting (2017)

Joint Publication of the Maltese Presidency and the European Union
June 14, 2017
Support for translating national school food standards into food procurement specifications. Includes contract evaluation guidance, scoring grid, and logic model.
Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Offices

Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Offices

Republic of the Philippines, Department of Education
March 14, 2017
Describes the policy and guidelines on healthy food and beverage choices in schools and in Department of Education offices.
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Healthier and more sustainable catering website

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
February 28, 2017
Resources include a description of nutrition principles of healthier catering and a toolkit for serving older people in residential care
Policy development Policy implementation Tools and toolkits
Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction: a Cochrane Review

Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction: a Cochrane Review

BARBERIO AM ET AL. INT J EPIDEMIOL. 2017.
February 15, 2017
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…
ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy

ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT) GOVERNMENT
January 31, 2017
Describes nutrition standards for schools, including links to legislation.
Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities (2017)

Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities (2017)

US Department of Health and Human Services
January 31, 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 Organizational Policy Template

Food Service Guidelines Organizational Policy Template

Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
January 31, 2017
A template for organizational food policy guidelines adapted from the CDC
Policy development Policy implementation Tools and toolkits
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Healthy Food and Drink in NSW Health Facilities for Staff and Visitors Framework (2017)

New South Wales Government Health, Australia
January 31, 2017
Best practice guidelines for health facilities to use for cafes/cafeterias, vending machines, convenience stores/newsagents, retail premises, and catering.
Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model

Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model

Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas
December 1, 2016
Nutrient thresholds designed for multiple applications, including regulation of marketing, front-of-package labelling, and fiscal policies related to food and beverages.
What Works Well Recipe Hub website

What Works Well Recipe Hub website

United Kingdom Department of Education
June 24, 2015
Collection of over 100 recipes that meet the UK’s Government Buying Standards and are suitable for children.
School Food Plan What Works Well website

School Food Plan What Works Well website

United Kingdom Department of Education
April 1, 2015
Resources for schools to implement healthier food guidance, including a link to the What Works Well RecipeHub.
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School nutrition guidelines: overview of the implementation and evaluation

GREGORIC M ET AL. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTR. 2015.
February 28, 2015
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…
Scaling-up purchase from Africans for Africa (2014)

Scaling-up purchase from Africans for Africa (2014)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
December 31, 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…
Effect of changes to the school food environment on eating behaviours and/or body weight in children: a systematic review

Effect of changes to the school food environment on eating behaviours and/or body weight in children: a systematic review

Driessen CE, et al. Obes Rev. 2014
December 31, 2014
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…
Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents (2014)

Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents (2014)

Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization
October 3, 2014
PAHO 5-year Plan of Action for Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents includes fiscal policies, food marketing regulation, school nutrition improvements, and breastfeeding promotion across the Americas.
The Hospital Food Standards Panel’s report on standards for food and drink in NHS hospitals (2014)

The Hospital Food Standards Panel’s report on standards for food and drink in NHS hospitals (2014)

Independent group established by the United Kingdom (UK) Department of Health and led by chairman of Age UK
August 31, 2014
Report on existing hospital food standards, with recommendations on monitoring and further action.
The Power of Procurement

The Power of Procurement

de Schutter O. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Briefing Note. 2014.
April 30, 2014
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…
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