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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.
Public procurement as a policy tool to promote healthier food environments and choices
GENANNT BONSMANN SS ET AL. PUB HEALTH PAN. 2017.
December 31, 2017
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.
Journal articles
Understanding the science that supports population-wide salt reduction programs
Jacqui Webster et al.
December 31, 2017
Article from the Journal of Clinical Hypertension on evidence for salt reduction
Journal articles
WHO Nutrient Profile Model for South-East Asia Region (2017)
World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia
December 31, 2017
Nutrient thresholds used to implement the set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children.
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)
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.
7-1-7: an organising principle, target, and accountability metric to make the world safer from pandemics
The Lancet
April 1, 2017
We make the case that clear performance standards can improve the detection, reporting, and control of infectious disease outbreaks.
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.
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
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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…
Journal articles
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.
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
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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.
ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT) GOVERNMENT
January 31, 2017
Describes nutrition standards for schools, including links to legislation.
The SHAKE Technical Package for Salt Reduction
World Health Organization
December 31, 2016
A technical package from WHO designed to assist countries with the development, implementation, and monitoring of salt reduction strategies to reduce population salt intake
Advocacy and communications
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WHO Regional Office for Europe Nutrient Profile Model (2015)
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
December 31, 2015
Describes regional nutrient profile model for use and adaptation when developing policies to restrict food marketing to children.
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
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.
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…
Journal articles
Monitoring and evaluation
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…
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