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Guideline: sodium intake for adults and children

World Health Organization
December 25, 2012
This guideline offers evidence-based recommendations for reducing sodium intake to prevent NCDs, supporting policymakers and program planners in assessing intake levels, developing interventions, and aligning efforts with global health targets.
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Healthy State Act (2012)

CENTER FOR THE SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, UNITED STATES
December 10, 2012
Model bill to expand healthy choices for government employees and in government institutions.
The Brazilian school feeding programme: an example of an integrated programme in support of food and nutrition security

The Brazilian school feeding programme: an example of an integrated programme in support of food and nutrition security

Sidaner E et al. Pub Health Nutr. 2013.
December 6, 2012
Describes the successes and challenges of the Brazil school feeding program from 2003-2011, finding that local food production, school meals, and nutrition education can be linked and result in improved…
Journal articles
Uruguayan Schools Slowly Say Goodbye to Junk Food.

Uruguayan Schools Slowly Say Goodbye to Junk Food.

ACOSTA I. TIERRAMERICA. 2012 OCT 10.
October 10, 2012
Describes the bill passed by the Chamber of Deputies to prohibit the promotion and advertising of junk food on school premises. Law 19.140: “Proteccion de la Salud de la Poblacion…
At the crossroads: new paradigms of food security, public health nutrition and school food

At the crossroads: new paradigms of food security, public health nutrition and school food

ASHE LM, SONNINO R. PUB HEALTH NUTR. 2012.
March 12, 2012
Describes the emerging dynamics of the new food insecurity crisis and its implications for public health nutritionists; suggests the adoption of a systemic approach and uses school food systems as…
Journal articles
The School Food Trust: transforming school lunches in England

The School Food Trust: transforming school lunches in England

Nelson M. Nutrition Bulletin. 2011.
December 31, 2011
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…
Journal articles
Audits and Inspections Toolkit (2011)

Audits and Inspections Toolkit (2011)

SCHOOL FOOD TRUST, UNITED KINGDOM
December 31, 2011
Checklist for schools and catering providers to demonstrate compliance with school food standards.
Monitoring and evaluation Tools and toolkits
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

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

Gase LN et al. Am Jour Pub Health. 2011.
August 31, 2011
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…
Journal articles
Healthy school meals and educational outcomes

Healthy school meals and educational outcomes

BELOT M, JAMES J. JOUR HEALTH ECON. 2011
May 31, 2011
Provides evidence on the effects of diet on educational outcomes, using a campaign lead in the UK in 2004, which introduced changes in the meals offered in schools – shifting…
Journal articles
National Healthy Schools Canteen Evaluation Toolkit (2010)

National Healthy Schools Canteen Evaluation Toolkit (2010)

VICTORIA STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIA
December 31, 2010
Toolkit includes logic model, research framework, and focus group questions to guide process evaluation and short-term impact evaluation.
Monitoring and evaluation Policy development Policy implementation
Toolkit: Review of Methods to Determine the Main Sources of Salt in the Diet

Review of Methods to Determine the Main Sources of Salt in the Diet

Pan American Health Organization
December 1, 2010
From WHO/PAHO Regional Expert Group for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Population-wide Dietary Salt Reduction
Set of Recommendations on the Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children (2010)

Set of Recommendations on the Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children (2010)

World Health Organization
July 15, 2010
Describes recommendations for marketing food to children, a complementary action to include in food procurement standards.
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PAHO: Protocol for Population Level Sodium Determination in 24‐hour Urine Samples

Pan American Health Organization
May 1, 2010
The WHO/PAHO Protocol for Population Level Sodium Determination in 24-hour Urine Samples guides countries in conducting surveys to estimate dietary salt intake, offering support for planning, staff training, data collection,…
Tools and toolkits

International Health Regulations (2005) Core Capacities

Resolve to Save Lives
December 1, 2009
This document outlines the International Health Regulations and the core capacities countries must develop to detect, prevent, and respond to public health threats, including infectious diseases.
Brief
WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health: a framework to monitor and evaluate implementation (2008)

A framework to monitor and evaluate implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

WHO
December 31, 2008
This paper sets out an approach to measure the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) at country level and proposes a framework and…
Healthy School Toolkit (2008)

Healthy School Toolkit (2008)

The Food Trust, United States
December 31, 2008
Describes how healthier changes were successfully made in a group of Philadelphia schools and includes specific nutrition standards.
Monitoring and evaluation
School policy framework: implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

School policy framework: implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health (2008)

World Health Organization
December 31, 2008
Guide for policy makers at national and sub-national level to promote healthy eating and physical activity in schools settings.
Eating well for under-5s in child care: Practical and nutritional guidelines

Eating well for under-5s in child care: Practical and nutritional guidelines

The Caroline Walker Trust, United Kingdom
December 31, 2006
Guide on nutrient-based standards and menu plans for children under 5, with implementation guidance.
Food and Nutrition Policy for Schools: A Tool for the Development of School Nutrition Programmes in the European Region (2006)

Food and Nutrition Policy for Schools: A Tool for the Development of School Nutrition Programmes in the European Region (2006)

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
December 31, 2006
Recommendations on how schools can best promote health through offering education and practice of good nutrition.
WHO Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health

Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health: A Framework to Monitor and Evaluate Implementation

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
December 31, 2006
Describes how to measure the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health at the country level and proposes a framework and indicators (Logic model, page…
Monitoring and evaluation
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