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Direct linkMinaya, Sarah; Rainville, Alice Jo – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016
Through reinforcement of policies and nutrition standards linked to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), school environments play an important role in preventing childhood obesity. The NSLP includes mandated nutrition standards that specify recommended servings of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, dairy and protein, as well as limits on…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Food, Child Health, Obesity
Tandon, Pooja S.; Garrison, Michelle M.; Christakis, Dimitri A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To describe and compare obesity prevention practices related to physical activity and beverages in home- and center-based child care programs. Methods: A telephone survey of licensed home- and center-based child care programs in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington between October and December 2008. Results: Most programs…
Descriptors: Obesity, Play, Physical Activities, Telephone Surveys
Sacheck, Jennifer M.; Morgan, Emily H.; Wilde, Parke; Griffin, Timothy; Nahar, Elizabeth; Economos, Christina D. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2012
Purpose/Objective: This case study identified common elements of three diverse New England school districts that were real-world models of improving school meals. Methods: School districts that had greater than 1,000 students, [greater than or equal to]3 schools, and [greater than or equal to]40% of students who qualified for free- or…
Descriptors: School Activities, School Districts, Nutrition, Child Health
