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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014
Local school wellness policies (i.e., wellness policies) provide an opportunity to create and support a healthy school environment, promote student health, and reduce childhood obesity. Because they are required for all school districts participating in the federal Child Nutrition Programs including the National School Lunch Program and the School…
Descriptors: Wellness, Child Health, Educational Environment, Food
Christian, Greg; O'Malley, Paul – School Business Affairs, 2012
Given a choice, most administrators, staff, and students would probably choose food from home over the school offerings. What about those without a choice? Students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch are stuck with school lunches, which are sometimes the most balanced meal they'll get that day. Many others opt for school lunches out of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Organizational Change, Long Range Planning, Lunch Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981
This General Accounting Office (GAO) report examines the problems encountered by school food service programs in their efforts to meet the Department of Agriculture's nutrient requirements for school lunches while increasing student participation and reducing food waste and program costs. The report is based on an evaluation of two senior high…
Descriptors: Food Service, Food Standards, High Schools, Lunch Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1972
These hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs are organized in four parts, the contents of which are as follows. The first part concerns "Unused food assistance funds and food stamps," with opening statements by Senators Percy and McGovern, followed by the presentations of other witnesses. The focus of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Breakfast Programs, Federal Aid, Food Standards
North Dakota School Food Service Association., Bismarck. – 1992
The American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) has encouraged each state to adapt "Standards of Excellence" for school nutrition programs. The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI), in cooperation with the North Dakota School Food Service Association (NDSFSA), has developed this document, "Growing Toward…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Food Standards, Foods Instruction
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The National School Lunch Program is designed to safeguard schoolchild health by improving and/or maintaining levels of nutrition, and strengthen the agricultural economy by stimulating food demand. The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined whether the program is meeting its legislative objectives and analyzed available information on what is…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Eating Habits, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1971
Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota; Dr. John N. Perryman, executive director, American School Food Service Association; B.P. Taylor, superintendent of Schools, San Diego Independent School District, San Diego, Texas; Dr. Jean Mayer, special consultant to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Resources, Federal Aid, Federal Programs