The power of policy: a case study of healthy eating among children.
We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in vegetable servings. We discuss the unintended consequences resulting from the menu changes.
Cassady
Diana
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Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. dlcassady@ucdavis.edu
Vogt
Rainbow
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Oto-Kent
Debbie
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Mosley
Ramona
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Lincoln
Richard
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D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003479:Curriculum; D004032:Diet; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005638:Fruit; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D014675:Vegetables