Friday, March 1, 2013

New Report: Efforts to Improve School District Wellness Policies Five Years After Federal Mandate

From Bridging the Gap
 
Bridging the Gap has released a report highlighting major findings and trends in school district wellness policies, including updates on each of the federally-mandated components of these policies: school meals, competitive foods, nutrition education, physical activity, and implementation and evaluation.

The report, School District Wellness Policies: Evaluating Progress and Potential for Improving Children's Health Five Years after the Federal Mandate, describes policy opportunities for advocates and decision-makers at the district, state, and federal levels that are based on nationally representative data from five school years, 2006-07 through 2010-11.

Click here to read the full report.

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