The Power of Policy: a Case Study of Healthy Eating Among Children

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2006 Jul 29

PMID 16873746

Citations 16

Authors

Diana Cassady

Rainbow Vogt

Debbie Oto-Kent

Ramona Mosley

Richard Lincoln

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Abstract

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.

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