Standards for School Nutrition
Evaluation of WV’s Standards for School Nutrition (Policy 4321.1)
Start date: November 6, 2009
Funding: WVDE Office of Child Nutrition; WV Office for Healthy Lifestyles /CDC
Description: The West Virginia State Board of Education adopted new standards for school nutrition for the 2008-2009 school year, thereby becoming the first state to adopt requirements consistent with the Institute of Medicine’s (2008) recommendations. The policies addressed food and beverages available to students at all times during the instructional day, and included policies regarding school breakfast and lunch, as well as celebrations, fundraising, and contents of food and beverage vending on campus. The WVU Health Research Center has conducted two statewide evaluations of the implementation and impact of these policies, which are based on information provided by school administrators, county food service directors, parents, and students.
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National Presentations:
- Bradlyn, A.S., Harris, C.V., Goff, R., Wood, M., Chapman, D., Kennedy, K., Blower, K., Purkey, M., Tompkins, N.O., Moore, L., Blake, K., Frost, S. Implementation and Impact of IOM School Nutrition Guidelines: West Virginia Standards for School Nutrition. Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, WA. April 2010.
- Bradlyn, A.S., Harris, C.V., Goff, R.J., Wood, M., Moore, L.C., Chapman, D., Kennedy, K., Purkey, M., Blower, K., Blake, K.B., Frost, S.S., Coffman, J. Impact of the West Virginia school nutrition policies on vending machine revenues. Presented at the 138th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. November 2010.
- Blake, K.B., Bradlyn, A.S., Harris, C.V., Moore, L.C., Frost, S.S., Goff, R.J., Wood, M., Chapman, D., Purkey, M., Kennedy, K., Blower, K. & Coffman, J. Marketing of foods and beverages in schools: State-level policies to reduce the impact on childhood obesity. Paper presented to the 138th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. November 2010.
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