Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth (2007) / Chapter Skim
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6 Next Steps
6 Next Steps
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A Framework for Implementation One way to identify the implementation requirements and the elements that should be tracked over time is to focus on the major steps needed from the time of the report release until changes in the diets of children during the school day have been established. Box 6-1 identifies four steps: awareness and understanding by diverse organizations; stakeholders decisions to implement the recommended nutrition standards by these organizations; changes in food and beverage availability in schools; and changes in the
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Changes in food availability in schools, including • Products offered in à la carte, in vending machines, stores, and snack bars consistent with the standards • Products used in celebrations, fundraising, and after-school activities consistent with the standards 4. Changes in children's food and beverage sources and intake during the extended school day, including • Improved product profile (e.g., servings of food groups, types of bever ages, etc.)
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Taking steps to ensure that model nutrition standards and model school policies, as produced by many organizations in recent years, harmonize with the committee's recommended standards to the greatest extent possible will facilitate implementation and avoid confusion. By collaborating with the food and beverage industry, federal agencies will formalize criteria and labels for products for the school setting; develop similar criteria for wholegrain products; develop consistent criteria for combination products; and identify the amount of added sugars on the nutrition facts panel on labels as recommended in Chapter 5.
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Such assistance and collaboration would be greatly facilitated if state and federal agencies specifically earmarked funds for this purpose. Changes in Food Sources Positive changes in the food and beverage sources during the extended school day, including reformulating products to comply with the recommended standards and improving the nutrient composition of school-age children's diets, are the expected outcomes from implementation of the recommended nutrition standards.
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Ease and Extent of Nutrition Standards Adoption In order for the recommended nutrition standards to be adopted, key decision-makers must be informed of the policy and understand its contents and likely outcomes. These decision-makers include some or all of the following individuals and groups: school personnel, especially those responsible for food acquisition and preparation; parents and parent organizations; school boards; school district administrators; state agencies and legislatures; key members of Congress and their staffs; federal agencies, especially USDA and CDC; and food and beverage producers and vendors.
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The federally mandated local wellness policies and CDC school health program promotion initiatives both provide an excellent opportunity for school districts to set nutrition standards that only allow the offering of healthy foods and beverages. Were these standards incorporated in part or in full in local or state school wellness policies, or as part of the comprehensive coordinated school health programs recommended by CDC?
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However, in evaluating the impact of the standards, the general focus should be on whether dietary intake has changed as a result of differences in the kinds of foods and beverages made available during the school day. Finally, it would be helpful to know whether there is an overall impact on those students who were most likely to consume competitive foods and beverages before the implementation of the recommended nutrition stan
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Examples of ways that the national YRBSS data are used by CDC and other federal agencies include assessing trends in priority health-risk behaviors among high school students, and monitoring progress toward achieving fifteen Healthy People 00 health objectives. State and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations use YRBSS data to set school health and health promotion program goals, such as wellness policies; support modification of school health curricula programs; support new legislation and policies that promote health; and seek funding for new initiatives.
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SOME FINAL THOUGHTS Although there are uncertainties about the optimal implementation process of the recommended nutrition standards, and their ultimate impact on the potential outcomes described in this chapter, the committee is confident that implementation will contribute greatly to an overall healthful eating environment in U.S. schools.
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