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January 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Students ages 11 to 13 participated in a variety of experiential healthy eating activities, including a weekly salad bar in the school cafeteria, Food & Fun after-school workshops and special projects.
January 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Tiffany's Smoketown neighborhood, located just a few blocks from downtown Louisville, is considered a food desert, with the nearest supermarket two miles away but fast-food restaurants on virtually every corner of Broadway, the main street.
January 23, 2009 | Program Result Report
Samuels and Associates conducted six training sessions in 2006 and 2007 for school, nutrition and public health personnel and others involved in developing, implementing and monitoring school nutrition and wellness policies.
January 1, 2009 | Evaluation
Year five evaluation report regarding the progress in Arkansas to reduce childhood obesity.
November 30, 2008 | Program Result Report
In 2004-05, researchers designed and conducted the first national survey of commercial food marketing practices in public schools.
January 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers from the Chicago Food System Collaborative studied whether providing nutrition education to children affected their lunch choices in schools with salad bars.
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study, one of the most comprehensive examinations of school foods and policies to date, investigated school food environments and policies in U.S. public schools and their various characteristics.
September 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
Examining child nutrition commodity programs found 6 to 7 percent of schools in the country served lunches meeting School Meal Initiative Standards. California schools used a disproportionate amount of commodity funds on meats and cheeses as compared to fruits and vegetables.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The CDC conducted a review of the scientific literature and produced evidence-based guidelines for school health programs to promote healthy eating and physical activity to prevent obesity among children.
April 5, 2013 | Program Result Report
Healthy Eating Research aims to reduce childhood obesity by funding studies to examine policy and environmental approaches with potential to improve children's diets - especially children in the groups at the highest risk for obesity.