Association Between District and State Policies and US Public Elementary School Competitive Food and Beverage Environments

Chriqui, Jamie F.; Turner, Lindsey; Taber, Daniel R.; Chaloupka, Frank J.

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.32

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“…Beverage policies in schools have been associated with reduced student access and consumption of sugary drinks during school time. [28][29][30] However, less conclusive is whether school beverage policies influence students' overall daily consumption. 29,31 Studies are needed of the influence of child-care beverage policies on children's intakes.…”

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Policy Improves What Beverages Are Served to Young Children in Child Care

Ritchie¹,

Sharma²,

Gildengorin³

et al. 2015

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Policy Improves What Beverages Are Served to Young Children in Child Care

Ritchie¹,

Sharma²,

Gildengorin³

et al. 2015

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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“…3–5 Results have been mixed for policy and school availability associations with student consumption. 3,4,6–11 Some studies have shown that school beverage availability is associated with overall student SSB consumption. 10,12 Other research examining only regular soda has indicated that state policy and school availability are associated with consumption among African American students, but not the general student population.…”

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Regular Soda Policies, School Availability, and High School Student Consumption

Terry‐McElrath

Chriqui²,

O’Malley

et al. 2015

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Background Beginning in the 2014–2015 school year, all U.S. schools participating in federally reimbursable meal programs are required to implement new nutrition standards for items sold in competitive venues. Multilevel mediation modeling examining direct, mediated, and indirect pathways between policy, availability, and student consumption might provide insight into possible outcomes of implementing aspects of the new standards. Purpose To employ multilevel mediation modeling using state- and school district–level policies mandating school soda bans, school soda availability, and student soda consumption. Methods The 2010–2012 Monitoring the Future surveys obtained nationally representative data on high school student soda consumption; school administrators provided school soda availability data. State laws and district policies were compiled and coded. Analyses conducted in 2014 controlled for state-, school-, and student-level characteristics. Results State–district–school models found that state bans were associated with significantly lower school soda availability (c, p<0.05) but district bans showed no significant associations. No significant direct, mediated, or indirect associations between state policy and student consumption were observed for the overall sample. Among African American high school students, state policy was associated directly with significantly lower school soda availability (a, p<0.01), and—indirectly through lower school availability—with significantly lower soda consumption (a*b, p<0.05). Conclusions These analyses indicate state policy focused on regular soda strongly affected school soda availability, and worked through changes in school availability to decrease soda consumption among African American students, but not the overall population.

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“…There also was poor alignment between some of the state- and district-level questions for the 2 models examining practices to promote healthy items. Future studies could examine these associations with state- and district-level data that more closely align as well as examine associations between state-level food and beverage marketing policies and school-level practices, because state policies have been important levers for other school nutrition changes (9,10). Future research could also try to identify other training and technical assistance topics that may help districts address food marketing, including identifying food and beverage marketing in the school setting and leveraging school wellness councils to address food marketing (1).…”

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State-Level Guidance and District-Level Policies and Practices for Food Marketing in US School Districts

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State agencies play a critical role in providing school districts with guidance and technical assistance on school nutrition issues, including food and beverage marketing practices. We examined associations between state-level guidance and the policies and practices in school districts regarding food and beverage marketing and promotion. State policy guidance was positively associated with districts prohibiting advertisements for junk food or fast food restaurants on school property. Technical assistance from states was negatively associated with 2 district practices to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages, but positively associated with 1 practice to promote healthy options. These findings may help inform the guidance that states provide to school districts and help identify which districts may need additional assistance to address marketing and promotion practices.

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Association Between District and State Policies and US Public Elementary School Competitive Food and Beverage Environments

Abstract: Both district and state policies and/or laws have the potential to reduce in-school availability of high-sugar, high-fat foods and beverages. Given the need to reduce empty calories in children's diets, governmental policies at all levels may be an effective tool.

Cited by 37 publications

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Policy Improves What Beverages Are Served to Young Children in Child Care

Policy Improves What Beverages Are Served to Young Children in Child Care

Regular Soda Policies, School Availability, and High School Student Consumption

State-Level Guidance and District-Level Policies and Practices for Food Marketing in US School Districts

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