Examining Compliance with a Statewide Law Banning Junk Food and Beverage Marketing in Maine Schools

Polacsek, Michele; O’Rourke, Karen; O’Brien, Liam M.; Blum, Janet Whatley; Donahue, Sara

doi:10.1177/003335491212700211

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“…31 However, it appears that such policies were not sustained in city schools in recent years, perhaps because policies related to sales or advertising can garner much-needed financing for school programs. 29 While the shifts observed in the current study represent a reduction in urban/rural disparities by some measures, they also indicate an overall worsening of conditions in city schools.…”

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“…27 This finding could reflect increased attention to the nutritional quality of food and beverages sold in vending machines and school stores, particularly in schools with younger students. Schools became less likely to ban advertisements for LNED items on school grounds (p = 0.01), suggesting an increased use of advertising for revenue 28,29 that may be used to cover basic costs and programming when financial resources are limited. 30 This shift toward increased advertising should be examined in future research, and linked to changes in school budgets and student health outcomes.…”

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Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools

Caspi¹,

Davey²,

Nelson³

et al. 2015

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Access to healthy foods among secondary school students is patterned by individual-level socioeconomic status, but few studies have examined how school nutrition policies and practices are patterned by school-level characteristics. The objective of this study was to examine school nutrition policies and practices by school characteristics (location, racial/ethnic composition and free/reduced priced lunch eligibility [FRPL]) in Minnesota secondary schools between 2008 and 2012. Data from the 2008 to 2012 Minnesota School Health Profiles survey were used to assess school nutrition policies and practices, and National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) data were used for school characteristics (n = 505 secondary schools). Nutrition policies and practices included: 1) the availability of low-nutrient, energy dense (LNED) items, 2) strategies to engage students in healthy eating, and 3) restrictions on advertisements of LNED products in areas around the school. Among school-level characteristics, school location was most strongly related to school nutrition policies. Across all years, city schools were less likely than town/rural schools to have vending machines/school stores [prevalence difference (PD)=13.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) -25.0,-2.3], and less likely to sell sports drinks (PD= -36.3, 95% CI: -51.8, -20.7). City schools were also more likely to prohibit advertisements for LNED products in school buildings (PD=17.7, 95% CI: 5.5, 29.9) and on school grounds (PD=15.6, 95% CI: 1.7, 29.5). Between 2008 and 2012 the prevalence of some healthy eating policies/practices (limiting salty snacks, offering taste testing, banning unhealthy food advertisements in school publications) declined in city schools only, where these policies/practices had previously been more common. Monitoring of these trends is needed to understand the impact of these policies on student outcomes across school settings.

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Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools

Caspi¹,

Davey²,

Nelson³

et al. 2015

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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“…A prior study found widespread food and beverage marketing in a random sample of 20 Maine high schools: 17 (85%) had marketing not compliant with a statewide law banning some types of food and beverage marketing. This marketing appeared throughout buildings and grounds, most often in the cafeteria, athletic areas, entrance and hallways, and teachers' lounges . This research also suggested numerous barriers to compliance with the state policy.…”

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Digital Food and Beverage Marketing Environments in a National Sample of Middle Schools: Implications for Policy and Practice

Polacsek

Boninger

Molnar

et al. 2019

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND One promising approach to influence nutrition behavior is to limit food and beverage marketing to children. Children are a lucrative market and schools may be an effective setting in which to intervene. Studies have shown that marketing in schools is prevalent but little is known about digital marketing (DM) to students in the school setting. METHODS We used an online survey to assess DM environments in a national sample of middle schools. RESULTS Our findings demonstrate that students are exposed to marketing through school devices. Gaps in school district, school and classroom policy and practice lead to student exposure to food and beverage marketing. CONCLUSIONS Our data point to actionable policy and practice change at the school district, individual school, and classroom levels that could help limit unwanted and harmful food and beverage marketing to youth.

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“…Polacsek and colleagues’ examined implementation of a statewide law banning food and beverage marketing in Maine high schools [60]. Noncompliant marketing of foods and beverages was found in 85% of the high schools studied, with an average of 12 instances of noncompliant marketing per school, with most noncompliance occurring in athletic areas and teachers’ lounges.…”

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Obesity Prevention Policies in U.S. States and Localities: Lessons from the Field

Chriqui

2013

Curr Obes Rep

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Obesity is a complex problem requiring large-scale, population-based solutions. Public policy strategies have been identified as critical tools in obesity prevention efforts as they can benefit all who are exposed rather than simply changing individual behaviors one at a time. This paper reviews the peer-reviewed scientific U.S.-based literature published between January 2012 and March 2013 to examine the influence of state laws and local policies on changes to school and other environments, individual activity and nutrition-related behaviors, and obesity and weight outcomes. Virtually all recent studies have focused on policies directed at the school environment and, across-the board, the evidence was mixed. Most studies were cross-sectional, focused on policy implementation in schools and other settings rather than impacts on individual behaviors or obesity. Opportunities exist for impact studies focusing on a broader spectrum of policies as well as for continued policy actions at all levels of government.

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Examining Compliance with a Statewide Law Banning Junk Food and Beverage Marketing in Maine Schools

Cited by 52 publications

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Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools

Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools

Digital Food and Beverage Marketing Environments in a National Sample of Middle Schools: Implications for Policy and Practice

Obesity Prevention Policies in U.S. States and Localities: Lessons from the Field

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