Healthy Schools Program: Ankeny, Iowa
April 25, 2013 | Story
Ankeny Food Service Director Lynn Swinger is serving healthier school meals to meet updated national nutrition standards.
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Healthy Schools Program: Hopkins, Minnesota
April 25, 2013 | Story
Food Service Director Barb Mechura has been serving healthier school meals to comply with updated national nutrition standards.
Healthy Schools Program: Jackson, Tennessee
April 25, 2013 | Story
Susan Johnson, school nutrition supervisor for Jackson-Madison County, has been working to serve healthier school meals that meet the updated national nutrition standards
Healthy Schools Program: Topeka, Kansas
April 25, 2013 | Story
Niki Jahnke, food service director for Topeka Public Schools, has made changes to serve students healthier meals that comply with updated national nutrition standards.
Healthy Schools Program: Memphis, Tennessee
April 25, 2013 | Story
Tony Geraci, executive director child nutrition for Memphis City Public Schools, is working to serve healthier school meals that comply with updated national nutrition standards
Food Marketing to Children on U.S. Spanish-Language Television
May 2, 2013 | Journal Article
More than 84 percent of all foods and beverages advertised to children on Spanish-language television shows are unhealthy, as compared to nearly 73 on English-language television.
Association Between State Laws Governing School Meal Nutrition Content and Student Weight Status
April 8, 2013 | Journal Article
Stringent school meal standards may help improve student weight status, particularly among those who receive free or reduced-price lunches.
Recommendations for Healthier Beverages
March 12, 2013 | Issue Brief
Beverage choices contribute significantly to dietary and caloric intake in the United States. Healthy Eating Research convened an expert advisory panel to develop a comprehensive set of age-based recommendations to define healthier beverages.
Out of Balance
October 31, 2012 | Report/Infographic
The USDA should establish nutrition standards for all snack foods sold regularly on school grounds outside of the school meal programs, and adopt policies and practices that ensure effective implementation of the standards.
Cleminson Elementary School
October 21, 2012 | Report
Cleminson Elemtary School in El Monte, California was one of two schools in the nation to receive a Gold National Recognition Award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Healthy Schools Program in 2012.