The power of policy: A case study of healthy eating among children

Diana L Cassady; Rainbow Vogt; Debbie Oto-Kent; Ramona Mosley; Richard Lincoln

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.072124

The power of policy: A case study of healthy eating among children

Diana L Cassady, Rainbow Vogt, Debbie Oto-Kent, Ramona Mosley, Richard Lincoln

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We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow afterschool program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in vegetable servings. We discuss the unintended consequences resulting from the menu changes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1570-1571
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	96
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.072124
State	Published - Sep 2006

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Cassady, D. L., Vogt, R., Oto-Kent, D., Mosley, R., & Lincoln, R. (2006). The power of policy: A case study of healthy eating among children. American Journal of Public Health, 96(9), 1570-1571. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.072124

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