,Banning Junk Food and Soda Sales in the State's Public Schools

Banning Junk Food and Soda Sales in the State's Public Schools


 

Publication Date: October 2006

Publisher: California Endowment

Author(s): Ava Swartz; Stephen Isaacs

Research Area: Health

Keywords: schools; public policy; obesity

Type: Report

Coverage: California

Abstract:

This Public Policy Case Study, funded by The California Endowment, illustrates the ways various sectors (government, researchers, advocates) were instrumental in establishing nutritional standards for the food and beverages sold in the state's public schools.