The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #73376

Jennifer Robertson, MS, RD¹, Victoria Berends, BS², Martin Gonzalez³, and Amanda Purcell, MPH². (1) California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition), California Department of Health Services, 601 N. 7th Street, P.O. Box 942732, MS-675, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320, 916-327-3055, jrobert1@dhs.ca.gov, (2) Public Health Institute, California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition), 601 N. 7th Street, P.O. Box 942732, MS-675, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320, (3) California School Boards Association, 3100 Beacon Blvd., West Sacramento, CA 95691

California has been the home to a number of high profile efforts to improve the nutritional quality of foods and beverages available to children at school, most notably the decision by the Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate soda sales and state legislation to set nutrient standards for school foods and beverages. This presentation will highlight several California examples that illustrate the very simple and very complex ways that California schools are increasing the availability of healthy options. Resources for achieving similar changes will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will understand the different ways in which CA schools are working to offer more healthy foods.
• Participants will be able to access resources to assist them to work on this issue.

Keywords: School Health, Nutrition

Related Web page: www.californiaprojectlean.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: California Project LEAN Public Health Institute California School Boards Association
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: employment; a small fee is charged for the resource guide that will be discussed in the presentation