Read our new briefs on school wellness standards and policies by our Graduate Research Assistant Aubrey Kohl

School Wellness Practices to Combat Diet-Related Diseases

Diet-related diseases such as obesity are a threat to the health and well-being of American children. This brief highlights the role that school wellness policies can play in combating this. Schools, this brief notes, are not alone in their fight to improve student wellness; there are various federal resources that already exist that schools can utilize as well to strengthen their policies. It concludes by offering relevant policies considerations for schools in seeking to assess or enhance their policies.

Nutritional Standards In Schools: A Fifty State Survey

This brief discusses federal regulatory standards related to the nutritional value of school meals subsidized by the USDA funding. It highlights federal efforts to further strengthen these regulations in the past. It then examines the impact of these regulations upon the state regulatory landscape today. The majority of states analyzed followed the federal regulations. Thus, this brief concludes that the current standards set by USDA have a significant impact on state nutritional policies and regulations of school meals.