Local Wellness Policies Assessing School District Strategies for Improving Children's Health 2006-07 and 2007-08 (July 2009)
This Bridging the Gap report presents the results of a comprehensive nationwide review of wellness policies and offers key finding regarding their reach, strength, and policy opportunities. The findings set a baseline for examining and ultimately improving districts' policies. Executive Summary | Full Report
Evaluating King County School Nutrition Wellness Policies (March 2009)
This evaluation conducted by students at the in the Nutritional Sciences program at the University of Washington provided the King County Board of Health School Obesity Prevention Committee with up-to-date information about the school wellness policies that have been developed in each of the 19 school districts in King County. Challenges and successes associated with the implementation of the wellness policies were also explored so that the committee can make informed recommendations for action to the Board of Health. Policy Brief | Full Report
Analysis of WA State School District Nutrition
and Fitness Policies (2006) Abstract | Full
Text | Presentation
A
Foundation for the Future
Outlines key characteristics
of local wellness policies approved by the
largest 100 school districts in the U.S. (2006)
School
Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students (2006). |
