Healthy Food Service Guidelines for Worksites and Institutions: A Scoping Review

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• Journal Article:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Dai, Jane ; Oza-Frank, Reena ; Lowry-Warnock, Amy ; Williams, Bethany D. ; Murphy, Meghan ; Hill, Alla ; Silverman, Jessi
• Description:
  Healthy food service guidelines (HFSG) comprise food, nutrition, behavioral design, and other standards to guide the purchasing, preparation, and offering of foods and beverages in worksites and institutional food service. To date, there have been few attempts to synthesize evidence for HFSG effectiveness in non-K-12 or early childhood education sectors, particularly at worksites and institutional food services. We conducted a scoping review to achieve the following: (1) characterize the existing literature on the effectiveness of HFSG for improving the institution's food environment, financial outcomes, and consumers' diet quality and health, and (2) identify gaps in the literature. The initial search in PubMed and Web of Science retrieved 10,358 articles; after screening and snowball searching, 68 articles were included for analysis. Studies varied in terms of HFSG implementation settings, venues, and outcomes in both U.S. (n = 34) and non-U.S. (n = 34) contexts. The majority of HFSG interventions occurred in venues where food is sold (e.g., worksite cafeterias, vending machines). A diversity of HFSG terminology and measurement tools demonstrates the literature's breadth. Literature gaps include quasi-experimental study designs, as well as interventions in settings that serve dependent populations (e.g., universities, elderly feeding programs, and prisons).
• Subjects:
  Diet Food Services Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Food Service Guidelines; Nutrition; Health Policy; Evaluation; Food Systems Food Services; Food; Nutrition; Guidelines; Diet; Health Promotion; Policy;
• Source:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2025 Aug; 22(8):1194
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Washington ; Georgia ; District of Columbia ; California ; San Francisco Region [OSHA] ; Atlanta Region [OSHA] ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  51 pdf pages
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071357
• Contact Point Address:
  Jessi Silverman, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC 20005, USA
• Email:
  jsilverman@cspinet.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0fa4c5e32343e33a6e5a2259815efba1805b9004fdc31e6d2406bb4b3d2cc303586cdab69c5035fde96c387f8c77e1f60112fa060b65f535514c25643caed6b8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258832/cdc_258832_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB ]