State-Level Guidance and District-Level Policies and Practices for Food Marketing in US School Districts

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Merlo, Caitlin L. ; Michael, Shannon ; Brener, Nancy D. ; Blanck, Heidi
• Description:
  State agencies play a critical role in providing school districts with guidance and technical assistance on school nutrition issues, including food and beverage marketing practices. We examined associations between state-level guidance and the policies and practices in school districts regarding food and beverage marketing and promotion. State policy guidance was positively associated with districts prohibiting advertisements for junk food or fast food restaurants on school property. Technical assistance from states was negatively associated with 2 district practices to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages, but positively associated with 1 practice to promote healthy options. These findings may help inform the guidance that states provide to school districts and help identify which districts may need additional assistance to address marketing and promotion practices.
• Subjects:
  Beverages Brief Child Data Collection Food Food Services Health Policy Humans Marketing Nutrition Policy Retrospective Studies Schools State Government

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 15.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  29885673
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6016428
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:81a66f87fc44dc291e8b3c24d1ae91d76020ab40fd9261f6b7c02ae5a9d099d0570572e44309e987009c847fbcdffade1d891b78fe5d229217ba0d6b1acf39ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56697/cdc_56697_DS1.pdf
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