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Food Service Guidelines Policies on Local Government Controlled Properties
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August 01 2019
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Source: Am J Health Promot. 33(8):1166-1173
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Alternative Title:Am J Health Promot
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Description:Purpose
Local governments can implement food service guidelines (FSG) policies, which potentially, for large cities, can reach millions of people. This study identified FSG policies among the 20 largest U.S. cities and analyzed them for key FSG policy attributes.
Design
Quantitative research.
Setting
Local government facilities.
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20 largest U.S. cities.
Measures
Frequency of FSG policies and percent alignment to tool.
Analysis
Using municipal legal code libraries and other data sources, FSG policies enacted as of December 31, 2016 were identified. Full-text reviews were conducted of identified policies to determine if they met inclusion criteria. Included policies were analyzed for key policy attributes specific to nutrition, behavioral design, implementation, and facility efficiency.
Results
Searches identified 469 potential FSG policies, of which six policies across five cities met inclusion criteria. Five policies met a majority of criteria assessed by the classification tool. Overall alignment to the tool ranged from 17% to 88%. Five of the six policies met a majority of the nutrition attributes and five met at least 50% of attributes associated with implementation. No policies met the attributes associated with facility efficiency.
Conclusion
FSG policies were identified in five of the 20 U.S. cities. Policy alignment was high for nutrition and implementation attributes. This analysis suggests that when cities adopt FSG policies, many develop policies that align with key policy attributes. These policies can serve as models for other jurisdictions to create healthier food access through FSG.
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Pubmed ID:31370672
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6824960
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Volume:33
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Issue:8
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