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September 2006, Vol 96, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1570-1571
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.072124

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

The Power of Policy: A Case Study of Healthy Eating Among Children

Diana Cassady, DrPH, Rainbow Vogt, PhD, Debbie Oto-Kent, MPH, Ramona Mosley, MS and Richard Lincoln, BA

Diana Cassady is with the Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis. Rainbow Vogt is a doctoral student in the Nutrition Department, University of California, Davis. Debbie Oto-Kent and Ramona Mosley are with the 5 a Day—Power Play! program, Health Education Council, West Sacramento, Calif. Richard Lincoln is with the START Program, City of Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Diana Cassady, DrPH, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, PHS: Research and Outreach Programs, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 (e-mail: dlcassady{at}ucdavis.edu).

We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in vegetable servings. We discuss the unintended consequences resulting from the menu changes.






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