Potential State Strategies to Implement the IOM Report on Nutrition Standards for Foods at Schools James F. Bogden, MPH Safe and Healthy Schools Project Director July 16, 2007 NASBE Center for Safe and Healthy Schools

State level School district level School level Principal School board Superintendent School improvement council Central office staff Chief state school officer State education agency staff Local government State board of education Legislature Governor School staff A Complex Cast of Thousands

Types of Implementation Strategies  Mandate by law or regulation  Incentive grant program  Recognition/award program  Resolution encouraging local policy action  Policy development resources model policies guidance manuals assessment tools checklists

Types of Accountability Strategies  Integration into the general education accountability system (AR, RI, SC)  State review and approval of local policies (PA, KS, NM, NJ)  Periodic progress reporting to the state (KY, OK, NC, NV, TN)  Policy compliance checking through the school meals program  Periodic reporting to the community  Periodic local policy review and improvement

Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide Guide to policymaking Model policies - access at Full explanations Research findings Excerpts of actual policies Resource lists Published 2000, now being updated